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Ash Creek

Ash Creek

Named Meteorites - N to Z

Date: 05/11/2009
Size: 123 items
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Mora County, New Mexico

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: 06/06/2009
Views: 4829
Ocate - 4.5 grams

Ocate - 4.5 grams

Our small slice is classified as an IAB-MG

Date: 06/06/2009
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Ocate - 4.5 grams

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: 06/06/2009
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Map of Mauritania

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: 04/13/2009
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Oum Dreyga - 19 grams

Oum Dreyga - 19 grams

Our samples of this attractive meteorite are classified as an H3-5

Date: 01/01/2000
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Oum Dreyga - 19 grams

Oum Dreyga - 19 grams

The back side of this sample has a nice dark crust!

Date: 01/01/2000
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Mauritania Landscape

Mauritania Landscape

The Oum Dreyga meteorite has also been sold under the name Amgala or Gor Lefcah

Date: 04/13/2009
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Oum Dreyga - 2 grams

Oum Dreyga - 2 grams

The meteorite has great metal flakes sprinkled through the matrix

Date: 01/01/2000
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Oum Dreyga - 2 grams

Oum Dreyga - 2 grams

Well over 17 kilograms of this meteorite has been found

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 4642
American Meteorite Museum

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: 09/24/2009
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American Meteorite Laboratory Label

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: 01/01/2000
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Potter - .200 grams

Potter - .200 grams

Our specimen has been classified as an L6 ordinary chondrite

Date: 09/24/2009
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Powellsville - Original Stone

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: 10/04/2009
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Powellsville - 1.724 grams

Powellsville - 1.724 grams

Our crusted end-cut has been classified as an H5 chondrite

Date: 10/04/2009
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Powellsville - 1.724 grams

Powellsville - 1.724 grams

A look at the interior of the meteorite

Date: 10/04/2009
Views: 4076
Sahara Desert

Sahara Desert

Great source of new meteorite finds

Date: 04/05/2009
Views: 4840
Sahara 02500 - 19.6 grams

Sahara 02500 - 19.6 grams

Sahara 02500 - 19.6 grams

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 2925
Sahara 02500 - 19.6 grams

Sahara 02500 - 19.6 grams

Sahara 02500 - 19.6 grams

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 2890
Sahara Map

Sahara Map

Shows the historical boundaries as well

Date: 04/18/2009
Views: 4477
Sahara Desert Nomad

Sahara Desert Nomad

Important source of new meteorite finds

Date: 04/18/2009
Views: 4364
Sahara 02500 - 19.2 grams

Sahara 02500 - 19.2 grams

Sahara 02500 - 19.2 grams

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 4143
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