{"product_id":"allende-meteorite-0-05-gr-fragment-cv3-carbonaceous-chihuahua-mexico","title":"Allende Meteorite | 0.05 Gr | Fragment | CV3 Carbonaceous | Chihuahua, Mexico","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese are fragments of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Allende MetBul\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/metbull.php?code=2278\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAllende\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003emeteorite that fell in Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico at 1:05 am on February 8, 1969. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Allende is a very rare type of meteorite\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\"\u003eCV3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCarbonaceous Chondrite, Type III and is 1 of 592 approved meteorites classified as CV3.  These fragments weigh\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e0.05 grams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe known total weight is approximately 2 Tons.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe huge fireball lighted up thousands of square miles of Northern Mexico and Southwestern United States. The fireball travelled from south to north. A meteorite shower spread over \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e50\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esquare kilometers area. There are several pits; the biggest one is 60 cm across and 15 cm deep. Search and preliminary investigation of the meteorites were carried out by Dr. E. King (NASA), Drs. B. Mason and R. Clarke (Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA) and others.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWould make a great addition to any new or existing collection.  Will come in a gem jar with a Canagem® Collection Specimen Cards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canagem.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47497915564285,"sku":"01-01277","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0053\/3309\/0374\/files\/Allende-Meteorite-0-05-Gr-Fragment-CV3-Carbonaceous-Chihuahua-Mexico-37510870139133.jpg?v=1779127242","url":"https:\/\/canagem.com\/products\/allende-meteorite-0-05-gr-fragment-cv3-carbonaceous-chihuahua-mexico","provider":"Canagem.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}