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WITNESSED FALL Click image to enlarge MARION (LOWA) |
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A stone of about 2.5lb was seen to fall 9 miles due south of Marion, and two additional specimens were found later, one of about 40lb and the other of about 20lb |
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| Slice 40.6 grams 6 mm x 49 mm x 60 mm [top photo] $775 | |||
| Fragment with fusion crust 15.8
grams [bottom photo] $345 |
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WITNESSED FALL MILLBILLILLIE |
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| Two men working on the Millbillillie-Jundee track in Western Australia observed a fireball at 1:00 in the afternoon. Shortly afterwards, they witnessed the fall of a meteorite. Unfortunately, they failed to search the area, and it was not until a decade later that the first specimen was recovered. Local Aboriginies have since found many well preserved, oriented specimens, with the shiny black fusion crust characteristic of these calcium-rich eucrites. Millbillillie has a recrystallized, heterogeneous composition, and it has been classified as a polymict breccia, which probably originated at the floor of an impact crater. It consists of nearly equal amounts of plagioclase and pigeonite, which were originally derived from peridotite, the same mineral that forms the bulk of Earth's upper mantle. | |||
| Complete Individual
44.6
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WITNESSED FALL
MILLBILLILLIE |
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| Two men working on the Millbillillie-Jundee track in Western Australia observed a fireball at 1:00 in the afternoon. Shortly afterwards, they witnessed the fall of a meteorite. Unfortunately, they failed to search the area, and it was not until a decade later that the first specimen was recovered. Local Aboriginies have since found many well preserved, oriented specimens, with the shiny black fusion crust characteristic of these calcium-rich eucrites. Millbillillie has a recrystallized, heterogeneous composition, and it has been classified as a polymict breccia, which probably originated at the floor of an impact crater. It consists of nearly equal amounts of plagioclase and pigeonite, which were originally derived from peridotite, the same mineral that forms the bulk of Earth's upper mantle. | |||
| Complete Individual
oriented with flow lines 110.5
grams [100 % fusion crust] $1,500 |
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Click images to enlarge WITNESSED FALL MONROE |
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| At 3:00 pm, a meteorite was heard to fall, and an 8.6 kg stone was later recovered near a post office. Monroe is classified as a brecciated H4 chondrite. The brecciation may have resulted from a thermal impact that occurred 1.1 billion years ago, in which Argon was lost from the meteoroid. "SPECIAL SALE PRICE" | |||
| Part slice 8.2 grams 34 mm x 16 mm x 46 mm [upper top photo] $246 |
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| Part end slice 27.1 grams 14 mm x 25 mm 44 mm [lower- left photo] $813 |
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| Part slice
35.5 g 9.5 mm
x 26.5 mm x 49 mm [lower-right photo] $1,065 |
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WITNESSED FALL MOUNT TAZERZAIT |
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| A single stone was witnessed to fall by a seven year-old Tuareg boy. Numerous pieces of this were distributed by a Tuareg man. | |||
| Cut Fragment 20.2 grams $75 | |||
| Fragment with a cut face 248 grams SOLD | |||
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Click image to enlarge MORRISTOWN |
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| Several masses, weighing together about 36lb(16.3 kg) were found about 6 miles WSW of Morristown | |||
| Slice 17.5
grams 4 mm x 28 mm x 43 mm $775 |
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image for pictures of all specimens MUNDRABILLA |
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| In 1966, two iron masses weighing 6 and 16 tons were found by geologists 180 m apart on the Nullarbor Plain, just north of the Transcontinental Railway. They were described under the name Mundrabilla. It was soon realized that many previously found irons were paired with Mundrabilla, including two masses weighing about one ton each. Recent recoveries have included over 500 small, knuckle-shaped specimens, with a cumulative weight of over 24 tons. Mundrabilla has a unique polycrystalline structure, with veins of troilite accounting for up to 35 vol% of the meteorite. With the exception of its very low (-2x) iridium content, and very high (6x) troilite content, Mundrabilla is consistent with a IIICD classification, and consequently, has been designated as an anomalous member. | |||
| Individual 120.8 grams [picture-left bottom specimen] SOLD | |||
| Individual 153.3 grams [picture-top center specimen] $228 | |||
| Individual 192.6 grams [picture-right bottom specimen] $286 | |||
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Click images to enlarge MUNDRABILLA |
