[meteorite-list] AD: RARE WITNESSED FALLS FOR SALE

From: Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:32:35 -0700
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Rare Witnessed Falls For Sale



Timochin

This witnessed fall dates back to March 25, 1807. A single stone
reportedly fell during a spring thunderstorm in the Kaluga region of
Russia. Timochin is an H5 ordinary chondrite. This specimen weighs
1.732 grams and it is one of the oldest documented falls in my
collection at this time. Ex Schoolers $125

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Tabor

This very rare and historic H5 chondrite fell on July 3, 1753 in the
Czech Republic. This 0.56 gram fragment is from the NEMS and it is the
oldest documented fall in my collection. $149

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Pavlovka

This rare witnessed fall occurred on August 2, 1882, in Balashov,
Saratov region, Russia. A single stone weighing ~ 2 kgs is all that
was recovered from the fall and it is classified as a howardite which
are surface breccias. This fusion crusted specimen weighs 1.10 grams
and it was obtained from the NEMS. $149

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Allende

11.51 gram partial slice of one of the greatest witnessed falls of the
20th century. Ex ASU collection. Purchased from Big Kahuna. $99

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Tenham

This historic meteorite fell in the spring of 1879 in South Gregory,
Queensland, Australia. It is classified as an L6 Chondrite. This
specimen is a fusion crusted half slice that weighs 72.3 grams making
it the largest slice currently residing in my collection. Michael
Cottingham purchased a large individual from Blaine Reed years ago and
this piece was sliced from that mass.

While Tenham isn't the most interesting meteorite from an aesthetic
standpoint it does possess some attractive metal flaking in the
matrix. And Tenham is undeniably the quintessential Australian
witnessed fall from the 19th century making it a worthy entry into any
collection. Ex B. Reed $199

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Eichstadt

Eichstadt fell in Bavaria on Feb 19, 1785 and is an extremely rare and
historic location. According to a worker at a brick kiln, a loud
"thunderclap" was heard followed by the fall of a black stone from the
sky. The meteorite was reportedly hot to the touch and had to cool in
the snow before it could be handled. Eichstadt was one of three
meteorite falls cited in a paper written in 1790 by the assistant
director of the natural history collection in Vienna. The author
sought to discredit the theory that stones could fall from the sky an
idea that was deemed absurd by most reputable scientists and
academics! Classified as an H5 chondrite, the TKW of this historic
fall is ~3 kgs. This small specimen comes from the collection of
Jurgen Nauber by way of Sergey V. $125

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Almahata Sitta

A beautiful partial slice with crust from Siegfried Haberer of
Germany. I think of Almahata Sitta as being the Lost City of the early
21st century. 0.43 with fusion crust. Ex Sigfried Hab.

Asteroid 2008 TC3 was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey in Tucson
on October 6th, 2008. The small asteroid was tracked until it impacted
the following day, Oct 7th, in the Nubian desert of northern Sudan.
This was the first asteroid to be detected in space before hitting
planet Earth making it a remarkable and historic event. Witnesses
reported seeing the bright fireball near Almahata Sitta which is
Arabic for station six, a desert railroad post. The meteor was also
observed by two commercial jet pilots. A search team composed mainly
of enthusiastic college students combed the desert floor until fresh
fragments were finally located. Fresh fallen meteorites of varied and
rare lithologies were recovered including ureilites and enstatite
chondrites. Research indicates that 2008 TC3 was a polymict breccia
asteroid which explains the myriad lithologies discovered in the
Almahata Sitta strewnfield. This is a fusion crusted half slice of
stone # MS 150 an EL6. Ex Sigfried Hab. $($250.00)

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Success

This L6 chondrite was witnessed to fall on April 18, 1924 in Clay
County, Arkansas. Very little is known about the circumstances
surrounding this fall except for the fact that a single 3.5 kg stone
was recovered. The main mass is currently on display at the
Smithsonian museum in Washington D.C. In March of 1993, renowned
collector Jim Schwade acquired a 423.8 gram slice from the
Smithsonian. This 1.312 gram partial slice is from Dr Schwade's slice.
Success is an extremely difficult fall to acquire. Schoolers $149

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A copy of the original USNM and Schwade labels for the Success
meteorite. The slice acquired by J. Schwade was the only specimen of
Success to be traded to a private collector from the Smithsonian.

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New Chinese fall

Backside of this 3.59 gram crusted fragment. Note the high metal.

