Mora County, New Mexico
The Ocate meteorite was found by a local hunter in 1986 - it had an odd appearance - the face of a bear - so the hunter took it home and set it aside - over 20 years later he contacted Greg Hupe in 2008 about the find!
Date: 06/06/2009
The Ocate meteorite was found by a local hunter in 1986 - it had an odd appearance - the face of a bear - so the hunter took it home and set it aside - over 20 years later he contacted Greg Hupe in 2008 about the find!
Ocate - 4.5 grams
The rock found by the hunter weighed 6.4 kilograms - more big pieces may still be up in the mountains waiting to be found at: 36° 17' 43"N, 105° 2' 54"W
Date: 06/06/2009
Ocate - 4.5 grams
Map of Mauritania
In October 2003, Moroccan soldiers saw the Oum Dreyga meteorite fall on the Gour Lafkah Mountains between Zbayra and Oum Dreyga
Date: 04/13/2009
In October 2003, Moroccan soldiers saw the Oum Dreyga meteorite fall on the Gour Lafkah Mountains between Zbayra and Oum Dreyga
Oum Dreyga - 19 grams
Our samples of this attractive meteorite are classified as an H3-5
Date: 01/01/2000
Oum Dreyga - 19 grams
Oum Dreyga - 19 grams
The back side of this sample has a nice dark crust!
Date: 01/01/2000
Oum Dreyga - 19 grams
Mauritania Landscape
The Oum Dreyga meteorite has also been sold under the name Amgala or Gor Lefcah
Date: 04/13/2009
Mauritania Landscape
Oum Dreyga - 2 grams
The meteorite has great metal flakes sprinkled through the matrix
Date: 01/01/2000
Oum Dreyga - 2 grams
Oum Dreyga - 2 grams
Well over 17 kilograms of this meteorite has been found
Date: 01/01/2000
Oum Dreyga - 2 grams
American Meteorite Museum
Harvey Nininger founded the American Meteorite Museum in 1942 - it was located near Meteor Crater, Arizona until 1953 - later it was located in Sedona, Arizona until 1960
Date: 09/24/2009
Harvey Nininger founded the American Meteorite Museum in 1942 - it was located near Meteor Crater, Arizona until 1953 - later it was located in Sedona, Arizona until 1960
American Meteorite Laboratory Label
Our Potter meteorite specimen came from the AML collection - Nininger spoke with a truck driver at a lunch counter who told him about a meteorite that the driver's brother-in-law had in Nebraska - Nininger obtained the stone
Date: 01/01/2000
Our Potter meteorite specimen came from the AML collection - Nininger spoke with a truck driver at a lunch counter who told him about a meteorite that the driver's brother-in-law had in Nebraska - Nininger obtained the stone
Potter - .200 grams
Our specimen has been classified as an L6 ordinary chondrite
Date: 09/24/2009
Our specimen has been classified as an L6 ordinary chondrite
Powellsville - Original Stone
A 4,310 gram stone was found underground by a man digging out a tree stump in his yard near Powellsville, Ohio - photo courtesy Allen Shaw
Date: 10/04/2009
A 4,310 gram stone was found underground by a man digging out a tree stump in his yard near Powellsville, Ohio - photo courtesy Allen Shaw
Powellsville - 1.724 grams
Our crusted end-cut has been classified as an H5 chondrite
Date: 10/04/2009
Our crusted end-cut has been classified as an H5 chondrite
Powellsville - 1.724 grams
A look at the interior of the meteorite
Date: 10/04/2009
A look at the interior of the meteorite
Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, USA
Nothing to do with meteorites - but it looks like a great place to stay after searching for stones in the desert!
Date: 04/18/2009
Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, USA
Sahara Desert
A lone camel surveys the landscape
Date: 05/11/2009
A lone camel surveys the landscape
Sahara 02500 - 210 grams
We have left the sand in the cracks of this specimen!
Date: 11/07/2009
We have left the sand in the cracks of this specimen!
