Juancheng Hammer Stone

JNG04

Witnessed Fall

Some witnessed the meteorite fall striking a house landing in a pot on a stove, therefore a hammerstone. This bullet size asteroid stone was discovered in the vicinity. It is a complete individual with black fusion crust. Displayed in a riker mount

17 x 15 x 10 mm

4 g complete

PPG: $50.00

$200.00

Category:

Juancheng

Location:
  • China
Fell: 1997, February 15
Group:
  • Stone
Type:
  • Ordinary Chondrite
Class:
  • H5
Total known weight: 100 kg

A shower of more than a thousand small stones fell near the Yellow River after a brilliant fireball with smoke and sparks terminated in a loud, resonating explosion. The largest recovered piece weighed 2.7 kg. One fragment was reported to have penetrated a roof and landed in a pot on a stove.