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| In 1966, two iron masses weighing 6 and 16 tons were found by geologists 180 m apart on the Nullarbor Plain, just north of the Transcontinental Railway. They were described under the name Mundrabilla. It was soon realized that many previously found irons were paired with Mundrabilla, including two masses weighing about one ton each. Recent recoveries have included over 500 small, knuckle-shaped specimens, with a cumulative weight of over 24 tons. Mundrabilla has a unique polycrystalline structure, with veins of troilite accounting for up to 35 vol% of the meteorite. With the exception of its very low (-2x) iridium content, and very high (6x) troilite content, Mundrabilla is consistent with a IIICD classification, and consequently, has been designated as an anomalous member. | |||
| Complete Individual 297 grams $400 [upper picture] |
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| Complete Individual 328 grams [lower- left ] SOLD |
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| Complete Individual 382 grams $515 [lower right] |
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| This is a very beautiful end slice of Mundrabilla 4.48 kg. This specimen has been etched bringing out a wonderful Windmanstatten pattern. It is absolutely gorgeous and is a very impressive piece. The end slice face size is 220 mm x 225 mm. A real collectors piece. A museum quality specimen! | |||
| End slice 4.48 kg Face size 220 mm x 225 mm [picture] [call for price] | |||
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WITNESSED FALL Click image for pictures MURCHISON |
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| A fireball exploded over Victoria, Australia at 10:45 on a Sunday morning. This event was accompanied by loud detonations and hissing noises, and was followed by the fall of over 700 stones, permeating the town with the odor of alcohol. The total collected weight of this rare CM2 chondrite was 100 kg, with the largest mass weighing 7 kg. Murchison contains a sparse amount of tiny chondrules that are embedded in a black, carbonaceous matrix. During its early history, the Murchison parent body experienced low degrees of aqueous alteration in which water-bearing phyllosilicates replaced host minerals. Additionally, it contains complex organic compounds, including at least 79 amino acids, along with sugar compounds and fatty acids — the basic ingredients necessary for a rudimentary cell. | |||
| A beautiful museum quality oriented complete Individual Murchison stone with black fusion crust. Also on the botton the specimen has a secondary fusion crust. It has a lip that has great melt features on the fusion crust. 558 grams. The stone is gorgeous and a killer piece it doesn't get any better! A real collertors piece. (oriented) [pictured] A museum quality specimen! Price [call for price] | |||
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Click image to view more unclassified nwa specimens NORTH WEST AFRICA UNCLASSIFIED METEORITES |
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LUNAR METEORITE – NEW LOWER PRICES! NORTHWEST AFRICA 032 |
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| A very fresh (W0), 300 g stone was found in October 1999 west of the Kem Kem plateau in Morocco. A second paired stone weighing 156 g was subsequently recovered. Northwest Africa 032 is a unique, unbrecciated, low-Ti mare basalt, similar to Apollo 12 and 15 basalts. It consists of phenocrysts of olivine, pyroxene, and chromite in a very fine-grained matrix of pyroxene and feldspar. An abundance of impact-melt veins, maskelynized feldspar, and mosaisized olivine pervade the rock, suggesting that shock pressures were greater than 25 GPa. Mare basalt accounts for only about 1% of the total volume of the lunar crust, and Northwest Africa 032 is one of the youngest mare basalts in our collections. | |||
| All specimens have a diamond lap finish and are displayed in a riker mount with Moon photo | |||
| Part slice in riker mount display 0.036 grams SOLD | |||
| Part slice in riker mount display 0.049 grams $170 | |||
| Part slice in riker mount display 0.076 g $265 | |||
| Part slice in riker mount display 0.18 grams $612 | |||
| Part slice in riker mount display 0.25 g $825 [pictured bottom] | |||
| Part slice 0.94 grams diamond lap finish 1 mm x 16 mm x 20 mm SOLD [pictured top right] | |||
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LUNAR METEORITE – NEW LOWER PRICES! NORTHWEST AFRICA 032 |
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| A very fresh (W0), 300 g stone was found in October 1999 west of the Kem Kem plateau in Morocco. A second paired stone weighing 156 g was subsequently recovered. Northwest Africa 032 is a unique, unbrecciated, low-Ti mare basalt, similar to Apollo 12 and 15 basalts. It consists of phenocrysts of olivine, pyroxene, and chromite in a very fine-grained matrix of pyroxene and feldspar. An abundance of impact-melt veins, maskelynized feldspar, and mosaisized olivine pervade the rock, suggesting that shock pressures were greater than 25 GPa. Mare basalt accounts for only about 1% of the total volume of the lunar crust, and Northwest Africa 032 is one of the youngest mare basalts in our collections. | |||
| Part slice 0.54 grams diamond lap finish 0.6 mm x 14 mm x 22 mm $1,620 | |||
