Aldama (a), IIIAB
Meteoritical Bulletin entry for Aldama (a). The iron’s medium-octahedral structure has been partly recrystallized by natural or artificial reheating, followed by rapid …
Astoria, IIIAB
This IIIAB from South Dakota isn’t quite official yet. The total known weight was ~24 kilograms. The ~2 kilogram end-cut that was taken …
Bear Creek, IIIAB
Bear Creek is a historic American iron that’s pretty hard to come by. We try not to buy slices or part-slices in …
chondrite classification
From the chondrite information page, the petrographic classification scheme works kind of like this: completely altered by water into clay (no known …
Australite, Tektite
At 6.1 grams, this is one of the larger complete examples I have seen. It exhibits wonderful contraction cracking and a very …
Arispe, Mexico
Here are some photos from a 2003 expedition to Arispe. Unfortunately, we didn’t find any meteorites, but it was a memorable trip …
Bediasite Tektites
This bediasite was reportedly found several decades ago, and it tips the scale at 49.2 grams. It comes via Mr. and Mrs. …
Bilanga, Diogenite
The Bilanga diogenite fell on October 27, 1999 amongst and between the villages of Bilanga-Yanga and Gomposago, in Burkina-Faso. The fall was …
Blythe Intaglios
These rare geoglyphs were carved into the desert pavement along the Colorado River a mere twenty minutes from what is now the city of Blythe, …
Clair Omar Musser and his Celestaphone
Clair Omar Musser was the world’s most famous marimba player from ~1930 until ~1960, when the instrument’s popularity waned. His eclectic career …