Chelyabinsk - Ordinary Chondrite, LL5 (0.1g)

Chelyabinsk needs little introduction — this is material from the massive airburst that lit up the sky over Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, on February 15, 2013, one of the most well-documented and widely witnessed meteorite falls in modern history. Captured on countless dashcams and security cameras as it streaked across the sky brighter than the sun before detonating in a powerful airburst roughly 30 km above the ground, the event injured over 1,500 people (mostly from shattered glass) and produced a strewn field scattering fragments across a wide area southwest of the city. Classified as an LL5 ordinary chondrite, Chelyabinsk is a heavily shocked, brecciated stone showing clear evidence of a violent impact history on its parent body long before it ever reached Earth.

This is a genuine crusted individual — a small, complete fragment preserving its natural black fusion crust from atmospheric entry, rather than a cut or polished slice. At 0.1g, it's an accessible, affordable way to own a piece of one of the best-documented meteorite falls of the century, ideal for a thumbnail collection, a teaching set, or simply as an entry point into meteorite collecting for a piece with genuine historical significance behind it. Despite the enormous quantity of material recovered from this fall, well-documented crusted individuals like this remain a popular staple for collectors precisely because of how thoroughly witnessed and scientifically studied the event was.

Approx. specimen weight: 0.1g