| Part slice 0.83 grams diamond lap finish 1.2 mm x 15 mm x 21 mm $2,490 [picture top] | |||
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NORTHWEST
AFRICA 176 |
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| Part slice with polished face and olivine 68.5 g "Special sale price" [pictured] $2,355 | |||
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NORTHWEST
AFRICA 735 |
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| Many individual stones, having a combined weight of 161 g, were purchased in Zagora, Morocco in January 1999. Coordinates of the find site were recorded as 30° 37' N, 4° 07' W. Northwest Africa 735 was classified at the University of Tokyo as a carbonaceous chondrite of type CK4, S3, W3. This group was named for the fall in Karoonda, Australia, also a CK4, but the CK group presently spans a metamorphic range of 3-6. This group is characterized by a low volume of chondrules within the matrix, a low content of FeNi-metal due to oxidizing conditions, and a pronounced silicate darkening due to the dispersion of submicron-sized magnetite and sulfide grains. This darkening occurred during partial melting events under conditions of low shock pressures and high temperatures. | |||
| Part slice with polished face (diamond lap) 8.9 g $267 | |||
| Full slice with polished face (diamond lap) 11.3 g SOLD [pictured] | |||
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NORTHWEST
AFRICA 800 |
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| A mass of 198 g was found. Northwest Africa 800 was classified as an R4 chondrite. It has a weathering grade of W3. | |||
| Fragment with polished face 12.1 g $169 | |||
| End cut with polished face 13.8 g 25 mm x 25 mm $194 [lower picture] | |||
| End cut with polished face 45.6 g 24 mm x 47 mm SOLD {top picture] | |||
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| NWA 864 is a highly unequilibrated chondrite. It has well-defined chondrules and some contain zoned olivine. Its matrix contains fine blades and laths of Fe-rich olivine and is very similar to Krymka (L3.1) matrix. These charactaristics suggest that it is L3.3. | |||
| Main Mass 422 grams specimen has a polished face [very rare and interesting] [call for price] | |||
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Click on image for additional photographs NORTHWEST AFRICA 978 All specimens have a diamond lap finish |
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| Part end cut 3.5 g $85 | |||
| Slice 6.0 g 3 mm x 27 mm x 32 mm $150 | |||
| Part end cut 9.3 g Polished face is 27 mm x 28 mm $214 | |||
| End cut 12.6 g Polished face is 19 mm x 41 mm $277 [pictured] | |||
| End cut 22.5 g Polished face is 29 mm x 36 mm SOLD | |||
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MARTIAN METEORITE NORTHWEST AFRICA 1110 |
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| Fragments weighing together 118 g were purchased in 2001 from a dealer in Erfoud, Morocco. Northwest Africa 1110 was classified at the University of Washington as an olivine-phyric, or picritic, shergottite. It contains an abundance of zoned olivine phenocrysts embedded within a low-Ca pyroxene groundmass. It is likely that NWA 1110 is paired with NWA 1068 and some other independently classified masses. Northwest Africa 1110 is derived from magma of basaltic shergottite composition, which has assimilated a cumulate olivine component close to lherzolitic composition. The establishment of a new shergottite subgroup has been proposed that comprises those similar shergottites with olivine-porphyritic textures, including NWA 476, Dhofar 019, and SaU 005. | |||
| Fragment 0.13 grams $100 | |||
| Fragment 0.43 grams SOLD [pictured] | |||
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NORTHWEST AFRICA 1182 |
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| A 780 g stone was found in 1999 and subsequently purchased by this dealer in 2000. It was classified at Northern Arizona University as a howardite. The clasts in NWA 1182 comprise mostly yellow-green orthopyroxene crystals, (~82 vol%), with lesser amounts of basaltic (~12 vol%) and shock-melt material (~4 vol%). Because this breccia contains less than 90% of any single component, it is consistent with the definition of a howardite. This crusted howardite has experienced only minor weathering (W1), and has a shock stage of S2. | |||
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| Part slice with black fusion crust g mm x mm x mm [upper left] | |||
| Part slice with black fusion crust g mm x mm x mm [lower center] | |||
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NEW LOWER PRICES! NORTHWEST AFRICA 1222 |
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| A single stone weighing 2,800 g was found in the Moroccan Desert and purchased in 1999. This meteorite was analyzed by the University of Tokyo, Japan, and determined to be a rare EL5 chondrite, one of only three found to date. Although this meteorite is weathered to grade W3, the effects are mostly confined to the crust layer. It has been shocked to stage S3, corresponding to a peak pressure of 10-20 GPa. Characteristic of E chondrites, FeNi-metal is disseminated throughout the rock. The EL5 chondrite group now comprises only three confirmed members — Tanezrouft 031 (28 g), TIL 91714 (163.9 g), and NWA 1222 (2,800 g). | |||
