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METEORITES PAGE 12


Updated 18 April 2008                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                    
JUMAPALO, Indonesia - Witnessed Fall

This meteorite fell on 13 March 1984 in the Karanganyar district, Central Java, Indonesia. One stone was recovered and most of it still resides in the Bandung Geological Survey Museum in Indonesia. This meteorite was classified as an L6 chondrite. Seldom seen in the meteorite market, this is a nice addition to any collection, especially if you like witnessed falls. 

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185 grams, quarter slice with crust along curved edge, $1020.00		 Jumapalo, 24.3 gms.jpg (33736 bytes)
24.3 grams, $170.00		 Jumapalo, 1.752 gms.jpg (29120 bytes)
1.752 grams, $14.00		 Jumapalo, 1.120 gms.jpg (27840 bytes)
1.120 grams, $9.00		 Jumapalo, 1.941 gms.jpg (25837 bytes)
1.941 grams, SOLD

JUVINAS, France - Witnessed Fall

After the appearance of a fireball, a single ~91 kg stone fell near the village of Libonnes, Entraigues, Ardeche, France, on 15 Jun 1821. This is another of the incredible early 1800's witnessed falls in France. Juvinas is classified as an achondrite, monomict Eucrite, brecciated. And, even though the TKW is considerable, try to find it in the collector's market. 

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2.953 grams, $221.00		 Juvinas, 0.223 gms.jpg (20813 bytes)
0.223 grams, SOLD		 Juvinas, 1.510 gms.jpg (27926 bytes)
1.510 grams, SOLD		 Juvinas, 0.180 gms.jpg (24921 bytes)
0.180 grams, SOLD		 Juvinas, 2.275 gms.jpg (25519 bytes)
2.275 grams, $170.00		 Juvinas, 4.327 gms.jpg (30976 bytes)
4.327 grams, $324.00, great vug