This new witnessed fall took place on February 11, 2012, in Huangzhong
Cty, China. This ordinary chondrite does not yet have an official
classification. This fresh fragment weighs 3.59 grams and has black
fusion crust along one edge. It is pretty amazing to think that less
than 1 month ago this specimen was in outer space! Ex Big Kahuna $99

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Park Forest

This important modern American fall took place on March 26, 2003, in
the suburbs south of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. A bright bolide
was spotted over various parts of the midwest followed by sonic booms
in the vicinity of the fall. Residents of the Park Forest community
awoke to sounds of explosions as numerous fragments battered area
homes, cars and other structures. This meteorite is classified as an
L5 ordinary chondrite and the matrix varies from light to dark gray in
appearance. This partial slice weighs 4.02 grams. It is an example of
the "dark material" lithology and has a trace of fusion crust along
one edge. Ex Bernie V. $99

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Allende

Fresh 9.8 gram specimen of Allende, a CV3 witnessed fall from Mexico.
Allende is one of my all time favorite meteorites. Ex Matt Morgan,
Mile High Meteorites $80

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Kainsaz

Kainsaz, a CO3.2 carbonaceous chondrite, fell on September 13, 1937,
in Tatarstan, Russia. This partial slice has fusion crust along 2
edges and weighs 4.04 grams. Ex Bernie V $125

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Allegan

This historic meteorite fell on July 10, 1899, in Allegan County,
Michigan. It is classified as an H5 chondrite with a TKW of 32 kgs.
This fragment weighs 2.90 grams and comes from the NEMS. $99

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Arroyo Aguiar

This H5 chondrite fell in Santa Fe, Argentina, in 1950. This
substantial slice weighs 71 grams. The TKW is currently listed at only
7.450 kg. Ex Bernie V. $149

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Sikhote Alin

This 121 gram individual has been in my collection for a couple of
years now, and it has some nice flowlines and regmaglypts. $149

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Chajari

This rarely seen L5 fell on November 29, 1933, in Entre Rios,
Argentina. A single stone weighing 18.3 kgs was found buried in the
ground at a depth greater than 1 meter. Most of this material remains
in Argentina. This partial slice weighs 8.14 grams and contains a few
interesting chondrules. Ex Bernie V $99

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NWA 6355 (Lunar)

This 0.189 gram partial slice is a newly classified lunar melt-matrix
mingled breccia. This meteorite contains glass and rock fragments from
the lunar highlands and is very similar in composition to the soil
samples recovered by Apollo 16. Obtained from Matt Morgan of Mile High
Meteorites. Matt Morgan

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Arbol Solo

Alternate shot of this specimen. Fell Sep 11, 1954, San Luis,
Argentina. H5 chondrite. 5.38 gram partial slice.

Fell on September 11, 1954 in San Luis, Argentina. Arbol Solo is an H5
chondrite with a very low TKW of 810 grams. This partial slice has
fusion crust along one edge and weighs 5.38 grams. $99

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Zhovtnevyi (fusion crust)

This witnessed fall has a large TKW of 107 kgs but specimens with
fusion crust are difficult to come by. 5.10 gram partial slice.

This fall occurred on October 10, 1938, in the Donetsk region,
Ukraine. This meteorite is classified as an H6 chondrite. This partial
slice weighs 5.10 grams. $99

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Amgala

One last shot of the Oum Dreyga (Amgala) stone on a neutral
background. Big Kahuna This crusted individual weighs 22.14 grams and
has some nice regmaglypts.

This fall was witnessed by Moroccan soldiers in Western Sahara on
October 16, 2003. The meteorites fell in an area fortified with land
mines. This particular individual was picked up by a soldier shortly
after the fall and the fusion crust in in great shape. Oum Dreyga, an
H3-5 Breccia , also goes by the name Amgala. Big Kahuna $99

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Pena Blanca Spring

This rare and beautiful brecciated aubrite was seen to fall into a
natural spring stock pond on August 2, 1946, near Marathon in Brewster
County, Texas. Legendary hunter/collector Oscar Monnig attempted to
secure the main mass but the owners were not willing to part with it
despite numerous pleas. It was not sold until the 1980's when Robert
Haag purchased it from the estate. This partial slice weighs 1.02
grams and was removed from a larger Casper specimen by Shawn A. $75

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Whetstone Mountains

This meteorite fell on June 23, 2009 in Cochise County, Arizona. The
fireball was captured by the All-Sky camera at the UA-Multiple-Mirror
Telescope facility on Mt. Hopkins and also by a security camera. Jack
Schrader recovered the first specimens of this H5 breccia. Whetstone
Mountains marked the first witnessed fall in Arizona since the
Holbrook fall nearly 100 years prior. This partial slice has fresh
black fusion crust along one edge and despite it's diminutive size it
shows nice brecciation. The TKW for this witnessed fall is only ~3 kgs
and I suspect it will be a difficult fall to locate in a few years. M.
Cotting. $75

