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Ash Creek - 2.2 grams

Ash Creek - 2.2 grams

Historical Meteorites

Date: 03/11/2009
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Park Forest 2.5 kilogram stone

Park Forest 2.5 kilogram stone

This one crashed into a house - ouch!

Date: 05/02/2009
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Park Forest - .030 grams

Park Forest - .030 grams

Dozens of stones and fragments were recovered with a TKW of 18 kilograms

Date: 01/01/2000
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Park Forest - .030 grams

Park Forest - .030 grams

This small collection fragment is classified as an L5 chondrite - it was our only collection specimen for a couple of years until more slices became available

Date: 01/01/2000
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Police evidence label

Police evidence label

During the police investigation of the fall the officers actually collected the meteorite fragments from one of the homes as evidence!

Date: 09/21/2010
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Park Forest - 1.24 grams

Park Forest - 1.24 grams

This specimen really shows the contrast of the meteorite lithologies

Date: 09/21/2010
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Park Forest - 1.24 grams

Park Forest - 1.24 grams

The back side of our part-slice shows a real mixing pot of material

Date: 09/21/2010
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Navarrow house ceiling hole and stone

Navarrow house ceiling hole and stone

These photos taken at the Navarrow house show the meteorite entry point in the ceiling as well as the resting point of the stone on the floor - photo credit unknown

Date: 09/21/2010
Views: 1042
Park Forest - .93 grams

Park Forest - .93 grams

This small slice shows great characteristics and color

Date: 09/21/2010
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Park Forest - .93 grams

Park Forest - .93 grams

The reverse side shows a hint of metal but mostly more of the contrasting interior

Date: 09/21/2010
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Garza house ceiling holes

Garza house ceiling holes

It's raining meteorites! - that ceiling is a really scary sight - house roofs don't seem to provide much protection from space rocks traveling hundreds of kilometers per hour

Date: 09/21/2010
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Park Forest - 1.08 grams

Park Forest - 1.08 grams

If you look closely at this part-slice you can see the metal inclusions sprinkled throughout the matrix

Date: 09/21/2010
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Park Forest - 1.08 grams

Park Forest - 1.08 grams

Another photo which shows the distribution of the metal in the stone

Date: 09/21/2010
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Garza house window

Garza house window

This damaged window frame really gives an indication of the force of the impact within the house - photo credit unknown

Date: 09/21/2010
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Park Forest - 1.22 grams

Park Forest - 1.22 grams

This piece is a more recent acquisition - the Park Forest fall is a favorite of many collectors and much of this material is tightly held

Date: 09/21/2010
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Park Forest - 1.22 grams

Park Forest - 1.22 grams

For these collectors who focus on famous "hammer falls" Park Forest is an essential collection member

Date: 09/21/2010
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Santa Rita Mountains in Arizona

Santa Rita Mountains in Arizona

Two massive fragments with the same composition were found here in 1850 - one was in the shape of a ring - this is the Tucson Ring weighing 688 kilograms - the other was shaped like a bean - this is Carleton weighing 287 kilograms

Date: 07/14/2005
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Smithsonian Drawing of the Tucson Ring

Smithsonian Drawing of the Tucson Ring

This old drawing shows the various names that have been used for the meteorite: Tucson, Irwin, Ainsa, and Signet

Date: 09/09/2009
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Replica of the Tucson Ring used as an anvil

Replica of the Tucson Ring used as an anvil

In 1850 one fragment of the meteorite was taken to the Mexican presidio in Tucson - the blacksmith there used the Ring meteorite as an anvil - the widest part was used as a work surface

Date: 03/31/2005
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The Smithsonian Institution Building

The Smithsonian Institution Building

The Smithsonian is the current home for almost all of the known Tucson meteorite material

Date: 09/09/2009
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Tucson Ring and Carleton

Tucson Ring and Carleton

The Mexican troops left Tucson in 1856 - in 1860 the Smithsonian acquired the Ring meteorite - in 1939 it acquired the Carlton meteorite - this reunited the two fragments at the museum

Date: 01/21/2009
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1850 - Tucson - Micro

1850 - Tucson - Micro

We have this very small fragment which was one a part of the Tucson Ring! It has been classified as an iron meteorite that does not fit into any of the established chemical groups

Date: 09/09/2009
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