[meteorite-list] RFS Picture - Aug 14, 2005: Sikhote Alin

[bernd.pauli at paulinet.de]

> http://www.spacerocksinc.com/August14.html  

Hello Michael J., Paolo, and List,

Here is Vagn Buchwald's description of the largest mass:

The largest sample of 1,745 kg, is a shield-shaped mass, measuring
approximately 1.2 x 1.0 x 0.5 m. It is covered with regmaglypts, 4-8 cm
in diameter that radiate away from the apex of the low cone. Along the
edges, the regmaglypts form elongated grooves parallel to the direction
of flight.  A fissure, 20-40 cm deep, extends from the apex and almost
divides the mass into two halves, see Figure 1625.

Reference:

BUCHWALD V.F. (1975) Iron Meteorites (Univ. of
California, 1975, Vol.3, pp. 1123-1130, p. 1125).

I have a scanned version of Fig. 1625 if anyone is interested. The resolution
is slightly better than the one today's RFS shows but it is also black & white.

Best Sunday Wishes from the happy owner of 21 SA
pieces - most of them acquired from Ivan Koutyrev
on EBay,

Bernd