Imilac, Pallasite
The Imilac pallasite was known to native peoples in the region for hundreds of years. It was first brought to the attention …
Taza, Ungrouped Iron
Meteoritical Bulletin entry for Taza. Long story short, it’s an ungrouped iron with a germanium content an order of magnitude or so …
NWA, Medium Octahedrite I
This 1,026 gram iron meteorite came from Said Haddany at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show in 2010. It appears to be …
NWA, Medium Octahedrite II
This iron appears to be a medium octahedrite, from the pattern visible through stress fractures in the fusion crust. It came from …
NWA, Coarse Octahedrite
This ~1 kilogram heat shield has some unusual features.
Sikhote-Alin, IIAB
The single largest meteorite fall in modern history occurred on February 12th, 1947, at ~10:38 am local time. In Primorsky Krai, a …
Uasara, IIAB
Meteoritical Bulletin entry for Uasara. I have only a few things to add to the above description; Sierra Gorda and Negrillos are …
NWA, ordinary chondrite I
This ordinary chondrite has one of the nicer shapes I’ve seen; it’s concave, and flares to a point. It also has an …
NWA, ordinary chondrite II
This stone was one of the nicer ones we saw on our 2011 trip to Morocco. It’s flight-marked with flow-lines and lipping; …