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Richardton

This H5 chondrite hit a building in Stark County, ND on June 30, 1918.
This fragment weighs 2.446 grams and is quite weathered. This is a
fairly uncommon specimen and it is the only witnessed fall from North
Dakota. M. Blood $99

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Tuxtuac

Fell October 16, 1975 in Tuxtuac, Zacatecas, Mexico. While 2 stones
were found shortly after the fall, the 25 kg main mass wasn't
recovered until 1989. When ranchers made the main mass discovery they
noted that grass was growing out from cracks in the fusion crust! This
meteorite is classified as a LL5 chondrite. This nice partial slice
weighs 3.738 grams. Schoolers $50

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Fisher

This witnessed fall took place on April 9, 1894, in Polk County,
Minnesota. This small piece weighs 1.546 grams and has fusion crust
along one edge. This is another piece in my small but growing
collection of historic falls from the 19th century. Schoolers $99

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Saint Severin

This LL6 breccia was seen to fall on June 27, 1966, in Charente,
France. Saint Severin is virtually identical in both appearance and
composition to the legendary fall Ensisheim. Interestingly, these
falls both occurred in France but Ensisheim fell nearly 500 years
before St. Severin! This is a nice little 2 gram partial slice. Bernie
V. $75

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Wuan

After detonations, this H6 chondrite was witnessed to fall on July 31,
1986, in Hebei Province, China. The main mass is held by the Bejing
planetarium. This is a nice 7.6 gram partial slice with fusion crust
along the top edge. Obtained from the M. Bandli collection. $99

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Sierra Colorada

This L5 Chondrite was found by a rancher tending cattle in Rio Negro,
Argentina. The discovery took place in 1995 and the TKW is ~ 71 kgs.
63 gram slice. $99

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Bandong

On December 10, 1871, six stones were witnessed to fall in
Sindanglaut, West Java, Indonesia. This rare fall is a LL6 chondrite
and the majority of the 11.5 kgs TKW is held by the Bandung Geological
Museum and the Paris Museum of History. This partial slice weighs 2.43
grams and shows off the nice brecciated matrix. Schoolers $99

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Benguerir

This LL6 chondrite was witnessed to fall on Nov 22, 2004, In
Benguerir, Morocco. This is a nice 13.95 gram partial slice with
fusion crust along two edges. Similar to Bensour and very easy on the
eyes!

This fall was witnessed by a number of locals and the thunderous
explosions were heard by countless others in the general vicinity.
According to one news report, some of the locals were convinced that
the Benguerir meteorite pieces possessed magical properties. Soon
after the fall, the royal police were ordered to confiscate the
meteorite specimens from the finders although some of these pieces
were hidden from the authorities. Government officials and researchers
in Morocco hold a significant amount of this material. The TKW is at
least ~25 kgs. $99

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Karatu

Karatu is an LL6 chondrite that was witnessed to fall on September
11th, 1963 in Arusha, Tanzania. A single stone weighing ~2.2 kgs was
retrieved by witnesses. Karatu is not a common fall. This crusted
partial slice weighs 3.276 grams. Schooers $99

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Peace River

This L6 chondrite fell near Peace River, Alberta, Canada on March 31,
1963. This nice partial slice weighs 3.586 grams. Schoolers

Early on the morning of March 31, 1963, a bright flash of light was
observed in the skies over Alberta, Canada. The flash was visible over
100 miles and was followed by booming detonations that shook houses
and rattled windows. It was initially thought to be an aircraft or
satellite. However, after interviewing eyewitnesses, it was determined
to be a meteoroid entering the atmosphere. After sufficient fall data
was obtained and the snow melted, the search for material began. On
April 24th, just two days after initiating the search, John Westgate
found the first specimen which weighed 8 kgs. Named for it's proximity
to Peace River, this is an attractive L6 chondrite and my first
Canadian fall. 3.586 gram partial slice. Schoolers $125

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Gao

My largest Gao specimen at 95.20 grams. Gao fell on March 5th, 1960
around 5 pm. Gao was formerly called Upper Volta and it was initially
believed that a separate meteorite fell occured in nearby Guenie that
same year. However, analysis of the material revealed that these two
meteorites were actually from the same fall leading to the name
Gao-Guenie. The Gao meteorite is technically a hammer-stone as some of
the pieces reportedly hit the village dwellings. $80

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Camel Donga

This is my largest Camel Donga individual with a weight of 12.30
grams. Amazingly the first Camel Donga individual was spotted from a
moving vehicle by a woman crossing the expansive Nullarbor Plain of
Western Australia in 1984. Ex Nakhla Dog $99