Sahara 02500 - 210 grams
The reverse side of this larger piece
Date: 09/30/2009
The reverse side of this larger piece
Sayh al Uhaymir 001 - 9.41 grams
Sayh al Uhaymir 001 - 9.41 grams
Date: 05/03/2009
Sayh al Uhaymir 001 - 9.41 grams
Sayh al Uhaymir 001 - 9.41 grams
Sayh al Uhaymir 001 - 9.41 grams
Date: 05/03/2009
Sayh al Uhaymir 001 - 9.41 grams
Michael Farmer
This photo is from the trip in November 2003 when he found the Sayh al Uhaymir 001 stones that we purchased - photo courtesy Michael Farmer
Date: 05/03/2009
Michael Farmer
Sayh al Uhaymir 001 - 18.31 grams
Sayh al Uhaymir 001 - 18.31 grams
Date: 05/03/2009
Sayh al Uhaymir 001 - 18.31 grams
Sayh al Uhaymir 001 - 18.31 grams
Sayh al Uhaymir 001 - 18.31 grams
Date: 05/03/2009
Sayh al Uhaymir 001 - 18.31 grams
Sayh al Uhaymir 001 - 19.2 grams
Front side of our polished slice
Date: 05/29/2009
Sayh al Uhaymir 001 - 19.2 grams
Sayh al Uhaymir 001 - 19.2 grams
Back side of our polished slice
Date: 05/29/2009
Sayh al Uhaymir 001 - 19.2 grams
A Sayh al Uhaymir stone photographed in-situ
Courtesy Washington University in St. Louis
Date: 04/05/2009
Sayh al Uhaymir stone photographed in-situ
Sayh al Uhaymir 067 - 5.6 grams
Sayh al Uhaymir 067 - 5.6 grams
Date: 01/01/2000
Sayh al Uhaymir 067 - 5.6 grams
Sayh al Uhaymir 067 - 5.6 grams
Sayh al Uhaymir 067 - 5.6 grams
Date: 01/01/2000
Sayh al Uhaymir 067 - 5.6 grams
Sikhote-Alin Russian Stamp
The painting on the stamp was made by the artist Medvedev who was painting near the Iman village when unexpectedly the flaming fireball appeared in the sky - courtesy FMM, Russian Academy of Sciences
Date: 04/20/2009
Sikhote-Alin Stamp
Recovering the Sikhote-Alin meteorite
At about 10:38 AM on February 12, 1947, a "monster bolide" impacted in the USSR near the town of Sikhote-Alin, north of Vladivostok - the original meteorite was estimated to weigh close to 100 tons - courtesy FMM, Russian Academy of Sciences
Date: 04/20/2009
At about 10:38 AM on February 12, 1947, a "monster bolide" impacted in the USSR near the town of Sikhote-Alin, north of Vladivostok - the original meteorite was estimated to weigh close to 100 tons - courtesy FMM, Russian Academy of Sciences
Sikhote-Alin - 16.64 grams
The meteorite exploded into fragments which created more than 120 pits - the largest being twenty feet deep and ninety feet in diameter
Date: 01/01/2000
The meteorite exploded into fragments which created more than 120 pits - the largest being twenty feet deep and ninety feet in diameter
Sikhote-Alin - 16.64 grams
A nice shaped stone - This was the second meteorite of the collection - Purchased in 2000
Date: 01/01/2000
Sikhote-Alin
The biggest Sikhote-Alin individual piece
It weighs about 1,745 kilograms! - courtesy FMM, Russian Academy of Sciences where the photo was taken
Date: 04/20/2009
It weighs about 1,745 kilograms! - courtesy FMM, Russian Academy of Sciences where the photo was taken
Holding the Slovak meteorite
The 8.22 kilogram meteorite was found in 1962 near Slovak in Prairie County, Arkansas
Date: 10/02/2009
The 8.22 kilogram meteorite was found in 1962 near Slovak in Prairie County, Arkansas
Slovak - Original Stone
It was ploughed up in a rice field - it is one of only fifteen approved meteorites from Arkansas
Date: 10/02/2009
It was ploughed up in a rice field - it is one of only fifteen approved meteorites from Arkansas
Slovak - 1.23 grams
Our interesting part slice has been classified as an H5 chondrite
Date: 10/02/2009
Our interesting part slice has been classified as an H5 chondrite
Tagish Lake Strewn Field
A brilliant fireball was widely observed over the Yukon Territory and northern British Columbia on January 18, 2000 - Jim Brook recovered several dozen meteorites totaling 1 kilograms on the forzen Taku Arm of Tagish Lake
Date: 09/27/2009
A brilliant fireball was widely observed over the Yukon Territory and northern British Columbia on January 18, 2000 - Jim Brook recovered several dozen meteorites totaling 1 kilograms on the forzen Taku Arm of Tagish Lake
Tagish Lake Smoke Trails
The fireball was detected by satellites in Earth orbit - also the dust trails and clouds caused by terminal fragmentation events were widely observed - and fortunately they were photographed!
