
		Better, higer resolution photos have been added! Welcome to my collection of meteorites. All of the items in my collection have a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Mike D. Reynolds, Ph. D. Sikhote-Alin \| View Full-Size Image \| « previous \| next » Type: Iron Coarsest Octahedrite (IIAB) Location: Maritime Territory, Russia Near the beginning of the Cold War, a fireball of blinding intensity exploded over rural Russia. Some feared that it was an atomic bomb attack by the Americans. This observed fall occurred at 10:30 AM on February 12, 1947. The fireball's brightness exceeded the sun according to eyewitnesses. A shower of meteorites fell in the forested Sikhote-Alin Mountians, producing 106 impact holes. Highly prized by collectors, Sikhote-Alin iron meteorites resemble bomb shrapnel.