Lot 23
Parnallee
The Robert Elliott Meteorite Collection
Auction: 18 August 2009 at 15:00 BST
£275
Description
Polished part slice
Dimensions
12.6g, 4.3 x 2.2cm
Footnote
Parnallee (Tamil Nadu, India) LL3 (stone) - fell 28th February 1857
After detonations, two stones were seen to fall from the sky. Parnallee is an extremely beautiful and rare amphoterite from a classic witnessed fall in India. Cut sections reveal some of the best examples of type 3 chondrules of all meteorites.
Provenance: Natural History Museum, London