Brenham, Pallasite
There’s not much on Brenham in the Meteoritical Bulletin, but I was able to track down this paper describing the excavation of …
Dalgaranga, Mesosiderite-A
The Dalgaranga crater was first described in 1938 by E.S. Simpson. It had been discovered by a local rancher some fifteen years …
Estherville, Mesosiderite-A3/4
Estherville was one of the most spectacular bolides yet witnessed when it tore its way through Earth’s atmosphere above Iowa in 1879. …
Imilac, Pallasite
The Imilac pallasite was known to the native peoples of the region for hundreds of years. It was first brought to the …
The American Southwest
Here is an assortment of photos of meteorites found, mostly on dry lake beds, from California, Nevada, and Arizona. Some cold finds …
Carancas, H4-5
The Carancas meteorite violently exploded when it made landfall just south of Lake Titicaca on September 15, 2007. It is one of …
Chico Hills, H5
I don’t have much information on this rare find beyond the original Meteoritical Bulletin No. 37. Here’s a 51 gram fusion-crusted quarter-cut …
Moving Stones
I’ve recorded a few videos of moving stones on lakebeds in California and Nevada. The three videos below were shot in Nevada. …
Coolidge, CL4
Coolidge is an unusual carbonaceous chondrite. It was initially classified as a CV3.8, and was later reclassified by different researchers as…a type-3.8 …
Correo, H4
This strewn field from New Mexico was discovered in the late 1970s. The total known weight is just a few kilograms, and …