| Slice 1.4 grams 2 mm x 15 mm x 16 mm $86 | |||
| Slice 2.8 grams 1.9 mm x 20 mm x 21 mm $168 | |||
| Slice 6.5 grams 1.5 mm x 32 mm x 34 mm $355 | |||
| Slice 13 grams 2.5 mm x 39 mm x 38 mm SOLD | |||
| Full slice 136 grams 2.9 mm x 120 mm x 160 mm SOLD [pictured] | |||
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Click image to enlarge NORTHWEST AFRICA 1227 |
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Slice
100
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NORTHWEST
AFRICA 1584
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| The specimen have been diamond lapped, and have some fusion crust on edges | |||
| 83.3 grams 8.5 mm x 67 mm x 73 mm [pictured] SOLD | |||
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NORTHWEST AFRICA 1794 |
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| End
slice with fusion crust 29.6 grams $195 |
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NORTHWEST AFRICA 1929 |
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| Part end
slice 14 mm x 24 mm x 31 mm 19.8 grams [upper picture] price $198 |
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| Part end
slice 5.5 mm x 35 mm x 62 mm 27.3 grams [lower left photo] price $273 |
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| Complete
slice 7.8 mm x 52 mm x 63 mm [polished face] 63.9 grams [lower right photo] price $595 |
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Click image to enlarge "Rare Lodranite (LOD) " NORTHWEST AFRICA 2871 |
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| Rare Lodranite (LOD) specimen. | |||
Part slice
34.3 grams 3.8 mm x 50 mm x 72 mm [Top photo] SOLD |
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Part slice
9.4
grams 4.7 mm x 25 mm x 25 mm [bottom photo top left] $770 |
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Part slice
6.8 grams 4 mm x 20 mm x 26 mm [Bottom photo top center] $570 |
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Part slice
5 grams 4.6 mm x 16 mm x 25 mm [Bottom photo top right] $435 |
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Part slice
3.8 grams 5.2 mm x 14.5 mm x 15 mm [Bottom photo bottom left] $338 |
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Part slice
2.6
grams 4.7 mm x 11 mm x14.5 mm [Bottom photo bottom right] $235 |
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Click image to enlarge NORTHWEST AFRICA 2932 |
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This is a really nice mesosiderite. It has loads of metal (this specimen has obvious metal-rich nodules in it) and a nice mix of silicates. This is an example of what a true mesosiderite should look like. Note the large metal nodgule! |
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| End Slice
[Face size 77mm x 85mm] 281
grams [diamond lap finish] (upper picture) SOLD |
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| Full Slice
[ 6 mm x 70 mm x 92 mm] 122.6
grams [diamond lap finish] (bottom picture) SOLD |
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NORTHWEST AFRICA 2965 |
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| Numerous small stones (probably paired with NWA 002 and NWA 1067) evidently are fragments of a very large (>100kg), broken enstatite-rich meteorite characterized by compression fractures filled with terrestrial limonite and an overall metamorphic texture. We interpret rare round aggregates of fanning prismatic enstatite grains (in 1 out of 4 thin sections) to be recrystallized former RP chondrules. Both pieces have a diamond lap finish. | |||
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slice 6.4 mm x 28 mm x 41 mm [diamond lap finish] 16.2 grams [upper picture] $99 |
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slice 6.4 mm x 38 mm x 43 mm [diamond lap finish] 23.5 grams [lower left] $142 |
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slice 6.4 mm x 38 mm x 71 mm [diamond lap finish] 39.6 grams [lower right] $230 |
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NORTHWEST AFRICA 2965 |
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| Numerous small stones (probably paired with NWA 002 and NWA 1067) evidently are fragments of a very large (>100kg), broken enstatite-rich meteorite characterized by compression fractures filled with terrestrial limonite and an overall metamorphic texture. We interpret rare round aggregates of fanning prismatic enstatite grains (in 1 out of 4 thin sections) to be recrystallized former RP chondrules. | |||
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End Slice [Face size = 62mm x 76mm] 81.2 g [diamond lap finish] $410 |
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WITNESSED FALL Click image to enlarge Stone, Achondrite, (Aubrite). Kansas, USA Fell on February 18, 1948 |
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| Stone, Achondrite, (Aubrite). This wonderful meteorite fell on February 18, 1948 at 4 PM in Kansas, USA. The spectacular daytime fireball was seen all over the Western USA. There were several masses including the main mass, a huge stone weighing 2,360 pounds which made it the largest stony meteorite on Earth until Jilin fell in 1976. This is a very rare meteorite which is almost entirely comprised of enstatite. It is very hard to get nice small specimens of this meteorite since almost 100% is in the University of New Mexico collection. | |||
