Bir Lehlou, H-chondrite
This 205 kilogram (451 pound) stone was found ~25 kilometers North of Bir Lehlou, in Western Sahara. It is the ~eighth largest …
This 205 kilogram (451 pound) stone was found ~25 kilometers North of Bir Lehlou, in Western Sahara. It is the ~eighth largest …
Breja is an odd fall that somehow escaped publication despite having a known find location, known fall date, and a fairly large …
This pallasite weighs 271 grams. We have no plans to cut or analyze it, so it will probably remain provisional.
Here’s a beautiful, fresh mesosiderite with huge olivine crystals. 52.2 grams.
Here’s another new mesosiderite from the Sahara. 20.5 grams.
This cute stone doesn’t have a texture that resembles any other Northwest African mesosiderites I’ve seen. It’s also one of the least-weathered. …
This find consisted of a fresh, oriented 331 gram mostly complete stone. Abundant olivine and pyroxene crystals are visible on the surface, …
Here are some photos from the trip.
This 1,026 gram iron meteorite came from Said Haddany at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show in 2010. It appears to be …
This iron appears to be a medium octahedrite, from the pattern visible through stress fractures in the fusion crust. It came from …