Kara Crater Impactite | 33.83 Grams | Slice | Yugorsky Peninsula, Nenetsla, Russia | SO24 Spinel Name: Apophyllite and Prehnite Cluster

Name: Apophyllite and Prehnite Cluster

There are many types of this rock so they may be named for mineral comprising the actual rock for example Mica schist

This basaltic achondrite eucrite classified meteorite was found in the Sahara Desert in 2005 and is 1 of 468 approved meteorites classified as such

It is finely polished on both sides and features finely banded shades of beige turning to blue depending on the angle of the light

The entire top of the specimen is covered with many sharp quartz and sphalerite crystals that seem as if they are holding onto the Chalcopyrite

Kara Crater Impactite | 33.83 Grams | Slice | Yugorsky Peninsula, Nenetsla, Russia | SO24 Spinel Name: Apophyllite and Prehnite ClusterThis is a rare 33. 83 gram Kara Crater Impactite specimen from the Yugorsky Peninsula in Nenetsla, Russia. This slice of impactite is from the largest crater of the Kara region, formed by an asteroid impact around 79,000 years ago. Its dimensions are 67x37x13mm. Although not a meteorite, impactites are directly linked to them and their impacts and are probably going to be one of the rarest collection pieces you'll ever own. Take a closer look at a