Murchison CM2 Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorites for
Sale
Location: Near Murchison, Victoria, Australia, 36° 37'S, 145° 12'E
Fell: 1969, September 28,between 10h45m and 11 h 00m L.T.
Type: STONE, carbonaceous chondrite, CM2
Description: A fireball was seen. It was parted into three pieces before its disappearing. After that a cloud of smoke was seen and 30 seconds later a tremor was heard. A shower of stones fell in an area of over 5 square miles. The largest stone weighed about 7kg and over 100kg were recovered. Dozens of scientific papers examine different aspects of this meteorite. Source Meteoritical Bulletin Database, Catalogue of Meteorites (2000).
Link to Meteoritical Bulletin Database.
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| # MUR-1311 | # MUR-226 | # MUR-437 | # MUR1-366 | About Scale: Each photo has a small one centimeter cube. That's a little less than a half inch on a side. The coin above is a US dime. |
| Weight: 0.131 gm | Weight: 0.226 gm | Weight: 0.437 gm | Weight: 1.366 gm | |
| Features: Five small fragments | Features: Fragment | Features: Fragment | Features: Slice | |
| Price: sold | sold | sold | sold |
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| # MUR12-728 |
| Weight: 12.728 gm |
| Features: Cut fragment, crust |
| sold |
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