Date: 09/27/2009
The fireball was detected by satellites in Earth orbit - also the dust trails and clouds caused by terminal fragmentation events were widely observed - and fortunately they were photographed!
Tagish Lake - .133 grams
Our small fragment is classified as a carbonaceous chondrite of petrologic type 2 that is ungrouped - it contains more nanodiamonds than any other meteorite - it has a much lower density than any other type of chondrite
Date: 09/27/2009
Our small fragment is classified as a carbonaceous chondrite of petrologic type 2 that is ungrouped - it contains more nanodiamonds than any other meteorite - it has a much lower density than any other type of chondrite
Ayacucho, Peru
A 130 kilogram mass was reported in 1949 by J. Ernesto Lanas del Castillo as being in the Andes Mountains - the mass - except a 108 gram slice and a 1.36 kilogram wedge (Nininger) - ended up in the Geological Museum in Lima
Date: 02/01/2010
A 130 kilogram mass was reported in 1949 by J. Ernesto Lanas del Castillo as being in the Andes Mountains - the mass - except a 108 gram slice and a 1.36 kilogram wedge (Nininger) - ended up in the Geological Museum in Lima
Tambo Quemado - 1.24 grams
Our small slice of the Nininger wedge is classified as an iron meteorite belonging to chemical group IIIAB
Date: 02/01/2010
Our small slice of the Nininger wedge is classified as an iron meteorite belonging to chemical group IIIAB
Tambo Quemado - 1.24 grams
One mystery concerning this meteorite is that appears to have been artificially heated to about 1000 degrees centigrade for about one hour at some point in its history
Date: 02/01/2010
One mystery concerning this meteorite is that appears to have been artificially heated to about 1000 degrees centigrade for about one hour at some point in its history
Star Wars Set in Tunisia
Dwellings in Tatahouine, Tunisia were used for parts of the Star Wars movie saga
Date: 08/23/2009
Dwellings in Tatahouine, Tunisia were used for parts of the Star Wars movie saga
Tatahouine - 2.7 grams
Our chunky sample shows greats detail and color!
Date: 08/23/2009
Our chunky sample shows greats detail and color!
Tatahouine - 2.7 grams
Tatahouine is an HED meteorite and may have come from asteroid 4 Vesta
Date: 08/23/2009
Tatahouine is an HED meteorite and may have come from asteroid 4 Vesta
Map of Tunisia
The Tatahouine meteorite fell on June 27, 1931 outside of the village of Foum Tatahouine, Tunisia
Date: 04/13/2009
The Tatahouine meteorite fell on June 27, 1931 outside of the village of Foum Tatahouine, Tunisia
Tatahouine - 1.5 grams
Tatahounie is classified as achondrite diogenite (ADIO) Ca-poor
Date: 01/01/2000
Tatahouine - 1.5 grams
Tatahouine - 1.5 grams
We have left the grains of original desert sand on this fragment!
Date: 01/01/2000
We have left the grains of original desert sand on this fragment!
Star Wars Movie Set
The desert outside Tatahouine was used for many key scenes in the Star Wars movie saga
Date: 04/13/2009
The desert outside Tatahouine was used for many key scenes in the Star Wars movie saga
Tunisia Landscape
The Tunisian landscape is made up of wide desert spaces
Date: 04/13/2009
Tunisia Landscape
Taza Landscape
The Taza meteorite is classified as an Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite
Date: 04/13/2009
City of Taza
Taza (NWA 859) - 2.8 grams
Nice heat shield on the top of this oriented stone
Date: 01/01/2000
Taza (NWA 859) - 2.8 grams
Taza (NWA 859) - 2.8 grams
A flat, dark crusted bottom - like the re-entry vehicle of a spacecraft!
