LL5Chelyabinskaya Oblast, Russia (54°49’ N, 61°07’ E)

Details

NUMEROUS CHELYABINSK METEORITES
LL5
Chelyabinskaya Oblast, Russia (54°49’ N, 61°07’ E)
85 small pieces
19 x 27 x 17mm (the largest)
300g (total weight)

Literature

Povinec, P. et al. (2013), “The Chelyabinsk Meteoroid- What do We Learn from the Recovered Meteorite Fragments?” 76th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society.

Zolfagharifard, E. (2014), “Chelyabinsk meteorite smashed into an asteroid 290 million years ago: Traces of jadeite mineral reveal rock’s violent history.” Daily Mail. Accessed November 11, 2015.

Sample, I. (2013), “Scientists reveal the full power of the Chelyabinsk meteor explosion.” The Guardian. Accessed November 11, 2015.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve. These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.

Lot Essay

Similar to the previous three lots, here are scores of small Chelyabinsk meteorites and meteorite fragments that are representative of the three different Chelyabinsk lithologies that impacted Earth on February 15, 2013: LL5, shock-darkened LL5 material and impact-melt breccia.

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