This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. FALL OF MURCHISON STONE METEORITE SHOWER, AUSTRALIA. The place of fall or discovery: Near Murchison, Victoria, Australia; = 36'37'S, = 145°12'E.
Date of fall or discovery: FALL, September 28,1969, between 10. Class and type: STONE, carbonaceous chondrite, type II or III. Number of individual specimens: Meteorite shower on an area over 5 square miles. Total weight: About 4 ½ kg; largest mass weights 680.2 g. Circumstances of the fall or discovery: A fireball was seen. It was parted into three pieces before its disappearing. After that a cloud of smoke was seen and 30 seconds later a tremor was heard. Some of the specimens were found on a road and the largest one weighing 680 g came through a roof and fell in the hay.Please see my other auctions for more meteorites. Nice specimen for your collection. ON ALL THE OTHER METEORITES YOU WIN paid for and mailed at the same time in one package...
Please take your time and don't pay for up to 2 weeks. - John Humphries, Tombstone Az.My IMCA member number is # 9247. BOX 310, TOMBSTONE AZ 85638. The item "263 gram 13x8x2mm MURCHISON (CM2) Meteorite fragment AUSTRALIA display case+COA" is in sale since Monday, October 19, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Rocks, Fossils & Minerals\Meteorites & Tektites". The seller is "azmeteorites" and is located in Tombstone, Arizona.
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