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VALERA METEORITE — THE ONLY DOCUMENTED METEORITE TO HAVE KILLED L5 Trujillo, Venezuela (9°19' N,
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VALERA METEORITE — THE ONLY DOCUMENTED METEORITE TO HAVE KILLED
L5
Trujillo, Venezuela (9°19' N, 70°37' W)
One face is cut and polished. The multi-hued variegated matrix is embedded with sparkling metallic grains, and a single large metallic inclusion is at the left margin. Blurred chondrule boundaries evidence heating on its parent asteroid long before its brush with Earth and a cow. Modern cutting.
75 x 44 x 32 mm (3 x 1¾ x 1½ in.)
160g
L5
Trujillo, Venezuela (9°19' N, 70°37' W)
One face is cut and polished. The multi-hued variegated matrix is embedded with sparkling metallic grains, and a single large metallic inclusion is at the left margin. Blurred chondrule boundaries evidence heating on its parent asteroid long before its brush with Earth and a cow. Modern cutting.
75 x 44 x 32 mm (3 x 1¾ x 1½ in.)
160g
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VALERA METEORITE — THE ONLY DOCUMENTED METEORITE TO HAVE KILLED
L5
Trujillo, Venezuela (9°19' N, 70°37' W)
One face is cut and polished. The multi-hued variegated matrix is embedded with sparkling metallic grains, and a single large metallic inclusion is at the left margin. Blurred chondrule boundaries evidence heating on its parent asteroid long before its brush with Earth and a cow. Modern cutting.
75 x 44 x 32 mm (3 x 1¾ x 1½ in.)
160g
L5
Trujillo, Venezuela (9°19' N, 70°37' W)
One face is cut and polished. The multi-hued variegated matrix is embedded with sparkling metallic grains, and a single large metallic inclusion is at the left margin. Blurred chondrule boundaries evidence heating on its parent asteroid long before its brush with Earth and a cow. Modern cutting.
75 x 44 x 32 mm (3 x 1¾ x 1½ in.)
160g
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