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» Meteorite: PUŁTUSK

This Pultusk specimens was found by polish meteorite hunter in 2008. He spend several weeks search suspect locations. Finally his work was rewarded.

This meteorites is still in very good condition. I have cleaned several specimens and after remove the soil I have made pretty looking complete specimen, still with black crust.
Other, 254g specimen I cut to see how it looks inside. Results was incredible. Specimen have still some fresh parts inside. I must say that this meteorite is very compact and solid, without any cracks. Cutting was much slower that I should expect from ordinary H5 chondrite. Maybe this was one of the reasons why it is only little weathered. Polishing was also not soo easy as I expected at the beginning.

I have send one slice to Silesian University in Sosnowiec for investigation. Profesor L.Karwowski, President of Polish Meteoritical Society, confirmed that this is real Pultusk meteorite and define weathering grade for only W1-2. One week later, sample from 245g specimen was microprobed in Warsaw, and results are identical with original "old" Pultusk.

Weight	Description	Prices
11.71g 55x28x2mm	Name : Pułtusk Class : Chondrite H5 S3 veined breccia Region: Pułtusk, Poland Date : 30.January.1868 19:00 TKW : +250kg, 200,000 specimens	10$/g = 117$
19.82g 72x35x2 mm	full slice	10$/g = 198$
19.73g 70x33x3 mm	full slice	10$/g = SOLD
17.64g 63x31x3 mm	full slice	10$/g = 176$
12.90g 60x30x2 mm	full slice	10$/g = 129$
15.02g 50x28x2 mm	full slice	10$/g = 150$
13.13g 40x24x6 mm	endpiece	10$/g = 131$
6.24g 32x12x3-8 mm	slice, old pultusk	18$/g = 112$
4.22g 33x10x5 mm	slice	10$/g = 42$
2.85g 32x8x5 mm	slice	10$/g = 29$

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