Texas Windmills
The Gruver meteorite is an H4 chondrite found in Hansford County in 1934 - the area is a great place to purchase a windmill!
Date: 04/08/2009
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Gruver - 5.5 & 5 grams
A total of 13.1 kilograms have been recovered of this meteorite since 1934
Date: 01/01/2000
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Gruver - 5.5 & 5 grams
A main mass of this meteorite is also in the Gillespie Collection
Date: 01/01/2000
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Historic Map of Denison, Texas
The Howe meteorite was found in Grayson County in 1938
Date: 09/08/2009
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Howe - 7.1 grams
About 8.63 kilograms of material has been recovered of this meteorite
Date: 09/08/2009
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Howe - 7.1 grams
Our end-cut has been classified as an H5 chondrite
Date: 09/08/2009
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Native American Pictographs
At Hueco Tanks State Park - located 32 miles northeast of El Paso - hundreds of ancient rock paintings greet the visitor at the "tanks"
Date: 07/05/2009
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A rock basin or "hueco"
The park is named for these large natural rock basins or "huecos" that have furnished trapped rain water to dwellers and travelers in this desert region of Texas for centuries
Date: 07/05/2009
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Hueco Tanks - .645 grams of fragments
Our fragments came from a single 314 gram meteorite that was found in 1985 by Mr. George Bioole about 6 miles west of the state park - it was classified as an L6 chondrite - the stone was once a part of the Robert Haag collection
Date: 07/05/2009
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Kaffir Lilies
The very small town of Kaffir, Texas is named after the flowers
Date: 04/17/2009
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Kaffir (c) - 1.4 grams
Kaffir (c) - 1.4 grams
Date: 01/01/2000
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Kaffir (c) - 1.4 grams
Kaffir (c) - 1.4 grams
Date: 01/01/2000
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Old Kaufman bank building
The Kaufman meteorite was found in 1893
Date: 04/08/2009
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Kaufman - 3.48 grams
The meteorite was found about five miles west of Kaufman in 1893 - it is a historical Texas stone - and about 23 kilograms have been recovered since that time
Date: 01/01/2000
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Kaufman - 3.48 grams
Kaufman is yet another Texas stone classified as an L5 chondrite
Date: 01/01/2000
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David Spangler Kaufman
David Kaufman was the first person of Texas to be elected to the U. S. Congress - the county and now a meteorite is named after him!
Date: 04/08/2009
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Kaufman - 3.16 grams
It has the familiar grey interior with nice metal flakes
Date: 01/01/2000
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Kaufman - 3.16 grams
Our second sample is also an attractive thick slice
Date: 01/01/2000
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UT Collection - Kendleton - Large Stone
The Kendleton meteorite fell the evening of May 2, 1939 in Fort Bend County - it came down as a shower of stones seen by many witnesses
Date: 01/01/2000
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Kendleton - 4.07 grams
Our beautiful piece is classified as an L4 chondrite - it is full of colors and inclusions!
Date: 06/20/2009
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Kendleton - 4.07 grams
The sliced side of our sample really shows the inside of this great stone - about 6.94 kilograms of this meteorite were recovered
Date: 06/20/2009
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