A Siberian resident of the Sakha Republic of Russia was walking through snow on October 31, 2020 when an unusual stone was noticed and collected. It was a roughly pumpkin-sized mass with remnant fusion crust and regmaglypts on the surface. Later analysis verified that the rock was a meteorite and was officially classified as a H5 chondrite. The meteorite has a dark groundmass matrix with scattered tiny chondrules and chondrule fragments. This is one of the more recent meteorites to be recovered out of Russia.
Refer to the photo. The black centimeter cube is shown for scale and is not included. You are purchasing a tiny micromount fragment like the one shown. Your purchase will include a labeled gemjar for safe storage.
From the Meteoritical Bulletin entry on Krest-Kytyl :
Krest-Kytyl 62°38.8’N, 129°42.8’E
Respublika Sakha(Yakutiya), Russia
Find: 31 Oct 2020
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5)
History: The meteorite was found by Mr. Nyurgustan Nikolaevich Uvarov on October 31, 2020, near the town Krest-Kytyl (Khamagatta), Namsky Ulus of Sakha Republic, Russia. The stone was partially covered with snow and had an eye-catching shape and color.
Physical characteristics: Single stone of 57 kg with dark-brown surface and well developed regmaglypts. Fusion crust is partly preserved.
Petrography: The meteorite is composed of poorly delineated BO, RP, ROP, PO, PP chondrules with maximum diameter 1000 µm, chondrule fragments and mineral clasts set in a recrystallized matrix. Main phases are olivine, pyroxene and feldspar. Minor phases are Fe,Ni iron, troilite, chromite, Fe,Ni hydroxides. Olivine shows weak undulatory extinction.
Geochemistry: Mineral compositions and geochemistry: Olivine Fa17.4±0.7(N=13); Pyroxene Fs15.7±0.5Wo0.9±0.2 (N=10).
Classification: Based on texture and mineral compositions the meteorite is classified as H5 ordinary chondrite (S2; W3)
