“With the visible stars revolve stones which are invisible, and for that reason nameless. They often fall on the ground and are extinguished, like the stone star that came down on fire at Aegospotami.” -Diogenes of Apollonia Back in 1924, July 6th at 1620 local time to be exact, a monomict brecciate diogenite of some 40kg fell
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As long time readers know I do several meteorite classification projects with Jason Phillips every year for fun. It gives us a chance to stay in touch more and chat a few extra times during the year. We had been waiting for NWA 16447 to make it into the Meteoritical Bulletin for a while and be officially published. We knew
NWA 16100 was 1,922 grams, in three pieces, of olivine bearing diogenite-melt rock. It contains vesicles which are apparent in this cut fragment and whiskers that are easily seen in thin section under magnification. This cut fragment was sourced from Jason Whitcomb of https://www.handfulofspace.com/
Throughout the arc of time, there have been stories of meteorites that have hit things, such as, a mailbox (Claxton), car (Peekskill), house (Kobe, Park Forest, and many more), etc. Then there are meteorites that have hit or supposedly hit animals and humans. Nakhla (hit and supposedly vaporized a dog), Valera (cow killer), Sylacauga (struck Ann Hodges) and Mbale (hit
Fossils and gold also among event’s otherworldly highlights DALLAS, Texas (March 13, 2024) – An Allende Meteorite Slice from Chihuahua, Mexico that can be traced back to the origin of the Solar System will be among the out-of-this-world attractions that will touch down in Heritage’s Nature & Science Signature® Auction April 24. Bidding begins approximately April 3 on HA.com. From
