Natural History - Nantan Meteorite Group | Fell 1516 AD

NANTAN METEORITE GROUP

Fell 1516 AD

A group of three medium octahedrite (IIICD) meteorites with metallic and silicate inclusions, from the witnessed and recorded 1516 AD fall in Nandon County, Guanxi Province, China, rediscovered in 1958.

• 36 grams total
• 30-40mm (1 1/4 - 1 1/2").
• Fine condition; as found.

Provenance
Ex Lincolnshire collection; acquired 1990s-2012.

Footnotes
The meteorite has been assesed at about one billion years old and the pieces are generally about 92% iron and 6% nickel with some ten other minerals present, including kamacite, taenite, plessite, Scheribersite, triolite and graphite; the main part exploded, as recorded in Chinese texts, scattering fragments in the Lihu and Yaozhai town areas.