Originally, I thought that the sighting meteorite in Jiangsu in early December was the end of the domestic meteorite discovery in 2023, but I didn't expect that the Jiangsu meteorite has not been found, and in recent days, a meteorite has been found in the southern part of the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang, and it is still a scarce chondrite meteorite - hed Vesta meteorite (about the three categories of such meteorites we have introduced in previous articles, you can find out about it), and it is gratifying to add bricks and tiles to China's meteorite collection!
Taklamakan Desert.
As soon as the news of the discovery of the meteorite came out, it immediately attracted collectors from all walks of life to go to the place of discovery to look for meteorites, and the scene where the meteorites were found formed a temporary meteorite trading place. Perhaps many collectors who are new to meteorite collection do not understand why the discovery of a chondrite can cause such a big repercussion in the meteorite circle
Kumtag 061 primitive chondrite meteorite discovered in Xinjiang in 2019.
Chondrites are divided into:Primitive chondrites, Martian meteorites, lunar meteorites, asteroid chondrites (including HED),It is one of the few meteorites that contains almost no metal iron and nickel, and is mainly composed of silicate minerals, so the iron contained in it is also iron oxide, and it is one of the few meteorites with almost no magnetism.
Chondrites account for a very small proportion of the meteorites collected worldwide, mainly because their specific gravity is comparable to that of the earth's rocks, and they cannot be found by magnetism, and most of their molten crusts are thin and easy to fall offTherefore, if it is not for sightings or recent falls, more than 90% of oxidized chondrites are generally found only in Antarctica and deserts, where there are few rocks on Earth.
The Yiwu 001HED chondrite discovered in 2017 in the new reins 86 kg.
So far, there are less than 10 chondrites found and witnessed in China, among which in addition to the sighting of chondrites, most of the other nochondrites have been found in Xinjiang, and the meteorite discovered this time is also the sixth chondrite found in China.
Xinjiang is a meteorite-rich area in China, and it is also the first choice for meteorite hunters to find meteorites. It is not because there are many meteorites falling in Xinjiang, meteorite falls randomly, and the probability of meteorites falling in the country is not much different from ancient times to the present, the reason why we go to Xinjiang to find meteorites, and there are many meteorites found in Xinjiang is because the dry environment of the Gobi Desert unique to Xinjiang makes it easier to preserve meteorites and find meteorites at the same time.
Loulan Yizhi 034 olivine-free chondrite discovered in Xinjiang in 2019.
In the previous meteorite collection, Lop Nur and Loulan located in the eastern part of the Taklamakan Desert are the main meteorite discoveries in China, and the southern part of the Taklamakan Desert has found meteorites for the first time, indicating the expansion of China's meteorite enrichment area, and there may be more meteorites found in the southern part of the Taklamakan Desert in the future.
According to reports, the amount of the meteorite found is estimated at 40 kilograms, the largest of which weighs 25 kg, both from the total mass, or a single chondrite meteorite up to 25 kilograms is a huge harvest.
The Shanshan 002 carbonaceous chondrite discovered in Xinjiang in 2017.
With the rich experience of meteorites, it is difficult to find in the past, in recent years, chondrites (meteorites such as those shown in this article) have been found in Xinjiang, and it is believed that with the improvement of people's knowledge of meteorites and the improvement of the experience of collecting meteorites, more and more meteorites will be found in China, and more and more scarce meteorites will be found.
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