ALLENDE Chihuahua Mexico Carbonaceous Chondrite Supernova METEORITE 160g Haag For Sale -

ALLENDE Chihuahua Mexico Carbonaceous Chondrite Supernova METEORITE 160g Haag

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ALLENDE Chihuahua Mexico Carbonaceous Chondrite Supernova METEORITE 160g Haag:
$3295.00

ALLENDE Chihuahua Mexico Carbonaceous Chondrite Supernova METEORITE 160g Haag
Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite, Allende Chihuahua Mexico. Measures 50 x 50 x 40mm, originally purchased from Robert Haag collection in the early to mid 80's. Weights a hefty 160g. Scientists debate this to be evidence of a supernova explosion that occurred while our solar system was forming 4.5 billion years ago!As found on Wiki:

TheAllende meteoriteis the largestcarbonaceous chondriteever found onEarth. Thefireballwas witnessed at 01:05 on February 8, 1969, falling over theMexican stateofChihuahua.[1]After breaking up in theatmosphere, an extensive search for pieces was conducted and it is often described as "the best-studiedmeteoritein history". The Allende meteorite is notable for possessing abundant, largecalcium-aluminium-rich inclusions, which are among the oldest objects formed in theSolar System.

Carbonaceous chondrites comprise about 4 percent of all meteorites observed to fall from space. Prior to 1969, the carbonaceous chondrite class was known from a small number of uncommon meteorites such asOrgueil, which fell in France in 1864. Meteorites similar to Allende were known, but many were small and poorly studied

The original stone is believed to have been approximately the size of an automobile traveling towards the Earth at more than 10 miles per second. The fall occurred in the early morning hours of February 8, 1969. At 01:05 a huge, brilliantfireballapproached from the southwest and lit the sky and ground for hundreds of miles. It exploded and broke up to produce thousands of fusion crusted individuals. This is typical of falls of large stones through the atmosphere and is due to the sudden braking effect of air resistance. The fall took place in northern Mexico, near the village of Pueblito de Allende in the state of Chihuahua. Allende stones became one of the most widely distributed meteorites and provided a large amount of material to study, far more than all of the previously known carbonaceous chondrite falls combined.
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