Berber nomad holding the main mass of Bensour - 9.2 kilograms
Michael Farmer bought many stones from this nomad! - image courtesty meteoritehunter.com
Date: 04/13/2009
Views: 2150
|
Bensour - .87 grams
The strewnfield crossed the border into Algeria - with the smaller pieces in Morocco and the larger in Algeria
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 2082
|
Bensour - .87 grams
Another look at the internal matrix of this meteorite
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 2167
|
Berduc Strewnfield
Near Colonia Berduc in Argentina a bright meteor was reported on April 7, 2008 - a 154 gram stone was recovered and it is now located at the MNCNA-AS - many additional pieces have been found since - map courtesy Michael Farmer
Date: 02/01/2010
Views: 2050
|
Berduc - 1.63 grams
We photographed this small broken individual which has been classified as an L6 ordinary chondrite - this specimen gives a good look inside this fresh stone
Date: 02/01/2010
Views: 2013
|
Berduc - 1.63 grams
The outside of the Berduc meteorite is a glossy, jet black, fresh crust!
Date: 02/01/2010
Views: 2107
|
Southern Tagalog, Philippines
The Bondoc meteorite was found on the Bondoc Peninsula of Luzon Island in the Philippines in 1956 - it weighed 888.6 kilograms
Date: 08/30/2009
Views: 2134
|
Label from the Smithsonian
In August of 1962 Harvey Nininger aquired the meteorite - part of it was put into the USNM collection - our small sample is from that material at the Smithsonian which was acquired through a trade with a well known meteorite hunter
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 2087
|
Bondoc - 1.519 grams
Our nice piece is classified as a mesosiderite of petrologic class B and metamorphic grade 4 - which are meteorites which contain subequal silicate and metallic components
Date: 08/30/2009
Views: 2043
|
Buzzard Coulee Video
This bright fireball was seen across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba Canada during the evening of November 20, 2008 - the video was recorded by a dash camera
Date: 09/20/2010
Views: 1868
|
Buzzard Coulee Map
This map shows the general landing zone and strewnfield location of the meteorite fragments
Date: 09/20/2010
Views: 2055
|
Ellen Milley looks at the first Buzzard Coulee stone
The first recovered fragment was found on a frozen lake - the photograph was taken by Grady Semmens
Date: 09/20/2010
Views: 1900
|
McCartney Taylor at Buzzard Coulee
McCartney made two trips up to join the hunt - one shortly after the fall - and one in the spring after the snow melt
Date: 09/20/2010
Views: 1850
|
McCartney Taylor with a find
The fields were great for hunting meteorites except for it was "tooooo cold" - McCartney holds up an individual from his huge number of Buzzard Coulee finds
Date: 09/20/2010
Views: 1781
|
Canadian Meteorite Export Permit
This was a welcome sight - I waited almost 18 months for the permits to be approved for the Buzzard Coulee stones I puchased
Date: 09/20/2010
Views: 1888
|
Taylor Find in-situ - Buzzard Coulee - 6.8 grams
A great close-up shot of the first stone that we bought from McCartney - when the fireball fell the explosions were recorded by CTBT infrasound stations which indicated an energy release of approximately one third of a kiloton
Date: 09/20/2010
Views: 1971
|
Buzzard Coulee - 6.8 grams
This naturally windowed little stone was obtained from McCartney - it is classified as an H4 ordinary chondrite
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1870
|
Buzzard Coulee - 6.8 grams
The reverse view of the windowed Buzzard Coulee - the initial strewnfield was estimated at seven kilometers long and approximately three kilometers wide
Date: 09/20/2010
Views: 1844
|
Taylor Find in-situ - Buzzard Coulee - 7.7 grams
A great close-up shot of the second stone that we bought from McCartney - the original meteoroid mass of Buzzard Coulee has been estimated at about 10 tons
Date: 09/20/2010
Views: 1831
|
Buzzard Coulee - 7.7 grams
Our second specimen acquired from McCartney is fully crusted with no windows and only minor blemishes from the impact - dozens and dozens of all sizes of these stones have been recovered from the fall
Date: 09/20/2010
Views: 1822
|
Buzzard Coulee - 7.7 grams
The reverse side of this incredible jet-black crusted stone - the surface features are classic for a fresh-fall specimen
Date: 09/20/2010
Views: 1882
|