Meteorite, Sikhote-Alin (SB4)

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The Sikhote-Alin meteorite is a large iron meteorite that impacted in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains of Russia on February 12, 1947. It is one of the largest witnessed meteorite showers in history, creating a large strewn field of fragments and an explosion that shattered windows and felled trees miles away. Composition: 93% iron, 5.9% nickel, and 0.46% cobalt, with smaller amounts of other elements. Classification: It belongs to the IIAB group and is classified as a coarse octahedrite. Minerals: The main mineral is kamacite, an iron-nickel alloy.

Region of Origin: Eastern Siberia, Russia
Size: 5.4g
Age: radiometric isotope dating estimates their formation at over 4 billion years ago
Metaphysical properties: Enhances wisdom through life experience and prevents emotional scars.

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