November 2023

Gao-Guenie Meteorite(s): Change is a constant in meteorite science. Get ready for more!

By | | Accretion Desk

Gao-Guenie is a fall from March 5, 1960 that once was thought to be two separate falls. The first appearance of Gao in the Meteoritical Bulletin was in 1967 while Guenie showed up in 1980. And then Gao-Guenie landed on the scene in the 1999 Meteoritical, formally changing the situation for all previous Gao and Guenie owners. According to the

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Portales Valley H6

By | | Micro Visions

Portales Valley H6 is an odd meteorite. Since it fell in New Mexico in June 1998 researchers have worked to explain how it formed. The metal that conspicuously separates angular silicate clasts might have come from the chondrite mass during a large impact. Another source might have contributed metal in a lesser impact if the parent body was still partially

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Tenham The Meteorite That Teaches Us About Our Planet’s Mantle

By | | MeteorWriting

I have to admit I have a soft spot for Australian Meteorites. That fondness stacked on top of my constant search for meteorites that are mineral type localities, and a separate love for meteorites that would qualify under the traditional definition of “antique”, makes Tenham a hat-trick type collection piece for me. Tenham fell near Tenham Station, Queensland Australia in

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