Sikhote-Alin Russian Iron Meteorite - 112.8g Carbonado in the country of Uganda

in the country of Uganda

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3)

It has been expertly cut and polished on one side

Studies show the Libyan desert glass formed about 29 million years ago

Sikhote-Alin Russian Iron Meteorite - 112.8g Carbonado in the country of UgandaThe Sikhote Alin meteorite is the largest observed fall in modern history. It was about 10: 38am on the morning of February 12, 1947. The sky rained a shower of fireballs into the forest of the Sikhote Alin Mountains. The fireball was as bright as the sun and cast moving shadows in broad daylight as it passed by observers. It's estimated that over 23,000 kilos of solid metal fell that morning, leaving a smoke trail that could be seen in the sky for