Meteor P.9

Established 1982

METEORITES PAGE 10

Updated  17 March 2008

HOLBROOK, Arizona - Witnessed Fall   - Also a hammer

On the evening of 19 July 1912, after the appearance of a smoky trail and detonations, thousands of stones showered the small town of Holbrook and surrounding countryside in Navajo County, Arizona. Some buildings were hit. Holbrook is an L6 chondrite and typically seen only in pea size to moderate size broken and whole stones. Seldom available in slices here is an opportunity to acquire a sliced specimen of this very famous fall and actually see the beautiful interior.     

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28.3 grams, crust along both curved edges, $283.00		 Holbrook, 9.35 gms.jpg (25456 bytes)
9.35 grams, $93.50		 Holbrook, 6.50 gms.jpg (14913 bytes)
6.50 grams, SOLD		 Holbrook, 1.32 gms.jpg (12107 bytes)
1.32 grams, crust along curved edge, $15.85		 Holbrook, 7.98 gms.jpg (15783 bytes)
7.98 grams, crust along left edge as shown, $95.75		 Holbrook, 5.75 gms.jpg (14494 bytes)
5.75 grams, SOLD

HOPE CREEK, Alaska

This is the first Alaskan stony meteorite to be offered to meteorite collectors, museums, and repositories. The meteorite was found in the summer of 1998 while a prospector was searching for gold in a stream. Hope Creek is several miles north of Chatanika, a small settlement north of Fairbanks. The meteorite retains weathered crust and shows signs of terrestrial aging. It is a deep rich brown color with some metal flecking; however, it is the clasts that make it interesting, and the fact that it is an LL6 chondrite. If you ever wanted an Alaskan meteorite, get a partial slice (no full slices exist) of Hope Creek or forget it as there are only three other Alaskan meteorites (no stones) and they reside in museums and repositories. My last large slice now resides in the University of Alaska Museum in Anchorage. They were ecstatic to be able to obtain a slice of Hope Creek to complement their other Alaskan meteorites.

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0.80 grams,   $9.60		 Hope Creek, 3.85 gms.jpg (12708 bytes)
3.85 grams, $46.20		 Hope Creek, 4.0 gms.jpg (29566 bytes)
4.00 grams,   $48.00		 Hope Creek, 6.06 gms.jpg (26103 bytes)
6.06 grams,   $72.70		 Hope Creek, 2.23 gms.jpg (28032 bytes)
2.23 grams,   $26.75		 Hope Creek, 2.13 gms.jpg (27994 bytes)
2.13 grams,   SOLD

HVITTIS, Finland - Witnessed Fall  SOLD

IBBENBUREN, Germany - Witnessed Fall

After detonations and a bright light, a single stone of ~2 kg fell in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, and was recovered two days later. Ibbenburen is classified as an Achondrite, monomict Diogenite, brecciated, and is virtually impossible to acquire. The main mass is in the Humboldt Museum, Berlin, and is seldom offered in trade. All of the specimens shown below originated from a larger fragment (Humboldt Museum provenance) I was fortunate to acquire. This is a location most collections do not contain. 

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0.110 grams,  $99.00		 Ibbenburen, 0.370 gms.jpg (11740 bytes)
0.370 grams, $333.00		 Ibbenburen, 0.902 grams.jpg (11944 bytes)
0.902 grams, $811.80		 Ibbenburen, 0.218 gms.jpg (11873 bytes)
0.218 grams, $196.20		 Ibbenburen, 0.220 gms.jpg (11110 bytes)
0.220 grams, $198.00		 Ibbenburen, 0.800 gms.jpg (11408 bytes)
0.800 grams,  SOLD

IBITIRA, Brazil - Witnessed Fall   SOLD

IGDI, Morocco

According to Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 85, 2001, one stone of 1470 grams was found in the Moroccan Sahara Desert in  February 2000. Igdi is classified as an Achondrite, monomict Eucrite, brecciated. This is a beautiful meteorite and the thin slices offered here provide a great surface to weight ratio. Igdi is one of a very few meteorites found in the Sahara Desert granted an official name by the Meteoritical Society.

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1.894 grams, $142.00		 Igdi, 0.905 gms.jpg (30315 bytes)
0.905 grams, SOLD		 Igdi, 0.992 gms.jpg (29332 bytes)
0.992 grams, SOLD		 Igdi, 1.597 gms.jpg (28813 bytes)
1.597 grams, $120.00