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Sulagiri

4.62 gram slice ordinary chondrite (LL6). On September 12, 2008 around
0830, villagers in Tamil Nadu, India heard loud screeching sounds
followed by house shaking explosions. Bright flashes and smoke were
also observed. Witnesses speculated that an accidental bomb drop from
a military plane was the culprit and craters left behind seemed to
support this theory. It was later determined that a huge stony
meteorite had pummeled the area. This is the largest Indian fall on
record. Big Kahuna($75.00)

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Tissint

This martian meteorite fell to earth on July 18, 2011 in a valley east
of Tata, Morocco. This historic event marks the first witnessed fall
of a martian meteorite since Zagami in 1962! Tissint is a gorgeous
shergottite with glossy black fusion crust and a light gray matrix.
Despite it's diminutive size, this specimen displays some nice fusion
crust. I plan to obtain a larger specimen in the future. Ex Big Kahuna
$75

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Abee

This beautiful and rare enstatite chondrite IMB (EH4) fell in June of
1952, in Alberta, Canada. According to witnesses, a brilliant fireball
lit up the sky north of Edmonton for several seconds and was followed
by rumbling sounds. One individual who was attending a drive-in movie
claimed that the light from the fireball was so bright it obscured the
screen. Several days after the fireball event, a farmer discovered an
unusual hole in his wheat field. At the bottom of this hole rested a
single large meteorite mass with a weight of ~107 kgs! This was the
only Abee mass recovered from the fall. This small triangular slice
weighs 1.26 grams and comes from The Earth's Memory in France. $99

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Bilanga

4.3 gram slice of this diogenite achondrite that was a witnessed fall
in 1999 in Burkina Faso, Africa. Thought to originate from the Vesta
asteroid, Bilanga has a TKW of ~25 kgs. This relatively rare specimen
has an interesting light matrix and small amount of fusion crust along
one edge. Ex Matt Morgan Mile High $99

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NWA 4468 Martian

This is another larger fragment of NWA 4468 a Basaltic Shergottite.
Basaltic shergottites are the most abundant group of SNC meteorites
and they are of volcanic origin. These martian meteorites closely
resemble the rocks found at the Opportunity landing site. This frag
weighs 0.288 g. NWA 4468 is one of my favorite hot desert
shergottites. Hupe $125

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Martian Basaltic Shergottite

This individual is a shergottite, named after the type specimen
Shergotty which fell in Shergotty, India in 1865. This meteorite is
paired with a number of others (~20) found in the region including NWA
2986 and it is among the freshest finds available. 0.400 g Big Kahuna
$149

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Sikhote-Alin

One of the greatest witnessed falls in human history, the Sikhote Alin
event took place on February 12, 1947, in the Ussuri valley of Eastern
Siberia. A massive fireball preceded the violent impact into the taiga
below. The iron mass devastated a large section of the forest and
created multiple craters. Meteorites recovered in the strewnfield
included both individuals with signs of atmospheric ablation as well
as shrapnel pieces from explosive fragmentation. This shrapnel
specimen weighs 440.0 grams and retains it's natural patina. It is my
largest iron meteorite specimen at this time. Ex A Langheinrich. $299

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Dhofar 020

This chondrite was from the 2000 find in Zufar, Oman. It is an
ordinary chondrite H4/5 S4 W3. Specimen weight is 332 grams. $99

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SaU 001 slice

This is a nice 34 gram polished slice of the SaU 001 L 4/5 chondrite
discovered in Oman in 2000. Lots of interesting chondrules here! In a
riker box. $75

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Malampaka

This H chondrite fell in September 1930 in Mwanza district, Tanzania.
This small piece isn't particularly exciting in terms of appearance
but the fact that it is a very rare fall with a scant TKW of only 470
grams makes it more interesting to me. Ex Schooler's piece 0.81 g. $50

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Kendleton

This fall took place on May 2, 1939, in Fort Bend County, Texas. The
event was witnessed by a large number of people and photographs of the
smoke trail assisted with the location of the strewnfield. The
recovered weight of this fall was only about 6.9 kgs with the main
mass going into the collection of Oscar E. Monnig. Kendleton is
classified as a L4 regolith breccia and it displays an interesting
mixture of clasts and chondrules. This small partial slice has fusion
crust along one edge. This piece has circulated through a number of
collections including the Marmet collection and Schoolers. $50

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NEA 001 Lunar

This specimen is Northeast Africa 001 a Lunar Impact Melt (Regolith
Breccia) from the Lunar Highlands. The 262 gram stone was discovered
in April, 2002. This meteorite closely resembles the famous Calcalong
Creek and it is the first NEA designated meteorite. This micro
fragment has Hupe collection provenance. ($25.00)

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