Juancheng H5 Chondrite Meteorites for Sale

Location: Juancheng, Shandong Province, China (35° 30'N, 115° 25'E)

Fell: 1997 February 15, 23:23:35 Beijing time (15:23:35 UT)

Type: Ordinary chondrite (H5)

Description: A shower of small stones (>1000 individuals) fell near the Yellow River after a brilliant fireball with smoke and sparks terminated in a loud, resonating explosion. The fall ellipse measured ~10.5 ´ 4.3 km, oriented east-west. The largest recovered piece weighed 2.7 kg, and the total mass is >100 kg. One fragment was reported to have penetrated a roof and landed in a pot on a stove. This meteorite has been widely traded and sold under the unofficial name Heze. Classification and mineralogy: olivine, Fa_19.0–19.2; pyroxene, Fs_16.9Wo_0.1; plagioclase heterogeneous, An_9–33Ab_63–84Or_3–12; kamacite contains 0.36–0.47 wt% Co; shock stage S2. (from Meteoritical Bulletin 82)

Link to Meteoritical Bulletin Database.


# JCH18-3	# JCH19-0	# JCH50-5	# JCH51-0	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: 18.3 gm	Weight: 19.0 gm	Weight: 50.5 gm	Weight: 51.0 gm
Features: Individual, 100% crust	Features: Individual, 60% crust	Features: Individual, 98% crust	Features: Individual, 95% crust
Price: sold	Price: sold	Price: sold	Price: sold


# JCH124-2	# JCH142-5
Weight: 124.2 gm	Weight: 142.5 gm
Features: Individual, 100% crust	Features: Individual, 100% crust
Price: sold	Price: sold