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MD-135048 - Iron (Var: Kamacite) - - Archived Nantan meteorites (Nandan meteorites), Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan Co., Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China thumbnail, 2.9 x 2.4 x 1.7 cm.
2.9 x 2.4 x 1.7 cm. From the accompanying literature: "Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was vividly recorded (in Chinese records): ''During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds.'' These records show the meteorite to have fallen in the year 1516 AD. The fall site was not discovered until much later, in 1958. The specimens have a coarse octahedral structure, and contain 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel, belonging to IIICD classification of Wasson et al. (1980’s)." Own a piece of both natural AND human history! This specimen weighs 26 grams.
MD-150475 - Iron (Var: Kamacite) - - Archived Nantan meteorites (Nandan meteorites), Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan Co., Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China small cabinet, 7.9 x 4.2 x 3.9 cm.
7.9 x 4.2 x 3.9 cm. A LARGE meteorite from a witnessed fall! From the accompanying literature: "Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was vividly recorded (in Chinese records): “During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds.'' These records show the meteorite to have fallen in the year 1516 AD. The fall site was not discovered until much later, in 1958. The specimens have a coarse octahedral structure, and contain 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel, belonging to IIICD classification of Wasson et al (1980’s).” This is a VERY LARGE one, weighing 223 grams!
MD-151569 - Iron (Var: Kamacite) - - Archived Nantan meteorites (Nandan meteorites), Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan Co., Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China thumbnail, 3.0 x 2.2 x 0.9 cm
3.0 x 2.2 x 0.9 cm, 2.4 x 2.0 x 1.2 cm, 2.1 x 2.1 x 2.0 cm. Three meteorites from Nantan, China. From the accompanying literature: "Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was vividly recorded (in Chinese records): ''During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds.'' These records show the meteorite to have fallen in the year 1516 AD. The fall site was not discovered until much later, in 1958. The specimens have a coarse octahedral structure, and contain 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel, belonging to IIICD classification of Wasson et al (1980’s)." These 3 specimens weigh a total of 30 grams.
MD-152625 - Iron (Var: Kamacite) - - Archived Nantan meteorites (Nandan meteorites), Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan Co., Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China thumbnail, 2.4 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm
2.4 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm, 2.4 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm, 2.2 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm, 2.2 x 1.4 x 0.4 cm. From the accompanying literature: "Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was vividly recorded (in Chinese records): ''During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds.'' These records show the meteorite to have fallen in the year 1516 AD. The fall site was not discovered until much later, in 1958. The specimens have a coarse octahedral structure, and contain 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel, belonging to IIICD classification of Wasson et al (1980''s)." Own a piece of both natural AND human history! These 4 specimens weigh a total of 25 grams.
MD-188134 - Iron (Var: Kamacite) - - Archived Nantan meteorites (Nandan meteorites), Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan Co., Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China miniature, 4.2 x 1.9 x 0.7 cm.
4.2 x 1.9 x 0.7 cm. From the accompanying literature: "Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was vividly recorded (in Chinese records): ''During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds.'' These records show the meteorite to have fallen in the year 1516 AD. The fall site was not discovered until much later, in 1958. The specimens have a coarse octahedral structure, and contain 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel, belonging to IIICD classification of Wasson et al (1980''s)." This specimen weighs 13 grams.
MD-203186 - Iron (Var: Kamacite) - - Archived Nantan meteorites (Nandan meteorites), Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan Co., Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China miniature, 3.2 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm
3.2 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm (largest). From the accompanying literature: "Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was vividly recorded (in Chinese records): ''During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds.'' These records show the meteorite to have fallen in the year 1516 AD. The fall site was not discovered until much later, in 1958. The specimens have a coarse octahedral structure, and contain 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel, belonging to IIICD classification of Wasson et al (1980''s)." These 2 specimens weigh 10 grams each.
MD-203217 - Iron (Var: Kamacite) - - Archived Blaafjeld, Uivfaq (Ovifak), Qeqertarsuaq Island (Disko Island), Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland thumbnail, 2.4 x 2.0 x 0.8 cm.
2.4 x 2.0 x 0.8 cm. Native iron is extremely rare in igneous rocks, even though it forms the majority of the Earth’s core. This old-time specimen is from remote Disko Island, Greenland and is a nodule richly speckled with bright, metallic, rust-brown native iron. The native iron formed as nodules in basalt. This specimen dates to the late 1800s and comes with an old, faded, printed label. The collection this came out of was a museum stash dating to prior to World War I.
MD-204019 - Iron (Var: Kamacite) - - Archived Nantan meteorites (Nandan meteorites), Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan Co., Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China miniature, 3.3 x 2.4 x 1.4 cm
3.3 x 2.4 x 1.4 cm, 2.6 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm, 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm. From the accompanying literature: "Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was vividly recorded (in Chinese records): ''During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds.'' These records show the meteorite to have fallen in the year 1516 AD. The fall site was not discovered until much later, in 1958. The specimens have a coarse octahedral structure, and contain 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel, belonging to IIICD classification of Wasson et al (1980s)." These 3 specimens weigh a total of 25 grams.
MD-213146 - Iron (Var: Kamacite) - - Archived Nantan meteorites (Nandan meteorites), Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan Co., Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China thumbnail, 2.5 cm
2.5 cm in largest dimension. From the accompanying literature: "Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was vividly recorded (in Chinese records): ''During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds.'' These records show the meteorite to have fallen in the year 1516 AD. The fall site was not discovered until much later, in 1958. The specimens have a coarse octahedral structure, and contain 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel, belonging to IIICD classification of Wasson et al (1980’s)." Three specimens here, total weight 17 grams.
MD-214688 - Iron (Var: Kamacite) - - Archived Nantan meteorites (Nandan meteorites), Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan Co., Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China thumbnail, 2.2 cm
2.2 cm in largest dimension. From the accompanying literature: "Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was vividly recorded (in Chinese records): ''During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds.'' These records show the meteorite to have fallen in the year 1516 AD. The fall site was not discovered until much later, in 1958. The specimens have a coarse octahedral structure, and contain 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel, belonging to IIICD classification of Wasson et al (1980's)." These 3 specimens weigh a total of 16 grams.
MD-240221 - Iron (Var: Kamacite) - - Archived Nantan meteorites (Nandan meteorites), Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan Co., Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China miniature, 4.8 x 3.0 x 2.8 cm.
4.8 x 3.0 x 2.8 cm. From the accompanying literature: “Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was vividly recorded (in Chinese records): ‘During summertime in May of Emperor Zhengde’s 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five- to six-fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds.’ ‘These records show the meteorite to have fallen in the year 1516 AD. The fall site was not discovered until much later, in 1958. The specimens have a coarse octahedral structure, and contain 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel, belonging to IIICD classification of Wasson et al (1980’s).’” This bright, very interestingly shaped specimen weighs 138 grams. All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries | ||||||||||||||||||||||
