IMPACTITE - NO METEORITE
YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN INTERESTING AND RARE IMPACTITE FROM THE LAKE MIEN IMPACT STRUCTURE IN SWEDEN.
THE MATERIAL IS QUARTZITE FROM THE TARGET AREA HIGHLY SHOCKED BY THE
INFLUENCE OF THE IMPACT SHOCK WAVE PASSING DURING THE IMPACT EVENT. SUBPARALLEL FRACTURES ARE CLEARLY VISIBLE.
THE DIAMETER OF THE MIEN ASTROBLEME IS 9 KM AND ITS INNER DEPRESSION IS FILLED BY A CIRCULAR LAKE WITH A DIAMETER OF ABOUT 5 KM AND AN ISLAND IN THE CENTER WHICH IS THE TOP OF THE COMPLEX IMPACT STRUCTURE'S CENTRAL UPLIFT. (IMAGE SHOWING VIEW ON RAMSÖ ISLAND AND CRATER RIM IN BACKGROUND)
AGE IS 121 MILLION YEARS.
VERY BEAUTIFUL LARGE FULSLICE OF APPROX. OVER ALL DIM.: 19 X 120 X 180 MM; 740 GRAMME (26.20 OZ).
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