Date: 01/01/2000
Taza (NWA 859) - 2.8 grams
Thuathe Plateau
The Village of Ha Boqate is below in the flat plain - image courtesy Michael Farmer
Date: 06/03/2009
Thuathe Plateau
Thuathe - 23.5 grams
The total amount of material recovered from the plateau and the valley below is about 45.3 kilograms
Date: 01/01/2000
Thuathe - 23.5 grams
Thuathe - 23.5 grams
Our nicely crusted individual is classified as H4/5 chondrite
Date: 01/01/2000
Thuathe - 23.5 grams
Thuathe Strewn Field
The meteorite entered east to west and exploded over Lesotho producing this elliptical strewn field extending 7.4 by 1.9 kilometers on the Thuathe Plateau - courtesy Meteorites Australia
Date: 06/03/2009
The meteorite entered east to west and exploded over Lesotho producing this elliptical strewn field extending 7.4 by 1.9 kilometers on the Thuathe Plateau - courtesy Meteorites Australia
Thuathe - 3.93 grams
A great look inside of the meteorite from this shoe-shaped slice
Date: 06/03/2009
Thuathe - 3.93 grams
Thuathe - 3.93 grams
The other side of the shoe has some nice bits of metal
Date: 06/03/2009
Thuathe - 3.93 grams
Michael Farmer at Thuathe
The classic picture of Michael Farmer standing in front of the village dwellings below the Thuathe Plateau - courtesy meteoriteguy.com
Date: 06/03/2009
Michael Farmer at Thuathe
Thuathe - 1.82 grams
This smaller slice still shows good detail
Date: 06/03/2009
Thuathe - 1.82 grams
Thuathe - 1.82 grams
The chocolate brown and gray chondules are a pleasing sight
Date: 06/03/2009
Thuathe - 1.82 grams
Jiquipilco, Mexico
The Toluca meteorite was originally found in the Jiquipilco region of Mexico in 1776 - the same year that the United States declared independence from the United Kingdom - over 3 metric tons of material has now been recovered
Date: 08/27/2009
The Toluca meteorite was originally found in the Jiquipilco region of Mexico in 1776 - the same year that the United States declared independence from the United Kingdom - over 3 metric tons of material has now been recovered
Toluca - 368.3 grams
Our collection piece was originally owned by the former Japanese ambassador to Mexico (in the 1960s) - he was an avid collector, and he bought over 70 kilograms of Toluca meteorites from the local farmers in Mexico
Date: 08/27/2009
Our collection piece was originally owned by the former Japanese ambassador to Mexico (in the 1960s) - he was an avid collector, and he bought over 70 kilograms of Toluca meteorites from the local farmers in Mexico
Toluca - 368.3 grams
Our big individual has been classified as an iron meteorite belonging to the low-Au, low-Ni subgroup (sLL) of the IAB complex - which basically means that it RUSTS LIKE CRAZY
Date: 08/27/2009
Our big individual has been classified as an iron meteorite belonging to the low-Au, low-Ni subgroup (sLL) of the IAB complex - which basically means that it RUSTS LIKE CRAZY
Volgogradskaya oblast' in Russia
In the fields near this Russian city - the first few Tsarev meteorite specimens were found by B.G. Nikiforov - the largest mass weighed 284 kilograms and a total of 1.23 metric tons have been recovered to date
Date: 09/04/2009
In the fields near this Russian city - the first few Tsarev meteorite specimens were found by B.G. Nikiforov - the largest mass weighed 284 kilograms and a total of 1.23 metric tons have been recovered to date
Tsarev - 6 grams
Our interesting slice has been classified as an L5 chondrite
Date: 09/04/2009
Our interesting slice has been classified as an L5 chondrite
Tsarev - 6 grams
This find is being studied by the Committee on Meteorites of the Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Russia
Date: 09/04/2009
This find is being studied by the Committee on Meteorites of the Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Russia
Tuxtuac, Mexico
The Tuxtuac meteorite fell on October 16, 1975 - two large masses were found
Date: 04/13/2009
Tuxtuac, Mexico
Tuxtuac - .25 grams
Our small fragment has been classified as an LL5 chondrite
Date: 01/01/2000
Our small fragment has been classified as an LL5 chondrite
Tuxtuac - .25 grams
The total known weight (TKW) of the fall was 30 kilograms
Date: 01/01/2000
The total known weight (TKW) of the fall was 30 kilograms
Mamalluca Observatory in Chile
A great observatory that is open to the public in Chile - a country with MANY observatories high in the mountains - this one also has a sample of the Vaca Muerta meteorite on display
Date: 06/28/2009
A great observatory that is open to the public in Chile - a country with MANY observatories high in the mountains - this one also has a sample of the Vaca Muerta meteorite on display
Vaca Muerta - 12.5 grams
Our sample of this meteorite is classified as a Mesosiderite-A1
Date: 06/28/2009
Our sample of this meteorite is classified as a Mesosiderite-A1
Vaca Muerta - 12.5 grams
Over 3.83 metric tons of material have been found of this meteorite!
