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Michael Farmer at Thuathe
The classic picture of Michael Farmer standing in front of the village dwellings below the Thuathe Plateau - courtesy meteoriteguy.com
Date: 06/03/09
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Thuathe - 1.82 grams
This smaller slice still shows good detail
Date: 06/03/09
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Thuathe - 1.82 grams
The chocolate brown and gray chondules are a pleasing sight
Date: 06/03/09
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Jiquipilco, Mexico
The Toluca meteorite was originally found in the Jiquipilco region of Mexico in 1776 - the same year that the United States declared independence from the United Kingdom - over 3 metric tons of material has now been recovered
Date: 08/27/09
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Toluca - 368.3 grams
Our collection piece was originally owned by the former Japanese ambassador to Mexico (in the 1960s) - he was an avid collector, and he bought over 70 kilograms of Toluca meteorites from the local farmers in Mexico
Date: 08/27/09
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Toluca - 368.3 grams
Our big individual has been classified as an iron meteorite belonging to the low-Au, low-Ni subgroup (sLL) of the IAB complex - which basically means that it RUSTS LIKE CRAZY
Date: 08/27/09
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Volgogradskaya oblast' in Russia
In the fields near this Russian city - the first few Tsarev meteorite specimens were found by B.G. Nikiforov - the largest mass weighed 284 kilograms and a total of 1.23 metric tons have been recovered to date
Date: 09/04/09
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Tsarev - 6 grams
Our interesting slice has been classified as an L5 chondrite
Date: 09/04/09
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Tsarev - 6 grams
This find is being studied by the Committee on Meteorites of the Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Russia
Date: 09/04/09
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Tuxtuac, Mexico
The Tuxtuac meteorite fell on October 16, 1975 - two large masses were found
Date: 04/13/09
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Tuxtuac - .25 grams
Our small fragment has been classified as an LL5 chondrite
Date: 01/01/00
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Tuxtuac - .25 grams
The total known weight (TKW) of the fall was 30 kilograms
Date: 01/01/00
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Mamalluca Observatory in Chile
A great observatory that is open to the public in Chile - a country with MANY observatories high in the mountains - this one also has a sample of the Vaca Muerta meteorite on display
Date: 06/28/09
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Vaca Muerta - 12.5 grams
Our sample of this meteorite is classified as a Mesosiderite-A1
Date: 06/28/09
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Vaca Muerta - 12.5 grams
Over 3.83 metric tons of material have been found of this meteorite!
Date: 06/28/09
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Valera - Original Stone
On the evening of October 15, 1972, a bright light was witnessed near the El Tinajero farm - the next morning, Dr. Arginiro Gonzales and Juan Dionicio Delgado discovered that a cow had apparently been killed by a falling stone
Date: 02/01/10
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Valera - 5.2 grams
The original stone had broken into three pieces weighing 38, 8, and 4 kg, respectively - the largest specimen remained outdoors for decades after the fall - we have this nice sized fragment of one of the stones
Date: 02/01/10
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Valera - 5.2 grams
Our fragment has been classified as an L5 ordinary chondrite
Date: 02/01/10
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Whetstone Mountains
The Whetstone Mountains meteorite fell on June 23, 2009 at 9:22pm in southern Arizona in the United States
Date: 08/30/10
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Whetstone Mountains - .160 grams
This small part slice came from stone number 8 which was a 218 gram complete individual recovered by Todd Parker
Date: 08/30/10
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Whetstone Mountains - .160 grams
Another view of our Todd Parker stone number 8 part slice
Date: 08/30/10
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