H. H. NiningerThe most famous of the meteorite hunters! Harvey Nininger is considered the father of American Meteorites - He and his wife Addie started what is now the Meteortical Society - Photo courtesy Al Mitterling
Date: 05/03/2009
Photo Credit: Al Mitterling - H. H. Nininger
Admire - 1.06 gramsOur small piece of the Admire pallasite was once a part of Harvey Ninerger's collection - it is classified as a pallasite - main group
Date: 05/03/2009
Admire - 1.06 grams
Admire - 1.06 gramsA major portion of Harvey Nininger's collection was purchased by Arizona State University at Tempe back in the 1960s - our sample of Admire was a part of that sale!
Date: 01/01/2000
A major portion of Harvey Nininger's collection was purchased by Arizona State University at Tempe back in the 1960s - our sample of Admire was a part of that sale!
Map of BelarusIn 1807, in the southeast corner of Belarus, two meteorite masses of 80 kg and 20 kg were found by farmers of Kaporenki, a village in the district of Bragin
Date: 04/14/2009
Map of Belarus
Chernobyl ReactorThe Brahin strewnfield was contaminated in 1986 during the Chernobyl disaster and now falls within the Periodic Control Zone
Date: 04/14/2009
Chernobyl Reactor
Dr. Alex Ruzicka and the Brahin PallasiteDr. Ruzicka is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology at Portland State University, and the Director of the Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory - courtesy pdx.edu
Date: 06/15/2006
Dr. Alex Ruzicka
1,000-pound Brenham meteoriteSteve Arnold was not the first to hoist a large Brenham stone from the ground - here H. O. Stockwell pulls up a 1,000 pounder in 1949!
Date: 05/24/2009
Steve Arnold was not the first to hoist a large Brenham stone from the ground - here H. O. Stockwell pulls up a 1,000 pounder in 1949!
Brenham - 10.15 gramsThis non-descript piece photograhed wonderfully - worth a click to check close-up - can you see the fish eating some popcorn?
Date: 01/01/2000
Brenham - 10.15 grams
Brenham - 10.15 gramsThe backside of the same piece - this slice was from a more recent stone found by Steve Arnold
Date: 01/01/2000
Brenham - 10.15 grams
Steve ArnoldUncovering the 1,400 lb Brenham meteorite!
Date: 06/17/2009
Steve Arnold
Brenham - 6.9 gramsOur beautiful slice contains numerous olivine crystals - also known as the gemstone peridot
Date: 01/01/2000
Brenham - 6.9 grams
Brenham - 6.9 gramsHolding the slice up to a light source really shows off the transparency of the sample
Date: 01/01/2000
Brenham - 6.9 grams
Esquel MeteoriteIn 1951 a farmer uncovered a meteorite near Esquel while digging a hole for a water tank - this beautiful pallasite was later purchased in 1992 by Robert Haag
Date: 05/04/2009
In 1951 a farmer uncovered a meteorite near Esquel while digging a hole for a water tank - this beautiful pallasite was later purchased in 1992 by Robert Haag
Esquel - .1836 gramsThis is our very small token sample of this pallasite - still shopping for a bigger specimen!
Date: 01/01/2000
Esquel - .1836 grams
Esquel - .1836 gramsAnother look at our tiny little fragment
Date: 01/01/2000
Another look at our tiny little fragment
Chubut, ArgentinaThe 1,500 kilogram Esquel meteorite was found in Chubut, Argentina
Date: 11/08/2009
The 1,500 kilogram Esquel meteorite was found in Chubut, Argentina
Esquel - .015 gramsAnother small crystal we obtained as a placeholder for a future nice slice!
Date: 11/08/2009
Another small crystal we obtained as a placeholder for a future nice slice!
Esquel - .015 gramsThe meteorite was found sometime before 1951
Date: 11/08/2009
The meteorite was found sometime before 1951
Marvin Kilgore and the Fukang meteoriteHe posed for photographs with the meteorite at Bonham's Auction house in New York, April 30, 2008
Date: 05/24/2009
He posed for photographs with the meteorite at Bonham's Auction house in New York, April 30, 2008
Fukang Sample ImageThe huge meteorite was found in the Gobi desert and it is thought to be as old as the solar system
Date: 05/24/2009
Fukang Sample Image
Fukang - .350 gramsOur small crystal sample looks a little bit like an insect wing
Date: 05/24/2009
Fukang - .350 grams
Charlie SnellCharlie has been a prospector and rock hound for over 25 years - he has found many meteorite specimens on his own in places like New Mexico, Chile, Namibia and China - many of our early collection pieces were obtained through him!
