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Katol - Rare & Exotic New Fall (May 2012) - Fresh 1.64g Crusted Fragment

"Katol" is an unusual new meteorite fall from May 22, 2012. It possesses odd characteristics that defy visual classification. There is some discussion that Katol might be a metachondrite or anomalous chondrite. It may also be a metal-rich achondrite. Whatever the case, it is currently under study and the official analysis is forthcoming.

Very little of this material has reached the collector market yet, and these specimens are very fresh and were collected before the rains.

Katol has the following strange characteristics - greenish matrix, plentiful metal with a lack of chondrules, glossy vesiculated crust, and a granular texture. At least one piece was found that was almost entirely iron with silicate inclusions, while most of the other specimens have been stony types.

My supply of this meteorite is very limited and I may not be able to acquire any more. Once the final classification is made official, this meteorite could increase in value substantially, especially if it turns out to be a rare or ungrouped type.

This specimen is a fresh fragment with a patch of fusion crust on it. The crust is bubbly, glossy, and very black. The specimen weighs 1.64g and comes with a label and acrylic storage case.

More information -

Provisional Name - Katol
Fell : May 22, 2012 (approx. 2pm local time)
Place : India (21° 16'N, 78° 35'E)
Type : Unknown, pending classification. (Unusual matrix and texture)

At about 2pm local time, on May 22, 2012, a brilliant fireball accompanied by detonations, was seen by a number of witnesses near Katol, in the Nagpur district (Maharashtra) of India. Several masses were recovered across a strewnfield of approx. 2 kilometers, and private meteorite hunters recovered additional masses. The largest find was approx. 673 grams. All of the stones have a dark crust and features of flight orientations. The matrix is odd and consists of a lighter colored material that is rich in metal and olivine, but lacking in chondrules. The matrix suggests an achondrite, but the fusion crust looks like the type expected from an ordinary chondrite. There are some suggestions that this might be an ungrouped or anomalous type of meteorite, because it's appearance does not readily place it in an expected group. Whatever the type may turn out to be, there is very little of this meteorite currently on the collector's market. Once the final classification analysis is done, this meteorite may increase in value if it turns out be an exotic or unusual type as expected. There were reports and photos of at least one residential roof that was damaged by one of the stones.

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Katol - Rare & Exotic New Fall (May 2012) - Fresh 1.64g Crusted Fragment

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