Meteor P.19

Established 1982

METEORITES PAGE 19

Updated 29 November 2011

PARK FOREST, Illinois - Witnessed Fall

About 11:30 pm on 26 March 2003, a bright fireball was seen by many eyewitnesses in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Missouri. The subsequent meteor shower fell in and around Park Forest, a suburb south of Chicago. Hundreds of fragments were recovered from the residential neighborhoods and a forest preserve. This meteorite is an L5 chondrite, monomict breccia with both light and dark matrix material. The fragments hit houses, cars, and buildings. Park Forest is one of the most significant falls in the U. S. and seldom seen in the meteorite market today.

7.0 grams, full slice, crust, $262.50
Both dark and light material

7.7 grams, partial slice, crust, $288.75
Both dark and light material

12.3 grams, partial slice, crust, SOLD
Both dark and light material

PARNALLEE, India - Witnessed Fall SOLD

PATRIMONIO, Brazil - Witnessed Fall

Several stones fell in Conceicao Aparecida, Minas Gerais, Brazil, on 6 August 1950 but only ~1.2 kg has been preserved. Patrimonio is classified as an L6 chondrite and is not an easy location to obtain. Less than 400 grams are shown outside the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro. The partial slices offered here were removed from a larger slice from my collection.

2.006, crust on bottom edge, SOLD

2.120 grams, crust on lower edge, SOLD

0.890 grams, crust on upper edge, SOLD

1.026 grams, SOLD

1.596 grams, $31.90

2.674 grams, crust on curved edge, SOLD

PAVLOVKA, Russia - Witnessed Fall

After detonations, a single stone fell in Balashov, Saratov region, Russia, on 2 August 1882. The Pavlovka meteorite is classified as an achondrite, Howardite, brecciated, and most of the material resides in the Budapest National Museum. The partial slice offered here weighs 1.006 grams and is priced at a reasonable $600.00. This is not an easy location to acquire!

PEACE RIVER, Canada - Witnessed Fall SOLD

PEEKSKILL, New York - Witnessed Fall SOLD

PERVOMAISKY, Russia - Witnessed Fall SOLD

PILLISTFER, Estonia - Witnessed Fall SOLD

POHLITZ, Germany - Witnessed Fall

A single stone of ~3 kg fell on 13 October 1819 between Pohlitz and Langenberg, Sachsen, Germany, and most of the meteorite resides in European museums. This L5 chondrite, veined, is seldom seen in the meteorite market. I have reference to two sales, one for $2708.00 per gram, and one for $4812.00 per gram. The fragment offered here weighs 0.538 grams and is priced at a very reasonable $538.00 ($1000.00 per gram).

POLUJAMKI, Russia SOLD

PORTALES VALLEY, New Mexico - Witnessed Fall SOLD

POWELLSVILLE, Ohio SOLD

PUERTO LAPICE, Spain - Witnessed Fall SOLD

PULTUSK, Poland - Witnessed Fall SOLD

QINGZHEN, China - Witnessed Fall SOLD

RAKOVKA, Russia - Witnessed Fall SOLD

RANGALA, India - Witnessed Fall SOLD

RENAZZO, Italy - Witnessed Fall - Traded

ROCHESTER, Indiana - Witnessed Fall SOLD

ROSE CITY, Michigan - Witnessed Fall SOLD

ROWTON, England - Witnessed Fall SOLD

RUPOTA, Tanzania - Witnessed Fall

On 7 February 1949 a single stone was seen to fall about 4.5 miles east of Ruponda, Mtwara, Tanzania. The meteorite weighed about 6 kilograms and was subsequently classified as an L4 chondrite, xenolithic. And, lest we forget, L4s are not common! Rupota contains many nice clasts within the matrix. Seldom seen in the meteorite market, very little of this beautiful stone has been available outside museums. All of these well prepared part slices are polished on one side and have a cut surface on the other. Here is an opportunity to acquire another interesting location.

5.81 grams, $116.20

8.6 grams, $189.20, crust along edge facing coin SOLD

20.5 grams, $410.00

6.58 grams, SOLD

41.1 grams, crust along curved edge, $800.00

SAINT MICHEL - Witnessed Fall SOLD

ST. MARK'S, South Africa - Witnessed Fall SOLD

ST. LOUIS, Missouri - Witnessed Fall

A mass of ~1kg crashed through the roof of a car on West Florissant Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri, on 10 December 1950. John Houser, the driver, was missed by about two feet and thought he had a tire blowout. St. Louis is classified as an H4 chondrite and today less than 100 grams are known to exist. It is next to impossible to find any material in the meteorite marketplace. The partial crusted slice offered here weighs 2.700 grams and is priced at $4400.00. If not intact sold within a few months, it will be cut into smaller partial slices.

SAINT SEVERIN, France - Witnessed Fall SOLD

SARATOV, Russia - Witnessed Fall

After the appearance of a fireball and detonations, several stones fell on 6 September 1918 at Donguz and Belaya Gora, Saratov region, Russia. Saratov is an L4 chondrite with fabulous chondrules and is very friable.

25.1 grams, $125.00