A strange thing about the Valera L5 meteorite, besides landing on a cow of course, is that it is currently crossing the bridge of time between recent and historic. October 17, 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of its fall to earth. That timespan is also the physical distance between our last visit to the moon, and our renewed interest in
Artemis and the Valera Meteorite: Time to get back to work! Read Post »
I rarely have two meteorites in the process of being classified at the same time. But that is exactly what has happened twice during recent months. This story actually begins with a pair of meteorites that Jason Phillips and I bought a year ago and how that transaction changed the way I wanted to do foreign purchases in the future.
At this writing, September 2022, there are five CL, Loongana group, carbonaceous chondrites. All are of petrologic type 3.9 or 4. Metzler et al. defined the group in 2021. David Weir addresses the subject well on his Coolidge page. CL chondrites contain as much metal as do CR2 chondrites. Here are samples of two CL chondrites showing metal inside chondrules,
Recently, I was talking with my friend Dr. Carleton Moore, and he suggested that I write an article about Oscar Monnig. I had always planned to write an article about him, but my discussion with Carleton moved up the timetable of when I was going to do it. Carleton mused that most collectors know who Ninning was, but many new
When writing about the Cranfield fall last issue I did not think I would be writing about another fall this issue. In fact I had a completely separate and already prepared article put together which I put on the shelf and quickly put this together in its place. I am certainly glad to have a new fall to write about
On Hunting Preparedness and the Newest United States Fall, Great Salt Lake, Utah Read Post »
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