Sikhote Alin Meteorite

The Sikhote-Alin meteorite is classified as an iron meteorite belonging to the meteorite group IIAB and with a coarse octahedrite structure. It is composed of approximately 93% iron, 5.9% nickel, 0.42% cobalt, 0.46% phosphorus, and 0.28% sulfur, with trace amounts of germanium and iridium. Minerals present include taenite, plessite, troilite, chromite, kamacite, and schreibersite.

Condition: Shrapnel, slightly polished

Weight: 56 grams

Dimensions: 3,9 x 4,0 x 2,1 cm

Site of the find: Sichote-Alin Mountains, Primorsky Krai, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia