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Harvey Nininger
"The Covert Meteorites gave me assurance that my theory would be fruitful, and I was now determined to resign my teaching position as soon as my finances were in better shape, and devote my time to meteorites." - Nininger
Date: 10/03/2009
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1896 - Covert - 5.26 grams
Nininger recovered 17 pound Covert meteorite hidden by a famer, a 13 pound stone used to hold down a pickle jar, a stone used as a door stop, and a 31 pound stone used to block off a rat hole - he recovered 37 kilograms total
Date: 10/03/2009
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1896 - Covert - 5.26 grams
Our historic slice has been classified as an H5 chondrite - today over 61 kilograms of this Kansas meteorite have been recovered near Coldwater
Date: 10/03/2009
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Estherville, Iowa Grain Elevator
On May 10, 1879, a huge exploding meteorite fell to Earth in Emmet County along a seven mile path from south of Superior in Dickinson County to north of the town of Estherville
Date: 07/20/2009
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Estherville, Iowa Farmland
Masses weighing 431, 152, and 101 pounds - and hundreds of smaller pieces - were distributed between the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle, Naturhistoirsches, British MNH, Field, Smithsonian, NY MNH, Yale, Harvard and Amherst
Date: 07/20/2009
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1879 - Estherville - Fragment
We have this small fragment which is classified as a mesosiderite of petrologic class A and metamorphic grade 3 or 4
Date: 07/20/2009
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An Iowa Blizzard!
The term "blizzard" was first used in the Estherville newspaper - the Northern Vindicator - in the April 23, 1870 edition
Date: 10/02/2009
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1879 - Estherville - 1.81 grams
Our larger piece shows much more detail and metal
Date: 10/02/2009
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1879 - Estherville - 1.81 grams
The reverse side of the same piece
Date: 10/02/2009
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1912 - Holbrook - W. Molino
Italian Sunday newspaper cover featuring the July 19th, 1912 Holbrook meteorite fall - take cover!! - it is the only witnessed meteorite fall in Arizona
Date: 04/13/2009
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Holbrook - .60 grams
Top view - nice interesting crust
Date: 01/01/2000
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Holbrook - .60 grams
Side view - Classified as a Chondrite L/LL6
Date: 01/01/2000
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Window Rock Tribal Park
The Navajo Nation Administration Center is very near this amazing redstone arch which is in the area of the Holbrook strewn field
Date: 03/30/2007
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Holbrook - .751 and .643 grams
Holbrook - .751 and .643 grams
Date: 04/28/2009
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Holbrook - .751 and .643 grams
These stones really have a unique look - the strewn field is still active and hunters can still get lucky looking for a Holbrook
Date: 04/28/2009
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News Report of the Homestead Meteorite
The shower of stones fell west of the small town of Homestead, Iowa - the news report is a call for the locals to report any sightings or stones to a university professor!
Date: 06/22/2009
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1875 - Homestead - 2.851 grams
Our colorful slice was a part of the fall on February 12th, 1875 in the late evening
Date: 06/22/2009
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1875 - Homestead - 2.851 grams
The sample is classified as an L5 chondrite
Date: 06/22/2009
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Historical Photo of Homestead Stones
Over 230 kilograms of this meteorite has been recovered!
Date: 06/22/2009
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1875 - Homestead - .55 grams
The heaviest stone recovered weighed 33.6 kilograms
Date: 01/01/2000
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1875 - Homestead - .55 grams
1875 - Homestead - .55 grams
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1149
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