Lot 155
Juancheng
The Robert Elliott Meteorite Collection
Auction: 18 August 2009 at 15:00 BST
£500
Description
Individual
Dimensions
202g, 7.3 x 6.5 x 3.5cm
Footnote
Juancheng (Shandong Province, China) H5 (stone) - fell 15th February 1997
This meteorite fell in China just days before the death of Chairman Deng Xiaopeng and was later viewed as a prophecy of his impending death. Superstition has meant that many specimens will never leave China.