NWA 8156, IVA

This is a pretty one to escape the saw; it’s fairly fresh, oriented, and has a fine pattern.  It has a well-defined …

Mifflin, L5

Mifflin was a fairly small American fall with only a few dozen stones recovered, and a total known weight of 3-4 kilograms, …

Monze, L6

This fall took place in Zambia on October 5, 1950, at ~4:20 am local time.  Sonic effects were heard over an area …

Moorabie, Anomalous L3.8

This enigmatic meteorite has been plaguing researchers for years.  Moorabie and a number of other H/L3-4 anomalous chondrites exhibit characteristics of both …

Itqiy, EH7-anomalous

This meteorite is largely comprised of enstatite, and it is presumed to be a partial melt derived from an E or EH-chondrite …

Ness County, L6

Ness County is a fairly old, but well-distributed meteorite, originally discovered in 1897.  Many institutions possess specimens, but few have been traded …

New Concord, L6

There’s not much in the Meteoritical Bulletin on New Concord. I was able to track down a PDF of Farrington’s 1915 book, …

Novato, California

On October 17, 2012 at approximately 7:44 pm PST, a large fireball entered Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.  It was traveling …

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 …