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Old La Grange barn
Bluff (a) was found near La Grange in 1878
Date: 04/03/09
Views: 631
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Bluff (a) - 9.8 grams
The meteorite was found in 1878 - it is a historical Texas stone - and about 15.3 kilograms have been recovered since that time
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 708
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Bluff (a) - 9.8 grams
Our sample is classified as an L5 chondrite
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 696
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Texas Blue Bonnets
Originally a piece of the Briscoe meteorite was found weighing 1,773 kilograms and reported by Harvey Nininger - an additional stone weighing about 5 kilograms was found in the early 1990’s
Date: 04/08/09
Views: 638
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Briscoe
Front - Great colors and inclusions!
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 633
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Briscoe
The meteorite was found in 1940 - and about 1,773 kilograms have been recovered since that time - it is classified as an L5 chondrite
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 665
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City of Brownfield in 1916
This small town is forty miles southwest of Lubbock in central Terry County
Date: 06/19/09
Views: 633
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Brownfield (1937) - 1.6 grams
Two stones were initially found in 1937 in Terry County, Texas - later 5 more stones were found giving a TKW of 40.96 kilograms
Date: 06/19/09
Views: 656
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Brownfield - 1.6 grams
Our sample is from the Oscar E. Monnig Collection at TCU - it is classified as an H3.7 chondrite
Date: 06/19/09
Views: 640
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Old map of DeWitt County Texas
Davy (a) was found in this county in 1940
Date: 04/08/09
Views: 651
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Davy (a) - 2.9 grams
A total of 50.6 kilograms have been found to date of Davy (a)
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 593
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Davy (a) - 2.9 grams
Our sample is classified as an L4 chrondite
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 621
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DeWitt County Courthouse
Davy (b) was found in DeWitt County in 1981
Date: 04/08/09
Views: 621
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Davy (b) - 2 grams
A new 3.77 kilogram stone was found by Raymond Kyrisch in 1981 and it is called Davy (b)
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 624
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Davy (b) - 2 grams
Our sample is classified as an H4 chrondite
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 655
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Dewitt County Courthouse
Decorated for the holidays!
Date: 01/18/10
Views: 620
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Davy (b) - 16.78 grams
A nice sized end cut of this Texas space visitor
Date: 01/18/10
Views: 550
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Davy (b) - 16.78 grams
The outside of this meteorite is quite weathered
Date: 01/18/10
Views: 647
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General Horace Randal
Dawn (a) was found in Randall county - named after General Horace Randal - the extra "L" in the official Texas county name was a clerical error!
Date: 04/08/09
Views: 665
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Dawn (a) - 2.2 grams
A single 7.68 kilogram stone was found
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 667
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Dawn (a) - 2.2 grams
This triangle shaped slice is pretty typical of what you see available in the meteorite market
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 692
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