Shatter Cone Impactite | 17.4 grams | Rochechouart Impact Structure | France | SO24 Kupletskite and iron in the crystal

and iron in the crystal structure of the gemstone

Weight: 185

Shatter cones are evidence that the rock has been subjected to an extreme shock with very brief high pressures

Dimensions:   53x44x31mm / 2

This Pyrite on Quartz Crystal specimen from Peru is a natural raw mineral with the entire front of the specimen being covered with many sharp well formed clear quartz crystals

Shatter Cone Impactite | 17.4 grams | Rochechouart Impact Structure | France | SO24 Kupletskite and iron in the crystalThis is a fantastic shatter cone from France weighing 17. 4 grams and measuring 38x26x16 mm. Although not a meteorite, impactites and shatter cones are directly linked to them and their impacts. Shatter cones are evidence that the rock has been subjected to an extreme shock with very brief high pressures. Shatter cones are rare geological features that are only known to form in the bedrock beneath large meteorite impact craters. They have a