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Park Forest 2.5 kilogram stone
This one crashed into a house - ouch!
Date: 05/02/09
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Park Forest - .030 grams
Dozens of stones and fragments were recovered with a TKW of 18 kilograms
Date: 01/01/00
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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: 01/01/00
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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: 09/21/10
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Park Forest - 1.24 grams
This specimen really shows the contrast of the meteorite lithologies
Date: 09/21/10
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Park Forest - 1.24 grams
The back side of our part-slice shows a real mixing pot of material
Date: 09/21/10
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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: 09/21/10
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Park Forest - .93 grams
This small slice shows great characteristics and color
Date: 09/21/10
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Park Forest - .93 grams
The reverse side shows a hint of metal but mostly more of the contrasting interior
Date: 09/21/10
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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: 09/21/10
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Park Forest - 1.08 grams
If you look closely at this part-slice you can see the metal inclusions sprinkled throughout the matrix
Date: 09/21/10
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Park Forest - 1.08 grams
Another photo which shows the distribution of the metal in the stone
Date: 09/21/10
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Garza house window
This damaged window frame really gives an indication of the force of the impact within the house - photo credit unknown
Date: 09/21/10
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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: 09/21/10
Views: 958
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Park Forest - 1.22 grams
For these collectors who focus on famous "hammer falls" Park Forest is an essential collection member
Date: 09/21/10
Views: 917
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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: 07/14/05
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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: 09/09/09
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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: 03/31/05
Views: 1862
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The Smithsonian Institution Building
The Smithsonian is the current home for almost all of the known Tucson meteorite material
Date: 09/09/09
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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: 01/21/09
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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: 09/09/09
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