meteorite sample

meteorite sample

This meteorite contains about 21.3 percent iron and is usually in the form of tiny silver metal flakes scattered in the rock matrix. The samples are usually black in color, and the surface may have weathered iron oxides or other silicate minerals (such as olivine and superbasic pyroxene), often with a molten shell.
Cabin Creek Meteorite

Cabin Creek Meteorite

The Cabin Creek meteorite is a well-known iron meteorite that landed in Arkansas, United States, in 1886. It belongs to Class IIIAB iron meteorites with a mass of about 48.5kg. The directional landing characteristics of this meteorite are very obvious, with different depths of air marks and flow lines on the surface, and it maintains a fixed flight orientation when passing through the atmosphere.
Stein meteorite

Stein meteorite

The Stein meteorite fell on May 22, 1808, in the Moravian village of Stonarov (known as Stein in German) in today's Czech Republic. This type of meteorite is classified as part of the HED meteorite family, possibly from asteroid 4 Vesta, and belongs to the gabbro achondrite subgroup.
Krasnoyarsk meteorite

Krasnoyarsk meteorite

The Krasnojarsk meteorite is a famous type of stony iron meteorite, belonging to the Pallasite category. It was discovered in the Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia in 1749. In 1749, local blacksmith Yakov Medvedev and mining foreman Yi Kai Metich discovered this meteorite about 145 miles south of Krasnoyarsk. In 1772, this meteorite was presented to scholar P.S. Pallas and was named after it.
Stannern meteorite

Stannern meteorite

Stannern meteorite is a type of achondrite belonging to the HED meteorite, originating from asteroid 4 Vesta. The meteorite fell around 6am on May 22, 1808, in the village of Stona ř ov in Moravia, Czech Republic today. These meteorites are mainly composed of silicate minerals such as pyroxene and plagioclase, similar to basalt on Earth. The total weight of the meteorite is about 52 kilograms, with the largest fragment weighing 6 kilograms. This is the largest fragment preserved in the Vienna Museum of Natural History.