Lot 94
Parnallee
The Robert Elliott Meteorite Collection Part II
Auction: 17 August 2011 at 15:00 BST
£325
Description
polished part slice
Dimensions
6.7g, 3.8 x 1.5cm
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