| Cut fragment 68.5 grams [pictured] SOLD | |||
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WITNESSED FALL NOYAN-BOGDO |
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| A witness to the 1933 fall of this meteorite gave the following description: "It burned fiercely for an instant, making a noise and trailing smoke, before it fell with a thunderous explosion on the east side of the Urt River." A large black meteorite was recovered from a crater and broken into pieces by the local residents. Fifteen years later, a few hundred of these pieces, totaling 220 g, were collected from the residents, but the present location of most of these is unknown. Noyan Bogdo is a typical L6 chondrite, with a recrystallized texture and only relict chondrules. It is shocked to stage S3. "Special hoilday price" | |||
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with fusion crust all around edge 250 grams 5.3 mm
x 127 mm x 150 mm $1,500 |
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| Slice
with fusion crust around the edge 86.4 grams 6 mm
x 62 mm x 74 mm $530 |
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| Slice
with fusion crust around the edge 57 grams 6 mm
x 42 mm x 68 mm $359 |
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| Slice
with fusion crust around the edge 27.2 grams 6 mm
x 34 mm x 43 mm $177 |
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Click on image to enlarge WITNESSED FALL NUEVO MERCURIO |
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| Fragment 12.1 g 50% fusion crust $73 | |||
| Fragment 24.7 g 60% fusion crust SOLD | |||
| Individual 25.7 g 80% fusion crust $160 | |||
| Individual 71.2
g 85% fusion crust SOLD [pictured] |
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ODESSA |
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| Individual excellent looking specimen 4.79 kg ON HOLD | |||
| Individual great looking specimen 1154 grams $950 [Bottom photo] | |||
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Click image to enlarge ODESSA Iron. (1AB) Ector County, Texas, USA First recognized, 1922
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| Complete Individual A great looking specimen. 2.3 kg price $1,750 | |||
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WITNESSED FALL Click image to enlarge OUM DREYA |
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Meteorite fell in Western Sahara near Mauritania border at 2:00 am, on October 16, 2003. Soldiers stationed on the border of Western Sahara and Mauritania witnessed a large fireball fall, and the next few days they found many pieces of the meteorites. A shower of stones fell, with over a hundred stones found with a total known weight of around- 15 kg. "Special sale price" |
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| Superb
complete individual with 70% fusion crust 246.7
grams [upper photo-left specimen] $995 |
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| Superb
complete individual with 80% fusion crust 144.8
grams [upper photo-right specimen] $595 |
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complete individual with 98% fusion crust 50.8
grams [bottom photo-bottom right specimen] $235 |
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| A
complete individual with 98% fusion crust 65
grams [bottom photo-bottom left specimen] $298 |
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beautiful complete individual with 100% fusion crust 89.5
grams [bottom photo-center top specimen] $402 All complete individual stones have fresh black fusion crust! |
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WITNESSED FALL OURIQUE |
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| Cut fragment 66.3gams (specimen has a large clast 9 mm x 14 mm ) Price $950 | |||
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| Large fragment 202 gams The specimen comes with a cureton label # C-1-5 Price $300 | |||
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WITNESSED FALL PORTALES VALLEY |
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| At 7:32 on a Saturday morning, a bright fireball was seen trailing smoke and generating sonic booms over eastern New Mexico, culminating in a shower of stones. The pilot of a small aircraft, as well as his passengers, observed the meteorite as it fell. Meanwhile, in response to the sound of loud explosions, N. Wallace and F. Stafford ran to the porch in time to witness a 16.5 kg meteorite land 100 yards away. At the same time, the roof of a barn owned by G. Newberry was penetrated by a 530 g fragment. Over the next several weeks, about 51 fragments were recovered, ranging from 12 g to 34 kg, for a combined weight of over 100 kg. Portales Valley is an unusual, H-chondrite breccia, containing relict chondrules and large, cm-sized, metal-rich veins. The presence of a fine Widmanstatten structure is unique among chondrites. | ||||
| Superb complete individual with 70% fusion crust 398 g $4,450 | ||||
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