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NWA 4483 - Lunar - .014 grams Approved

NWA 4483 - Lunar - .014 grams Approved

Texas Meteorites - N to Z

Date: 08/13/2009
Size: 82 items
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1922 - Odessa - The original Texas oil patch

1922 - Odessa - The original Texas oil patch

Odessa is out in west Texas - a dry, desert-like part of the state - with lots of oil!

Date: 04/03/2009
Views: 3483
Odessa - 12.8 grams

Odessa - 12.8 grams

The Odessa Crater - and four smaller craters - were formed by a large shower of nickel-iron meteorites - it is estimated the event occurred some 24,000 to 25,000 years ago

Date: 01/01/2000
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Odessa - 12.8 grams

Odessa - 12.8 grams

Our samples are classified as an Iron - IAB-MG

Date: 01/01/2000
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Odessa Crater Excavation

Odessa Crater Excavation

From 1939 until 1941 all of these trenches were dug by hand! - Dr. Virgil Barnes, a geologist from the University of Texas was one of the scientists who was at the site

Date: 06/01/2009
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Odessa - 8.5 grams

Odessa - 8.5 grams

To date about 1.6 metric tons of meteorite material has been recovered from the Odessa crater

Date: 06/01/2009
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Odessa - 8.5 grams

Odessa - 8.5 grams

Our Odessa meteorite slice has an interesting interlocking pattern of iron-nickel bands

Date: 06/01/2009
Views: 4447
Texas Memorial Museum

Texas Memorial Museum

The Texas Natural Science Center in the museum is the home of the UT Collection of Meteorites

Date: 06/05/2009
Views: 4430
UT Collection - Large Odessa Stone

UT Collection - Large Odessa Stone

A very large Odessa stone on display at UT in Austin, TX - it looks like it might need a good rust treatment!

Date: 06/05/2009
Views: 4346
UT Collection - Large Odessa End-cut

UT Collection - Large Odessa End-cut

A really big etched end-cut of a sample on display at UT in Austin, TX

Date: 06/05/2009
Views: 4358
Odessa Trenches

Odessa Trenches

Glen Evans was the geologist in charge of the exploration of the crater from 1939 until 1941 - he was part of the Bureau of Economic Geology - forming a joint venture involving Federal, State and County agencies

Date: 09/08/2009
Views: 4252
Odessa - 38.8 grams

Odessa - 38.8 grams

Our end-cut shows the interior of this historic iron meteorite

Date: 09/08/2009
Views: 4216
Odessa - 38.8 grams

Odessa - 38.8 grams

Our end-cut also gives a good look at the crust on the outside of the recovered individuals

Date: 09/08/2009
Views: 4103
Dawson County cotton field

Dawson County cotton field

The cotton fields of Dawson County where the O'Donnell meteorite was found in 1992 are now full of power generating windmills

Date: 04/08/2009
Views: 4499
O'Donnell - 13 grams

O'Donnell - 13 grams

A single 12.7 kilogram stone was found by a farmer who was plowing one of those cotton fields

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 4673
O'Donnell - 13 grams

O'Donnell - 13 grams

Our slice is classified as an H5 chondrite

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 4583
Ozona

Ozona

Ozona has big hills and rugged landscape - the Ozona meteorite was found here in 1929 by Harvey Nininger

Date: 05/06/2007
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Ozona - .70 grams

Ozona - .70 grams

Our small sample is classified as an H6 chondrite - the TKW of Ozona is about 127.5 kilograms

Date: 01/01/2000
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UT Collection - Large Ozona Stone

UT Collection - Large Ozona Stone

A very large sample stone of the Ozona meteorite on display at UT in Austin, TX - it looks a little bit like an old, weathered NWA stone

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 2962
Peña Blanca Spring Meteorite Recovery

Peña Blanca Spring Meteorite Recovery

The Peña Blanca Spring meteorite plunged into a natural springs swimming pool on the Gage ranch in Brewster County on August 2, 1946 in front of many witnesses - the stones were quickly retrieved from the water

Date: 09/25/2009
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Original Peña Blanca Spring Meteorites
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Original Peña Blanca Spring Meteorites

Two very large stones (47 kilograms and 13 kilograms) are shown along with a significant number of smaller stones - the total weight recovered was about 70 kilograms

Date: 09/25/2009
Views: 4093
UT Collection - Peña Blanca Spring

UT Collection - Peña Blanca Spring

One of the large stones is now on display at the Texas Memorial Museum at the University of Texas in Austin

Date: 09/25/2009
Views: 3979
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