Mexico Map from 1847
Drawn by Henry Tanner
Date: 04/08/2009
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Dawn (a) - The "Mexico Stone" - 2.1 grams
Front side - This H6 chondrite was found in 1981
Date: 01/01/2000
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Dawn (a) - The "Mexico Stone" - 2.1 grams
Back side - the slice shape is great!
Date: 01/01/2000
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McCartney Taylor in the Deport Strewnfield
Oscar E. Monnig recovered Deport from the cotton area of Deport, Texas during the great Depression - McCartney Taylor follwed in his footsteps in 2006 and 2007 to recover more specimens of this Texas iron
Date: 01/18/2010
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Deport Individual found in the Strewnfield
Since the original find by cotton farmers in 1926 about 15 kilograms has been recovered
Date: 01/18/2010
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Deport - 14 grams
We obtained this nice slice of one of McCartney's recent finds! - It has been classified as an iron meteorite belonging to the low-Au, low-Ni subgroup (sLL) of the IAB complex - did you get that?
Date: 01/18/2010
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Castro County
Dimmitt was found in Castro County in 1942
Date: 04/08/2009
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Dimmitt - 4.1 grams total
About 200 kilograms of this meteorite have been found since 1942
Date: 01/01/2000
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Dimmitt - 4.1 grams total
It is classified as an H3.7 chondrite - but it also contains some carbonaceous material as well as microscopic diamonds!
Date: 01/01/2000
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Soy Bean Field in Hale County
The Edmonson (a) meteorite was plowed up in a field in Hale County back in 1955 and it weighed 12 kilograms
Date: 08/18/2009
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Edmonson (a) - 5.20 grams
Edmonson (a) was eventually recognized as a meteorite in 1965 and it now has found its way into collections and museums
Date: 08/18/2009
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Edmonson (a) - 5.20 grams
Our slice is classified as an L6 chondrite
Date: 08/18/2009
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Hale County Court House
Another meteorite was plowed up by a farmer near Edmonson in Hale County in 1981 - this one weighed 14.4 kilograms was named Edmonson (b)
Date: 08/18/2009
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Longhorn Art
On display in front of the Hale County National Bank
Date: 08/18/2009
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Edmonson (b) - 3.08 grams
Our slice is classified as an H4 chondrite
Date: 08/18/2009
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Etter Grain Elevators
The Etter meteorite was plowed up in a local field and is considered one of the largest meteorites to come out of Texas with a TKW of over 450 kilograms
Date: 09/17/2005
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Etter - 1.08 grams
Etter is another familiar Texas L5 chondrite
Date: 01/01/2000
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Etter - 1.08 grams
The inside of Etter is a rich dark gray with lots of sparkling metal
Date: 01/01/2000
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Texas Snake
Watch out for snakes in Moore County, Texas guarding the Etter meteorites!
Date: 05/24/2009
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Etter - 14.9 grams
Three distinct areas are highlighted in this nice thick slice of the Etter meteorite
Date: 05/24/2009
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Etter - 14.9 grams
The back side of the large Etter meteorite slice
Date: 01/01/2000
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