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Lissa: Fell 110 years before Czechoslovakia, and 182 years before the Czech Republic

April 1, 2012

Lissa: Fell 110 years before Czechoslovakia, and 182 years before the Czech Republic

Lissa is an L6 meteorite that fell in 1808. And that’s a long time ago by any meteorite collecting measurement. I feel fortunate to have a slice in my collection because Lissa fell when the ancestors on my father’s side lived in what was once Bohemia, then Czechoslovakia, and now the Czech Republic.    This [...]

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Chantonnay: 200 Years and One Fine Person

March 1, 2012

Chantonnay: 200 Years and One Fine Person

One hundred years ago this August… a meteorite fell on the small villa of Chantonnay, France. The stone was studied throughout the next two hundred years including under the observant eye of Tschermak who described a fibrous translucent mineral within the matrixThe material of a meteorite that fills the spaces between chondrulesSmall round and oval [...]

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Esnandes, France: Caution Hot!

February 1, 2012

Esnandes, France: Caution Hot!

Back in the fallThe recovered meteorites of an event that was seen by eye witnesses. of 1837… a  small meteorite fell in Esnandes, France. What makes this small especially interesting is that, and I quote, “A peasant, who observed the fallThe recovered meteorites of an event that was seen by eye witnesses., said to have [...]

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Friendly Fire from Space: Berlanguillas, Spain

January 1, 2012

Friendly Fire from Space: Berlanguillas, Spain

Friendly Fire from Space: Berlanguillas, Spain   Berlanguillas fell 200 years ago on July 8, 1811 adding to the earth’s pile of L6 chondrites. But while the classification is not too exciting, the arrival of Berlanguillas did scare soldiers and draw crowds in anticipation of a battle. The following translations were kindly provided by Bernd [...]

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Mundrabillia, Australia: Where it all began.

December 1, 2011

Mundrabillia, Australia: Where it all began.

Where it all began: Mundrabillia, Australia   The etched face of of this 69g end section of Mundrabillia brought joy to its owner, and the touchable wonders of space to hundreds if not thousands of students in its several decades as the cornerstone of my collection. Twenty or so years ago, I bought my first [...]

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Accretion Desk: A 100% Vein in a Gao Individual

November 1, 2011

Accretion Desk: A 100% Vein in a Gao Individual

I like to make up term for describing meteorites such as F2F as in Find to FallThe recovered meteorites of an event that was seen by eye witnesses. (when an meteorite listed as a find might actually be a fallThe recovered meteorites of an event that was seen by eye witnesses.; or a Toolbox meteorite where [...]

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An October 1902 Witnessed Fall: Crumlin, Northern Ireland

October 1, 2011

An October 1902 Witnessed Fall: Crumlin, Northern Ireland

An October 1902 Witnessed FallThe recovered meteorites of an event that was seen by eye witnesses.: Crumlin, Northern Ireland Crumlin: Fame Through a Satirical Cartoon   Like many collectors, I was first introduced to the Crumlin meteorite through the cartoon that appeared in John Burke’s must-read book Cosmic Debris. The caption of the cartoon reads: [...]

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September 1997 Witnessed Fall: Worden, Michigan. A “Fender Bender” Meteorite

September 1, 2011

September 1997 Witnessed Fall: Worden, Michigan. A “Fender Bender” Meteorite

An September 1997 Witnessed FallThe recovered meteorites of an event that was seen by eye witnesses.: Worden, Michigan USA Worden: A Fender Bender Meteorite   For a five, Worden is filled with superb round chondrulesSmall round and oval structures of crystal grains found in most chondrite type meteorites.. This 113g complete slice captures the essence [...]

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Zmenj: Rare Cubed

August 1, 2011

Zmenj: Rare Cubed

An August 1858 Witnessed FallThe recovered meteorites of an event that was seen by eye witnesses.: Zmenj, Belarus Zmenj: Rare Cubed   In the classic blending of a howarditeA meteorite classification of achondrite composed of a mixture of eucriteA class of achondrite meteorites that is similar in composition to basalt lavas found on Earth. and [...]

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Accretion Desk Will Return Next Month

July 1, 2011

Accretion Desk Will Return Next Month

Accretion Desk will return in August.

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Nogoya: Cosmic Coal? ” – it must be admitted that there is a large array of arguments in favor of the existence of extraterrestrial life.”

June 1, 2011

Nogoya: Cosmic Coal? ” – it must be admitted that there is a large array of arguments in favor of the existence of extraterrestrial life.”

A June 1879 Witnessed FallThe recovered meteorites of an event that was seen by eye witnesses.: Nogoya, Argentina Nogoya: Cosmic Coal? ” – it must be admitted that there is a large array of arguments in favor of the existence of extraterrestrial life.” Black gold! While beauty is in the eye of the educated, Nogoya’s [...]

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The New Concord Meteorite Let’s stop kicking a dead horse

May 1, 2011

The New Concord Meteorite Let’s stop kicking a dead horse

A May 1860 Witnessed FallThe recovered meteorites of an event that was seen by eye witnesses.: New Concord, Ohio The New Concord Meteorite Let’s stop kicking a dead horse. Even if New Concord did not kill a calf, let alone hit one, this witnessed fallThe recovered meteorites of an event that was seen by eye [...]

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The Cumberland Falls Falls Fall. Busy Cumbering both Science and Nature

April 1, 2011

The Cumberland Falls Falls Fall. Busy Cumbering both Science and Nature

Updated: Martin Horejsi’s Meteorite Books Website An April 1919 Witnessed FallThe recovered meteorites of an event that was seen by eye witnesses.: Cumberland Falls, Kentucky The Cumberland Falls Falls FallThe recovered meteorites of an event that was seen by eye witnesses.. Busy Cumbering both Science and Nature No matter how you slice it, the unique [...]

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Bruderheim, Canada Bruderheim. Timing is Everything.

March 1, 2011

Bruderheim, Canada Bruderheim. Timing is Everything.

Updated: Martin Horejsi’s Meteorite Books Website  A March 1960 Witnessed FallThe recovered meteorites of an event that was seen by eye witnesses.: Bruderheim, Canada Bruderheim. Timing is Everything. A rolling landscape of fresh fusion crustThe melted rock or metal exterior surface of a meteorite which forms from the heating of high velocity entry into the [...]

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Dubrovnik: A Lumberjack Meteorite from the land of Oak Forests

February 1, 2011

Dubrovnik: A Lumberjack Meteorite from the land of Oak Forests

Updated: Martin Horejsi’s Meteorite Books Website  A February 1951 Witnessed FallThe recovered meteorites of an event that was seen by eye witnesses.: Dubrovnik, Croatia Dubrovnik: A Lumberjack Meteorite from the land of Oak Forests Resting on a one centimeter cube, it is easy to see this sample of Dubrovnik is not large. But according to [...]

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