Meteor P.10a

This beautiful meteorite was found about 1940 mixed among stones in a fence row in Greenwood County, Kansas. Lamont is a Stony-iron, Mesosiderite, with a nice mix of metal interspersed within dark brown matrix material. These slices have been well prepared and are protected to inhibit rusting. These slices were difficult to scan to reveal the metal within the matrix. Each is much more beautiful in hand.

3.714 grams, $55.00	4.526 grams, $67.00	5.972 grams, $89.00	4.692 grams, SOLD	3.786 grams, $56.00
4.788 grams, SOLD	4.402 grams, SOLD	2.118 grams, $31.00	6.076 grams, $91.00	BLANK

On 25 November 1943, a shower of stones fell in Dewey County, Oklahoma, and more than 20 pieces were recovered. Leedey is an L6 chondrite with a light color matrix. Much of the Leedey material is found in the TCU and ASU collections and it is not always available. These are very nice partial slices, polished on one side.

6.8 grams, SOLD

4.6 grams, $41.40,

4.128 grams, $41.25, crust on upper right edge

8.876 grms, $88.75, crust on top edge

5.658 grams, $65.50, crust on top edge

6.836 grams, $61.50

A 6.68 kg stone was found in Perkins County, South Dakota, by a women sometime before 1984, and was placed in her driveway border until it was recognized as a meteorite and purchased in 1998. Lemmon was classified as an H5 chondrite and a few slices were removed prior to the main mass being sold to a private collector. The specimen available here is an end cut, measures ~6 cm by 12.7 cm, and weighs 219 grams. Priced at $383.00.

4.515 grams, $67.70

4.005 grams, $60.00

1.055 grams, $15.80

4.300 grams, $64.50

3.563 grams, $53.40

1.155 grams, $17.30

Here is an attractive LL6 chondrite, which fell on 7 March 1934, on the bank of the Shawanoya River in Mashonaland, Zimbabwe. This meteorite displays a rich and busy matrix. Most of this meteorite is locked away in repositories so very few grams are available to the meteorite collector.

After detonations, a stone was seen to fall about 9 miles south of Marion on 25 February 1847. Two more stones were found later. Marion is classified as an L6 chondrite and most of this material remains in museums and repositories. The partial slices shown here are all the material I have available.

1.815 grams, SOLD

4.92 grams, SOLD

1.015 grams, SOLD

A large mass was found on open shrub farmland in Queensland, Australia, in 1992. Miles is an Iron, Octahedrite, IIE, with silicate inclusions, and most of the material resides in Australia. This well cut and prepared slice weighs 57.3 grams and is priced reasonable at $400.00.

A shower of stones fell over a large area in the Southern Province, including the villages of Chizuni and Chiteba, on 5 October 1950. Many pieces were collected but the total weight is unknown. Monze is classified as an L6 chondrite and contains good metal flecking.

1.790 grams, $14.50, crust on curved edge

2.175 grams, $17.50, crust on upper edge

2.713 grams, S0LD, crust on curved edge

The Meteoritical Bulletin 85, 2001, provides a good account of this fall: After a bright fireball was observed in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia, and a sonic boom was heard in northern Morovia, a 214 gram stone passed through a Spruce tree and was collected from a garden. Two more stones were collected later in May and June. The fall was videotaped allowing for the calculation of orbital parameters. The fall occurred on 6 May 2000 and less than 633 grams of this H5 chondrite exist, virtually all retained in the Czech Republic. This is a rare fall with a wonderful story. The partial slice offered here weighs 0.950 grams, has crust on the upper edge, and is priced at $285.00.

This meteorite was found in 1941 about 12 miles Northeast of Mt. Egerton, in the Gascoyne River area of Western Australia. Only small fragments are found, most less than one gram. Mount Egerton consists of iron-rich enstatite crystals which have discolored by weathering. It is classified as a Ca-poor anomalous Aubrite. Not often available, these are very clean specimens. Priced at only $18.00 per gram, these are attractive reasonably priced specimens. Just let us know of your needs and we will do our best to fill the order.

2.64 grams, SOLD

First found in 1964 in the Meekatharra district of Western Australia, this interesting Stony-iron is classified as a Mesosiderite, subgroup A1. Mount Padbury is seldom seen in the meteorite collectors market, and then typically only as fragments. Offered here are cut and diamond lapped small fragments. Prices are well below what other dealers are asking for this attractive Mesosiderite.

5.4 grams, $81.0

On the afternoon of 21 August 1991 a single large stone weighing ~110 kg was seen to fall in Tahoua, Niger, by a young Tuareg boy. Numerous pieces of this meteorite were distributed to local inhabitants and the main mass is in the Swiss Meteorite Lab. Mount Tazerzait is classified as an L5 chondrite.

Several masses of the Muonionalusta meteorite have been found since the initial discovery in the glacial sediments near Kiruna in 1906. This is a fine Octahedrite (IVA) with a very nice Widmanstatten pattern. There are not many meteorites from Sweden, especially an iron. This full slice measures ~8 cm by 12.5 cm and weighs 108 grams. It is available in a "Riker" mount for the reasonable price of SOLD

On Sunday morning, 28 September 1969, a fireball exploded and showered a five square mile area in and around Murchison, Victoria, Australia, with thousands of stones and fragments of a smelly and rare meteorite. Murchison is a carbonaceous chondrite of the Mighei group, hence its designation as a CM2. Literally full of organic compounds, Murchison is the most important and most studied of all meteorites. In addition, it is one of the most primitive meteorites known. Considered to be essentially unchanged since the formation of the solar system, Murchison is most likely cometary in origin, and the only meteorite theorized to have originated outside our solar system. Murchison contains water and numerous amino acids, along with carbon, providing the potential building blocks for life on earth. The specimens available here are pristine pieces broken from a larger mass purchased shortly after the fall. At least one building was struck during this meteorite shower.

0.61 grams, SOLD, partial slice, crust on bottom edge	0.835 grams, $75.24	1.315 grams, SOLD	1.513 grams, SOLD, lots of crust
2.665 grams, $266.50, lots of crust	0.490 grams, SOLD	0.963 grams, SOLD	0.627 grams, SOLD

Witnesses saw a fireball and heard a loud explosion. About 30 seconds later a shower of stones fell approximately 9 miles east of Murray, near Wildcat Creek on Kentucky Lake, on 20 September 1950. Murray is classified as a carbonaceous chondrite, CM2, and is seldom available trade for sale. This superb fragment came from a trade with the ASU collection and weighs 2.311 grams. It is competitively priced at $520.00. ON HOLD

Reportedly at least one building was struck by this meteorite fall.