Date: 06/28/2009
Over 3.83 metric tons of material have been found of this meteorite!
Valera - Original Stone
On the evening of October 15, 1972, a bright light was witnessed near the El Tinajero farm - the next morning, Dr. Arginiro Gonzales and Juan Dionicio Delgado discovered that a cow had apparently been killed by a falling stone
Date: 02/01/2010
On the evening of October 15, 1972, a bright light was witnessed near the El Tinajero farm - the next morning, Dr. Arginiro Gonzales and Juan Dionicio Delgado discovered that a cow had apparently been killed by a falling stone
Valera - 5.2 grams
The original stone had broken into three pieces weighing 38, 8, and 4 kg, respectively - the largest specimen remained outdoors for decades after the fall - we have this nice sized fragment of one of the stones
Date: 02/01/2010
The original stone had broken into three pieces weighing 38, 8, and 4 kg, respectively - the largest specimen remained outdoors for decades after the fall - we have this nice sized fragment of one of the stones
Valera - 5.2 grams
Our fragment has been classified as an L5 ordinary chondrite
Date: 02/01/2010
Our fragment has been classified as an L5 ordinary chondrite
Whetstone Mountains
The Whetstone Mountains meteorite fell on June 23, 2009 at 9:22pm in southern Arizona in the United States
Date: 08/30/2010
The Whetstone Mountains meteorite fell on June 23, 2009 at 9:22pm in southern Arizona in the United States
Whetstone Mountains - .160 grams
This small part slice came from stone number 8 which was a 218 gram complete individual recovered by Todd Parker
Date: 08/30/2010
This small part slice came from stone number 8 which was a 218 gram complete individual recovered by Todd Parker
Whetstone Mountains - .160 grams
Another view of our Todd Parker stone number 8 part slice
Date: 08/30/2010
Another view of our Todd Parker stone number 8 part slice
Jack Schrader in the strewnfield
A photo of Jack Schrader in the Whetstone Mountains strewnfield - courtesy of the Meteorite Association of Georgia
Date: 02/18/2010
A photo of Jack Schrader in the Whetstone Mountains strewnfield - courtesy of the Meteorite Association of Georgia
Jack Schrader receives a Harvey Award
Jack was able to triangulate and find the Whetstone Mountains meteorite - a great achievement and one of the reasons for his Harvey Award
Date: 02/18/2010
Jack was able to triangulate and find the Whetstone Mountains meteorite - a great achievement and one of the reasons for his Harvey Award
Whetstone Mountains - Fragment
Our fragment has been classified as an H5 ordinary chondrite and it is from stone number 6 which was found by Jack Schrader on June 28, 2009
Date: 01/07/2010
Our fragment has been classified as an H5 ordinary chondrite and it is from stone number 6 which was found by Jack Schrader on June 28, 2009
Ouarzazate, Morocco
An amazing Kashba in the Atlas Mountain Region near the area where the Zagora meteorite was found
Date: 09/25/2009
An amazing Kashba in the Atlas Mountain Region near the area where the Zagora meteorite was found
Zagora - 2.65 grams
Our great little fragment has been classified as an iron meteorite belonging to the IAB complex that does not fit into the known subgroups
Date: 09/25/2009
Our great little fragment has been classified as an iron meteorite belonging to the IAB complex that does not fit into the known subgroups
Zagora - 2.65 grams
A look at the crust of our fragment - about 50 kilograms of material is estimated to have been recovered of this meteorite
Date: 09/25/2009
A look at the crust of our fragment - about 50 kilograms of material is estimated to have been recovered of this meteorite
Map of Zag Area
Salt crystals found within the Zag meteorite may be among the oldest materials found in the solar system according to scientists at the University of Manchester
Date: 05/05/2009
Salt crystals found within the Zag meteorite may be among the oldest materials found in the solar system according to scientists at the University of Manchester
Morocco
An old coastal fort with lots of canons
Date: 04/19/2005
An old coastal fort with lots of canons
1918 - Richardton
The meteorite fell on June 30, 1918 in North Dakota, and it is the only one in North Dakota that has ever been witnessed
Date: 03/31/2009
1918 - Richardton - .2 & .25 grams
Farmers Isidore and Gerard Muggli witnessed the falling meteorite and for decades their relative Zeno Muggli was the main broker for the meteorite pieces!
Date: 01/01/2000
Farmers Isidore and Gerard Muggli witnessed the falling meteorite and for decades their relative Zeno Muggli was the main broker for the meteorite pieces!