Abee Meteorite | 124 mg | Fragment | Rare Enstatite | EH4 Class | Observed Fall 1952 Canada | SO24
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This is an incredible fragment of the Abee meteorite (MB 8) that fell in Alberta, Canada at 11:05 p.m. on June 9th 1952. It took five days to find it in a wheat field belonging to Mr Harry Buryn. It is located in the community of Abee, Alberta, Canada in Thorhild County, along the Canadian National Railway and Highway 63, 16 km north of Thorhild and 49 km from Boyle.
This rare and highly collectable EH4 Enstatite chondrite is 1 of only 21 approved meteorites classified as such, 1 of 3 being an observed fall and only 1 of 5 not found in Antarctica. The total Mass is registered at 107 Kilograms in one stone recovered from a 6 ft (1.8 m) deep crater. This is a great piece at 124 milligrams.
This hard to acquire piece is a high quality specimen that would make an amazing addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Dr. Martin Horejsi Collection of Meteorites and a Canagem Collection specimen cards and is displayed and protected by a gem jar.
Abee Meteorite | 124 mg | Fragment | Rare Enstatite | EH4 Class | Observed Fall 1952 Canada | SO24
This is an incredible fragment of the Abee meteorite (MB 8) that fell in Alberta, Canada at 11:05 p.m. on June 9th 1952. It took five days to find it in a wheat field belonging to Mr Harry Buryn. It is located in the community of Abee, Alberta, Canada in Thorhild County, along the Canadian National Railway and Highway 63, 16 km north of Thorhild and 49 km from Boyle.
This rare and highly collectable EH4 Enstatite chondrite is 1 of only 21 approved meteorites classified as such, 1 of 3 being an observed fall and only 1 of 5 not found in Antarctica. The total Mass is registered at 107 Kilograms in one stone recovered from a 6 ft (1.8 m) deep crater. This is a great piece at 124 milligrams.
This hard to acquire piece is a high quality specimen that would make an amazing addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Dr. Martin Horejsi Collection of Meteorites and a Canagem Collection specimen cards and is displayed and protected by a gem jar.
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