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... shows a 12.5kg meteorite (the heaviest specimen) of the fall in Huangzhong County in the Chinese province of Qinghai. The meteorite fall occurred on 11 February 2012 at 13:30 local time. It is still completely unclear how much material fell. So far, four meteorites with a total of about 30kg have been found. According to first unofficial information, it is an ordinary chondrite of type L5 or L6.
Photo: unknown Chinese source
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