Lot 85
Ochansk
The Robert Elliott Meteorite Collection Part II
Auction: 17 August 2011 at 15:00 BST
£275
Description
fragment
Dimensions
26.1g, 4.4 x 2.2 x 2.8cm
Footnote
Ochansk (Perm Province, Russia) H4 Brecciated (stone) - fell 30th August 1887:
After the appearance of a bright meteor and loud detonations, a shower of stones fell in the village of Tabory near Ochansk. Many specimens of Ochansk were recovered after the fall, but most of this meteorite is locked away in museum collections, with very little available to private collectors.