{"product_id":"sikhote-alin-iron-iiab-complete-individual-86-65g-primorye-region","title":"Sikhote-Alin - Iron, IIAB - Complete Individual - 86.65g - Primorye Region","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"26\" data-end=\"505\"\u003eThis 86.65g complete individual of Sikhote-Alin is a substantial, blocky piece with a strongly sculpted surface. Broad, shallow regmaglypts cover one face, while the edges show ridges and folds of metal shaped as the iron was melted and torn on its way through the atmosphere. The dark, lustrous metallic finish catches the light from every angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"26\" data-end=\"505\"\u003eSikhote-Alin is one of the most famous witnessed meteorite falls in history. On the morning of 12th February 1947, a brilliant daylight fireball was seen over the Sikhote-Alin Mountains in the far east of Asia, followed by loud detonations as the incoming body broke apart. The resulting shower of iron produced more than 100 craters and pits, and around 23 tonnes of material have since been recovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"26\" data-end=\"505\"\u003eSikhote-Alin is classified as an Iron, IIAB, a coarsest octahedrite, and represents iron-nickel metal from the core of an early asteroid. Its specimens are generally divided into two kinds: angular fragments torn apart during the break-up and impact, often called shrapnel, and complete individuals like this one, which are thought to have separated high in the atmosphere and were then sculpted by ablation into smooth, thumbprinted shapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"26\" data-end=\"505\"\u003eFor collectors, a regmaglypted individual of this size is a fine example of how a meteorite is shaped by its fall, and the well documented history of the Sikhote-Alin fall gives it a story that few iron meteorites can match.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OuterSpacer Meteorites","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57870434533702,"sku":"SKH-11\/50","price":839.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/0518\/8678\/files\/SikhoteAlin150726-07.jpg?v=1794487514","url":"https:\/\/outerspacer.com\/products\/sikhote-alin-iron-iiab-complete-individual-86-65g-primorye-region","provider":"OuterSpacer Meteorites","version":"1.0","type":"link"}