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Chelwabinsk Meteorite 14.2 Grams -

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Rocks, Fossils & Minerals Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
Chelwabinsk Meteorite 14.2 Grams  -
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday Feb 20th, 10am-6pm
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Feb 20 & 21, 2014
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Atlantis Casino & Resort
Paradise A Room
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday February 23rd, 10am-1pm

This is an excellent specimen displaying unsusually complete fusion crust from the largest meteor impact to hit the earth in 100 years. The meteorite hit the earth on the 2nd of February 2013 at 9:26am. On impact with earths atmosphere, the meteorite weighed 10,000 tons and was 17 meters in diameter. It exploded at an of elevation of 23 kilometers with a power of a half a mega ton nuclear explosion. When it detonated, it created a shock wave for 100 miles that damaged or destroyed windows in two cities, sending 1,500 people to the hostpital, collapsing the roof of a zinc factory, and causing a billion rubles of damage. A total of about 1000 pounds of the meteorite was recovered after the fall of which less than 10 percent has made it into the US. Complete specimens represent less than a third of the find. This is the most documented meteorite fall in history. - HKA#65136