Date: 10/07/2009
Charlie has been a prospector and rock hound for over 25 years - he has found many meteorite specimens on his own in places like New Mexico, Chile, Namibia and China - many of our early collection pieces were obtained through him!
Imilac - 3.3 gramsThis pallasite fragment was recovered by Charlie Snell on one of his hunting trips to the Imilac crater - it has been classified as a pallasite belonging to the main chemical group
Date: 10/07/2009
This pallasite fragment was recovered by Charlie Snell on one of his hunting trips to the Imilac crater - it has been classified as a pallasite belonging to the main chemical group
Imilac - 3.3 gramsA great sample piece of only the remaining matrix! - about 920 kilograms of material has been estimated to have been recovered of the Imilac meteorite
Date: 10/07/2009
A great sample piece of only the remaining matrix! - about 920 kilograms of material has been estimated to have been recovered of the Imilac meteorite
Charlie Snell at the Imilac CraterA photo of Charlie standing in the Imilac Crater with a metal detector
Date: 11/03/2009
A photo of Charlie standing in the Imilac Crater with a metal detector
Imilac - 1.94 gramsAnother nice Snell Imilac fragment
Date: 11/03/2009
Another nice Snell Imilac fragment
Imilac - 1.94 gramsAnother view of the same Snell Imilac fragment
Date: 11/03/2009
Another view of the same Snell Imilac fragment
Observatorio Cerro ArmazonesThe observatory of the Instituto de Astronomía of the Universidad Católica del Norte in Chile - it is located in the area where the Imilac meteorite was recovered
Date: 11/03/2009
The observatory of the Instituto de Astronomía of the Universidad Católica del Norte in Chile - it is located in the area where the Imilac meteorite was recovered
Imilac - .806 gramsAn individual crystal specimen - still looking for a larger slice!
Date: 11/03/2009
An individual crystal specimen - still looking for a larger slice!
Imilac - .806 gramsThe back side of our sample crystal
Date: 11/03/2009
The back side of our sample crystal
Peter Simon PallasPallasovka is a pallasite meteorite named after a town - Pallasovka - named after the discoverer of pallasites - Peter Simon Pallas!
Date: 04/14/2009
Peter Simon Pallas
Statue of Peter Pallas in the town of PallasovkaIn 1990, one single meteorite mass of 198 kg was found 27.5 km from the town of Pallasovka by a local resident on a dyke on the edge of an artificial water reservoir
Date: 04/14/2009
Statue of Peter Palla
Towing an 1.8 ton Seymchan sample in 2005Seymchan meteorite was originally found in 1967, in a brook-bed flowing into the river of Hekandue, a left tributary of the river of Jasachnaja of the Magadan district, USSR - image Seymchan.com
Date: 12/03/2004
Towing an 1.8 ton sample!
Seymchan - 8.1 gramsThis has been classified as a Pallasite, Main Group
Date: 01/01/2000
Seymchan - 8.1 grams
Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceIn August of 1931, Harvey Nininger received a letter from Saskatehewa, Canada reporting a meteorite that was found near the city of Springwater - it weighed 20.6 kilograms
Date: 07/21/2009
In August of 1931, Harvey Nininger received a letter from Saskatehewa, Canada reporting a meteorite that was found near the city of Springwater - it weighed 20.6 kilograms
Springwater - .241 gramsNininger later recovered two additional masses weighing 23 and 85 pounds - we have this small "placeholder" sample of the Spingwater meteorite
Date: 07/21/2009
Nininger later recovered two additional masses weighing 23 and 85 pounds - we have this small "placeholder" sample of the Spingwater meteorite
Springwater - .241 gramsOur small but interesting sample is classified as a pallasite belonging to the main chemical group - but with anomalous properties
Date: 07/21/2009
Our small but interesting sample is classified as a pallasite belonging to the main chemical group - but with anomalous properties
Thumrayt - Original StoneThis large mass and an additional 41 pieces were found by Mike Farmer and Robert Ward in Oman on an expedition in 2006
Date: 07/22/2009
This large mass and an additional 41 pieces were found by Mike Farmer and Robert Ward in Oman on an expedition in 2006
Thumrayt - .755 gramsOur small fragment is classified as a pallasite belonging to the main chemical group
Date: 07/22/2009
Our small fragment is classified as a pallasite belonging to the main chemical group
Thumrayt - .755 gramsA total of about 2.48 kilograms was recovered of this pallasite - this small piece is a great "placeholder" until we can obtain a larger sample!
Date: 07/22/2009
A total of about 2.48 kilograms was recovered of this pallasite - this small piece is a great "placeholder" until we can obtain a larger sample!