Appley Bridge - Original Stone
On October 14, 1914 the stone from the witnessed fall was discovered on at Appley Bridge by an employee of Halliwell Farm - he saw a reddish mass of strange material lying in a hole about 18 inches below the surface
Date: 10/03/2009
Views: 1908
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1914 - Appley Bridge - .070 grams
The 15 kilogram stone was handed over to curator of the Godlee Observatory, Manchester for proper investigation - and then it found its way to its current home at the Museum of Natural History in London
Date: 10/03/2009
Views: 1808
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1914 - Appley Bridge - .070 grams
We have this small fragment of this historic meteorite! - it has been classified as an LL6 chondrite
Date: 10/03/2009
Views: 1854
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1858 - Ausson - France
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Date: 03/25/2009
Views: 1982
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Ausson Countryside
The meteorite fell on December 9, 1858 - this was at a time when the existence of meteorites was starting to become more accepted
Date: 03/25/2009
Views: 1959
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1858 - Ausson fragment
Our small piece of this historic stone is classified as an L5 chondrite
Date: 03/25/2009
Views: 1918
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1812 - Chantonnay - France
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Date: 03/25/2009
Views: 1821
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Chantonnay
The meteorite fell on August 5, 1812 in Centre, France - this was not too long after the L'Aigle Meteorite fall and it gave further proof of the "rocks from space" theory
Date: 03/25/2009
Views: 1987
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1812 - Chantonnay fragment
These little fragments of Chantonnay are really hard to get - it is classified as an L6 chondrite
Date: 04/07/2009
Views: 1961
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1841 - Château Renard - France
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Date: 03/25/2009
Views: 1956
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Château Renard
This meteorite was a witnessed fall on June 12, 1841 in Montargis, Loiret, France - it was another important event in increasing the understanding of meteorites during that time period
Date: 03/25/2009
Views: 1904
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1841 - Château-Renard - small pieces
Two nice samples with crust! - It is classified as an L6 Chondrite
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1977
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Crumlin Park House
The Crumlin meteorite fall on September 13, 1902 was larger than any stone which had fallen in Ireland or the UK since 1795 so it was a major event at the time
Date: 05/17/2009
Views: 1959
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1902 - Crumlin - .124 grams
A 4.26 kilogram stone was removed from a hole shortly after the fall by a farmer in Crosshill, Crumlim, Ireland
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1925
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Crumlin - .124 grams
Our colorful sample is classified as a L5 chondrite
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1918
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Regency Palace, Ensisheim, France
The St Georges Confraternity of the Ensisheim's Meteorite Guardians holds a ritual event here every year - the site where the original meteorite is displayed
Date: 05/19/2009
Views: 2146
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1492 - Original Ensisheim meteorite
This is the remaining large specimen of the Ensisheim meteorite in Regency Palace - it is the oldest historically recorded meteorite in the world!
Date: 05/19/2009
Views: 1954
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1492 - Ensisheim Painting - France
On November 7, 1492 a loud explosion preceded the arrival of a 127 kg meteorite into a wheat field in the province of Alsace, France - which at the time was part of Germany
Date: 05/19/2009
Views: 1950
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1492 - Ensisheim Woodcut - France
What can you say about owning a part of the world's most famous meteorite which fell over 500 years ago? - how about "We are so lucky"
Date: 03/25/2009
Views: 1947
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1492 - Ensisheim fragment
Our small fragment of this famous treasure is classified as a LL6 Monomict breccia
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1848
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Ensisheim fragment - bottom view
The remaining stone now weighs only 55 kg (without any fusion crust because of years of sample picking) - it is still in Ensisheim housed in an elegant case in the Regency Palace which was built 1535
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1904
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