Juancheng Meteorite H5
Find / Fall: Fall – 1997
Location: Shandong, China
Classification: Chondrite H5
Total Known Weight: 100 kg
After a bright fireball accompanied by a loud explosions thousands of stones fell near Shandong, China on February 15, 1997. Classified as an H5 chondrite this was one of the more spectacular showers of meteorites in recent years. The fusion crusted stones offered here are fine examples of how a fresh meteorite looks.