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La Criolla - L6 Chondrite Witnessed Fall from Argentina 1985, Micro

La Criolla - L6 Chondrite Witnessed Fall from Argentina 1985, Micro

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On January 6, 1985, a brilliant fireball was seen over a large area of the Entre Rios province Argentina.  There were reports of several explosions before a shower of stony meteorites fell near La Criolla.  Approx. 35kg of L6 chondrite meteorites were recovered.  This meteorite has more chondrules than one would expect from a type-6, and it also has prolific metal fleck and tiny shock veins.  It is arguably one of the most aesthetically pleasing L6 chondrites.

Refer to the photo.  The black centimeter cube is shown for scale and is not included.  Your purchase will include a labelled gemjar for safe storage.  You are purchasing one large or a few small fragments from the larger lot shown in the photo.

From the Meteoritical Bulletin entry on La Criolla -

FALL OF THE LA CRIOLLA, ARGENTINA, STONY METEORITE

Name: LA CRIOLLA

Place of fall: E. of Estancion La Criolla, 15 km WNW. of Concordia, Entre Rios province, Argentina.

31°14'S., 58°10'W

Date of fall: 6 January, 1985, 1815 hrs.

Class and type: Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).

Number of individual

specimens: Not reported, but many.

Total weight: 35 kg, approximately

Circumstances of fall: After a bright fireball and many detonations, tens of meteorites fell over a 7 x 10 km ellipsoid area E. of Estancion La Criolla. Three fragments recovered weighed 6.1 kg, 1.95 kg and 750 g.

Source: SEAN Bulletin, 1985, 10, no. 2, 16. The 6.1 kg stone is now in Los Angeles, University of California.

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