Korra Korrabes (10,380 g)

Korra Korrabes
Namaland, Namibia
Found 1996 November
Ordinary chondrite (H3)
A 22 kg stone plus 11 smaller pieces totaling ~18 kg were found in 1996 November in a dry river bed by a farmer who was searching for Gibeon irons. People searching with metal detectors recovered hundreds of additional buried, more weathered pieces within 50 m of the original material since 2000 November, bringing the total mass to ~120–130 kg. The largest specimen was used in a garden wall until 2000 August. Classification and mineralogy (L. Ashwal, RAU): a breccia with ~10–20 vol% angular to irregular, relatively light­colored clasts, varying in size up to ~3 cm across; olivine, Fa13.8–27.2  (n = 152); low-Ca pyroxene, Fs8.4–27.8 (n = 68); excellent preservation of glass in chondrules; shock stage, S1; weathering grade, W2. Speci­mens: main mass owned by Dr. R. McKenzie, WRP, Pty.  Ltd, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa; type specimens, four pieces totaling 192.7 g, TM.
 
 
State/Prov/County:
Namaland, Namibia
Origin or pseudonym:
Dry river
Date:
Nov 1996
Latitude:
25°12'S
Longitude:
18°5'E
Mass (g):
>120 kg
Pieces:
many
Class:
H3