Tagish Lake Meteorite | 41 mg | Fragment | C2-ung Class | Observed Fall 2000 Canada | SO24 L3-6 a third of the size

a third of the size of Rochechouart

Aragonite is believed to promote grounding

Specimen Size:  Thumbnail-Sized

87 billion years ago

Weight: 85 Grams / 3

Tagish Lake Meteorite | 41 mg | Fragment | C2-ung Class | Observed Fall 2000 Canada | SO24 L3-6 a third of the sizeName: Tagish Lake Date Fall: 18 January 2000 at 08: 43 pst Class: Carbonaceous chondrite (C2, ungrouped) Weight: Fragment 41 mg Origin: Tagish Lake, British Columbia , Canada This is a nice fragment of the Tagish Lake meteorite. On 18 January 2000 at 08: 43 local time a huge fireball followed by loud detonations was widely observed over the Yukon Territory and northern British Columbia. An individual, Jim Brook, recovered several dozen meteorites