Udei Station

UDS89

Silicated Iron Mosaic

A beautiful slice with a variety of silicates displayed.The etched sections are an unusual display of metal (>50%), troilite and silicates, such as; Enstatite (Fs6), olivine (Fa 5), oligoclase (An16) and diopside (Fe 5 ) in that order of abundance (Mason 1967a). Each specimen is unique: this slice has 40 mm long silicate among the fractal components.

75 x 75 x 5 mm

88 g complete slice

PPG: $25.00

$2,200.00

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Udei Station

Location:
  • Nigeria
Fell: 1927, Spring
Group:
  • Iron
Type:
  • Octahedrite, medium (0.6mm)
Class:
  • IA, silicated
Total known weight: 103

Udei Station meteorite fall is said to have sounded like a freight train that landed with a thud. It was recovered for a shallow hole 8 years after it fell.

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