Winchcombe - CM2 Carbonaceous Chondrite (Fusion Crust 1 Side approx. 40%) - 0.0385 g - England (Gloucestershire)

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Winchcombe is one of the most important British Meteorite falls, landing in Gloucestershire, England, on 28 February 2021. It was widely observed as a bright fireball and recorded by camera networks, doorbell cameras, and eyewitnesses, allowing the fall area to be calculated quickly. Classified as a CM2 Carbonaceous Chondrite, Winchcombe is especially significant as the first recovered UK Meteorite fall in around 30 years and the first UK Carbonaceous Chondrite fall.

Specimens of Winchcombe are typically dark, fine-grained, and fragile, reflecting their Carbonaceous composition and history of aqueous alteration on the parent body. The meteorite is scientifically valuable because some material was recovered very quickly, with around 213.5 g collected within 12 hours of the fall and before significant rainfall. This rapid recovery helped preserve unusually fresh material for analysis, making Winchcombe comparable in some respects to carefully curated asteroid sample-return material.

For collectors, Winchcombe offers a rare combination of witnessed fall provenance, British origin, and exceptional scientific importance. With a total known mass of around 602 g, much of which is curated by the Natural History Museum in London, available collector material is very limited. Each specimen represents a genuine piece of one of the most significant modern Meteorite falls in the UK, preserving primitive solar system material with a well-documented arrival on Earth.

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The piece shown in the photo on the left (a Gebel Kamil Iron) is about 70mm from left to right, which is about 2¾ inches, and around 60mm (about 2⅓ inches) from top to bottom.

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