Label from the Smithsonian
Our .120 gram sample came from the Smithsonian collection through a trade with a well known meteorite hunter
Date: 01/01/2000
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1960 - Bruderheim - .120 grams
A great little crusted fragment from the Canadian fall
Date: 01/01/2000
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Bruderheim - .120 grams
Another look at the crusted piece obtained from the Smithsonian
Date: 08/30/2009
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Historic Map of Java, Indonesia
The Djati-Pengilon meteorite was winessed falling on March 19, 1884 in East Java near Jawa Timur
Date: 09/05/2009
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Singosari Temple located in East Java
About 166 kilograms of meterial was recoved of the Djati-Pengilon meteorite!
Date: 09/05/2009
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1884 - Djati-Pengilon - 2.7 grams
Our small slice has been classified as an H6 chondrite
Date: 09/05/2009
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Hoba Meteorite
This amazing iron meteorite is located outside of Grootfontein in Namibia - it has never been moved and it is estimated to weigh over 60 metric tons! - it is the largest known single intact meteorite
Date: 11/03/2009
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Hoba - 1.26 grams
The owner of the land is said to have discovered the massive stone while ploughing one of his fields with an ox - it was then described by scientist Jacobus Hermanus Brits in a report published in 1920
Date: 11/03/2009
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Hoba - 1.26 grams
Our small specimen has been classified as an Iron, IVB - since it was from the outside of the stone it has strong oxide shale charactistics - Hoba is now a Namibia National Monument so no new samples are allowed to be removed
Date: 11/03/2009
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Kumamoto Castle
A major landmark on Kyushu Island in Japan - the Kyushu meteorite was witnessed falling near here 1886 and is considered a special treasure by the Japanese - Allan Lang returned a big piece of the meteorite to Japan from the AMNH
Date: 09/07/2009
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Kyushu Specimen Label
Our "lab specimen in bottle" was once a part of Martin G. Horejsi's collection
Date: 09/07/2009
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1886 - Kyushu - .020 grams
This meteorite material is very hard to obtain! Our small vial of laboratory cutting dust has been classified as an L6 chondrite
Date: 09/07/2009
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Ehime Prefectural Science Museum in Japan
The main mass of the Kyushu meteorite is kept at this incredible and futuristic Japanese museum
Date: 08/26/2010
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Sakura-jima volcano in Japan
This is not a meteorite impact -- it is a photo of an eruption column rising above Sakura-jima volcano on September 9, 1985 - this famous volcano near the site of the Kyushu meteorite fall is still very active
Date: 08/26/2010
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1886 - Kyushu - 1.64 grams
Our largest specimen of this special meteorite
Date: 08/26/2010
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Antofagasta, Chile in the 1800s
Beginning in 1875 a series of large iron meteorites were found in Chile: Coya Norte, Filomena, Puripica, Quillagua, Rio Loa, San Martin, Tocopilia, and Union - these were all found to be the same and are now called "North Chile"
Date: 09/09/2009
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1875 - North Chile - 1.42 grams
Our small sample was cut by Russ Kempton (NEMS) and it has been classified as an iron meteorite belonging to chemical group IIAB
Date: 09/09/2009
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North Chile - 1.42 grams
All of the North Chile material found now totals about 300 kilograms
Date: 09/09/2009
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1986 - "The Wedding Stone" - Oued el Hadjar
Nomads heard a loud whistle and saw a 1,215.5 gram stone fall close to their tent - the stone was broken into many pieces 15 days later during a wedding ceremony in March of 1986 - courtesy caillou-noir.com
Date: 04/29/2009
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1986 - Oued el Hadjar - 4.8 grams
When nothing was found inside the stone the pieces were left scattered - Michel Franco later heard the story and travelled to the place and recovered the stones!
Date: 01/01/2000
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Oued el Hadjar - 4.8 grams
We are happy to have a wedding stone in our collection - it is classified as an LL6 chondrite
Date: 01/01/2000
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