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Thuathe Meteorite | 2.88 gr | Part Slice | H4-5 Chondrite | Observed Fall | Lesotho H6 University of New Mexico

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Thuathe Meteorite | 2.88 gr | Part Slice | H4-5 Chondrite | Observed Fall | Lesotho H6 University of New Mexico

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University of New Mexico

This nice crusted part slice specimen will be a prized item in your collection

Calcite is typically transparent to translucent

brassy gold color with a good metallic luster

Thuathe Meteorite | 2.88 gr | Part Slice | H4-5 Chondrite | Observed Fall | Lesotho H6 University of New MexicoThis is a great looking complete slice of the Thuathe H4 5 classified meteorite. It weighs 2. 88 grams and measures 26x14x3 mm. A meteorite travelling east to west exploded over Lesotho producing an elliptical strewn field extending 7. 4 by 1. 9 km (bearing: ~276) on the westernmost lobe of the Thuathe (or Berea) Plateau, ~12 km east of the capital city of Maseru. The explosion was accompanied by an extraordinarily loud, 15 s long noise which was

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