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. …

Ash Creek, Texas

On February 15th, 2009 at around 11AM local time, a small asteroid entered the atmosphere and broke up over Birome, Texas.  Larger …

Buffalo Gap, IAB-ungrouped

We wrote the Meteoritical Bulletin write-up for this iron; I can’t think of anything else to add. In short, it’s similar to …

Camp Wood, Texas

Here are some photos from our trip to pick up Camp Wood, a 326 lb. iron meteorite from a town of the …

Camp Wood, IIIAB

Meteoritical Bulletin entry for Camp Wood. Camp Wood is the largest iron meteorite recovered in the US since Old Woman was found …

Deport, IAB-sLL

There’s not much online about this Texan find; the bulletin contains scant information, and I couldn’t find any papers describing the discovery. …

Dimmitt, H3.5-3.7

Dimmitt is one of the largest meteorites known from North America; many hundreds of kilograms of fragments and individuals have been recovered …

Odessa, IAB

64,000 years ago, a massive piece of nickel-iron entered the atmosphere over what is now Northwest Texas.  It was a bad day …

Tulia (iron), Unclassified

Here’s an odd one!  This meteorite is listed in the bulletin as an unclassified iron, and it’s easy to see why: it’s …