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Mora County, New Mexico
The Ocate meteorite was found by a local hunter in 1986 - it had an odd appearance - the face of a bear - so the hunter took it home and set it aside - over 20 years later he contacted Greg Hupe in 2008 about the find!
Date: 06/06/09
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Ocate - 4.5 grams
Our small slice is classified as an IAB-MG
Date: 06/06/09
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Ocate - 4.5 grams
The rock found by the hunter weighed 6.4 kilograms - more big pieces may still be up in the mountains waiting to be found at: 36° 17' 43"N, 105° 2' 54"W
Date: 06/06/09
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Map of Mauritania
In October 2003, Moroccan soldiers saw the Oum Dreyga meteorite fall on the Gour Lafkah Mountains between Zbayra and Oum Dreyga
Date: 04/13/09
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Oum Dreyga - 19 grams
Our samples of this attractive meteorite are classified as an H3-5
Date: 01/01/00
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Oum Dreyga - 19 grams
The back side of this sample has a nice dark crust!
Date: 01/01/00
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Mauritania Landscape
The Oum Dreyga meteorite has also been sold under the name Amgala or Gor Lefcah
Date: 04/13/09
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Oum Dreyga - 2 grams
The meteorite has great metal flakes sprinkled through the matrix
Date: 01/01/00
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Oum Dreyga - 2 grams
Well over 17 kilograms of this meteorite has been found
Date: 01/01/00
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American Meteorite Museum
Harvey Nininger founded the American Meteorite Museum in 1942 - it was located near Meteor Crater, Arizona until 1953 - later it was located in Sedona, Arizona until 1960
Date: 09/24/09
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American Meteorite Laboratory Label
Our Potter meteorite specimen came from the AML collection - Nininger spoke with a truck driver at a lunch counter who told him about a meteorite that the driver's brother-in-law had in Nebraska - Nininger obtained the stone
Date: 01/01/00
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Potter - .200 grams
Our specimen has been classified as an L6 ordinary chondrite
Date: 09/24/09
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Powellsville - Original Stone
A 4,310 gram stone was found underground by a man digging out a tree stump in his yard near Powellsville, Ohio - photo courtesy Allen Shaw
Date: 10/04/09
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Powellsville - 1.724 grams
Our crusted end-cut has been classified as an H5 chondrite
Date: 10/04/09
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Powellsville - 1.724 grams
A look at the interior of the meteorite
Date: 10/04/09
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Sahara Desert
Great source of new meteorite finds
Date: 04/05/09
Views: 3632
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Sahara 02500 - 19.6 grams
Sahara 02500 - 19.6 grams
Date: 01/01/00
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Sahara 02500 - 19.6 grams
Sahara 02500 - 19.6 grams
Date: 01/01/00
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Sahara Map
Shows the historical boundaries as well
Date: 04/18/09
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Sahara Desert Nomad
Important source of new meteorite finds
Date: 04/18/09
Views: 3249
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Sahara 02500 - 19.2 grams
Sahara 02500 - 19.2 grams
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 3016
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