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 …

Clover Springs, Mesosiderite-A2

Clover Springs is a historic American mesosiderite.  While it is one of just three classified mesosiderites with the subtype of A2, most …

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 …

El Burro, IIAB

The El Burro meteorite is a historic find from a very remote area of Coahuila, Mexico.  The area is still almost completely …

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 …

Pasamonte, achondrite

Pasamonte is an unusual meteorite.  Early work pegged it as a polymict eucrite, but more recent studies have shown that its oxygen …

Potter, L6

This rock isn’t particularly noteworthy; Potter is a common type, has a large total known weight, and it is well-distributed.  It is …

Plainview, H5

Plainview is one of the larger American meteorites ever found, by weight.  At least a tonne of individuals and fragments have been …

Roosevelt County 082, H4

Roosevelt County, New Mexico, is home to many deflation surfaces like this one, near Arch Lake: Many meteorite hunters have successfully hunted …

Nininger Canyon Diablo Impactite

These three specimens came from an older mineral collection — along with two specimens with “American Meteorite Museum” labels.  We assume these …