Weight: 38 grams / 1

Dimensions: 17x6x6 mm / 0

Clarity: VVSI

The name "Tjetjuche" means "valley of the wild pigs" and is the old Chinese name for Dalnegorsk

Shatter Cone Impactite | 19.6 grams | Rochechouart Impact Structure | Montoume, France | SO24 Taza Weight: 38 grams / 1This is a fantastic shatter cone from Montoume France weighing 19. 6 grams and measuring 45x27x16 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. This particular specimen from Montoume is classified as subvolcanic dike rock. Shatter cones are rare geological features that are only