Hammadah al Hamra
Looking out over the Hammadah al Hamra plateau
Date: 05/03/2009
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Hammadah al Hamra 254 - 16.2 grams
Hammadah al Hamra 254 - 16.2 grams
Date: 05/03/2009
Views: 1957
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Hammadah al Hamra 254 - 16.2 grams
Hammadah al Hamra 254 - 16.2 grams
Date: 01/01/2000
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Hope Creek in Alaska
A 9.83 kilogram stone was found in 1986 with a metal detector by Chris Shaw while he was prospecting for gold in the creek!
Date: 06/28/2009
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Hope Creek - 4.0 grams
Amazingly, only four meteorites have been recovered in Alaska (the largest state in the US) - probably because of the low population and minimal farming - our nice sample is classified as LL6 chondrite
Date: 06/28/2009
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Hope Creek - 4.0 grams
The stone was divided and has found its way into many of the major collections and institutions
Date: 06/28/2009
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Al Wusta, Oman
About 16.01 kilograms of the Jiddat al Harasis 267 meteorite was recovered in Al Wusta, Oman in 2005
Date: 07/22/2009
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Jiddat al Harasis 267 - .391 grams
Our small fragment is classified as a mesosiderite that has not been assigned to a petrologic class or metamorphic grade
Date: 07/22/2009
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Jiddat al Harasis 267 - .391 grams
This meteorite is also a part of the University of Bern collection in Switzerland
Date: 07/22/2009
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Santa Cruz, Argentina
The Laguna Manantiales meteorite was discovered here in 1945 - it is in southern part of Argentina which is near Antartica - this part of the country is cold!
Date: 09/24/2009
Views: 1908
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Laguna Manantiales - 23.8 grams
Our wonderful crusted piece is an iron meteorite that has not been fully classified
Date: 09/24/2009
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Laguna Manantiales - 23.8 grams
A look at the bottom of our specimen - about 92 kilograms of material has been gathered of this meteorite
Date: 09/24/2009
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Robert Haag and the Mayor of La Criolla in Argentina in 1985
The La Criolla meteorite fell east of the Estancion La Criolla and west of Concordia in Argentina - much of it was collected by Robert Haag soon after the fall - he and the Mayor are holding a 15 pound stone! - Haag Photo
Date: 07/10/2009
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La Criolla - 2.147 grams
Our slice is classified as an L6 chondrite
Date: 07/10/2009
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La Criolla - 2.147 grams
In January 1985 a shower of crusted stones fell east of Estancion La Criolla - one 750 gram stone crashed though the roof of a farmhouse - the TKW is about 35 kilograms
Date: 07/10/2009
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Long Island Corn Husking Competition - 1930s
This part of Kansas is corn country!
Date: 07/06/2009
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Monnig Collection Label
Our Long Island collection specimen came from the Oscar E. Monnig collection through TCU
Date: 01/01/2000
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Long Island - 2.1 grams
Our slice is classified as an L6 chondrite - it came from a meteorite which was found in 1891 near Long Island, Kansas - about 564 kilograms have been recovered
Date: 07/06/2009
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Mbale Strewn Field
On August 14, 1992 a meteorite entered the atmosphere over Mbale, Uganda - over 150 kilograms of material landed in the strewn field - photo courtesy of the Dutch Meteor Society
Date: 09/07/2009
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Mbale - 2.86 grams
Our slice has been classified as an L5/6 chondrite
Date: 09/07/2009
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Mbale - 2.86 grams
After the fall, for about two minutes a greyish-white smoke trail was seen - a shower of over 863 stones fell over an area of about 3 x 7 kilometers - the stones hit several buildings, but nobody was actually hurt
Date: 09/07/2009
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