Description
Fragment of this extremely rare meteorite found in 1912 in Antarctica. It is also the first meteorite found in Antarctica ! Sold in collection box with label/certificate.
Adelie Land is a meteorite discovered on December 5, 1912, in Antarctica by Francis Howard Bickerton (1889-1954), a member of Sir Douglas Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition. It was named after Adélie Land and it was the first meteorite found in Antarctica. Only one fragment of about 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) was found. It was classified as L5 ordinary chondrite.
and here : The Centenary of the ‘Adelie Land’ Meteorite – The Australian Museum Blog
