Xinglongquan (L3)


Country: China
State/District: Hebei
Date of fall/find: Fell 2008, April 12
Total known weight: 2 kg (approx.)
Number of pieces: several
Type: Ordinary chondrite (L3)
Shock stage: S1
Weathering stage: W0

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History: On 2008 April 12, about 4 pm, people were chatting in Xinglongquan village, Dong Ling township, Zun Hua city, when they heard a loud explosion from Wang Shulan’s house. Inside the house, they smelled something like gunpowder. Two main stones and some other pieces were scattered on the floor and there was a hole on the roof. After 2 days, Lei Kesi went to the villager’s house, a bought the meteorite



ID#: 7176
Description: Fragment
Size: 1 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm
Weight: 0.517 gr

US$ 205.00

 



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