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Post by vegasjames on Mar 17, 2015 16:44:19 GMT -5
My favorite stone meteorite:   This slice is about 1080 grams with a nice fusion crust still on it. The interior is brown and white with dark blue metal inclusions. |
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 17, 2015 16:49:01 GMT -5
A few of the Gold Basin meteorites I have from Arizona:   |
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 17, 2015 17:07:06 GMT -5
Some iron meteorites: Toluca showing a dual etch pattern (octahedrite and plessitic needles)  Odessa showing a large troilite inclusion  Muonionalusta  Gibeons  Campo  Seymchan  Chinga, an ataxite iron meteorite, which does not have an etch pattern.  |
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delo
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by delo on Mar 17, 2015 17:33:39 GMT -5
WOW! Those are out of this world! Cool!
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panamark
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by panamark on Mar 17, 2015 17:55:49 GMT -5
Stuff from outer space - amazing.
"we are all made of space dust" - Sagan
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 17, 2015 20:15:46 GMT -5
Canon Diablo iron meteorite 32g  |
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 17, 2015 20:21:24 GMT -5
NWA 859 "Taza" 15.1 g  NWA 859 "Taza" 15g  |
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 17, 2015 20:22:37 GMT -5
Gibeon iron meteorite. The pterodactyl 2.2kg  |
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 17, 2015 20:24:03 GMT -5
Sikhote-Alin "hybrid" iron meteorite showing regmaglypts and shrapnel 1010g  |
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 17, 2015 20:33:34 GMT -5
Gubara Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). Known as the "black meteorite" due to the black interior. 2.2kg  |
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 17, 2015 20:35:36 GMT -5
Gao H5 chondrite meteorite 611.6g  |
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 17, 2015 20:41:11 GMT -5
Sikhote-Alin iron meteorites 67g  110g  318g  41.9g  |
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 17, 2015 20:46:56 GMT -5
More meteorites that look like things. The horse head Sikhote-Alin iron meteorite 85.2g  The falcon Sikhote-Alin iron meteorite 31.5g  The bird skull NWA 859 "Taza" iron meteorite 72.9g  The steer head NWA 859 "Taza" iron meteorite 181.3g  |
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Post by fantastic5 on Mar 17, 2015 20:56:18 GMT -5
Wow!! What a magnificent collection. Thank you for taking the time to post them all  |
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 17, 2015 21:03:01 GMT -5
More of my favorites in my collection. NWA 859 "Taza" meteorites 1020g with regmaglypts and flowlines  744g  710g with regmaglypts   552g with regmaglypts and nosecone with flowlines     442.3g  351.8 with hole  134.5g  382.5g Oriented nose cone with regmaglypts underneath   153.6g  The etch pattern of a Taza showing the plessitic needle structure:  |
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 17, 2015 21:12:59 GMT -5
NWA 978, rare rumuruti chondrite (R3.8)   |
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Fossilman
Cave Dweller 
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 17, 2015 21:13:14 GMT -5
NICE!!!!
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Post by fantastic5 on Mar 17, 2015 21:33:23 GMT -5
I was just notified that I won two small Nickel/Iron Odessa, Texas meteorites from American Rockhound Magazine. Perfect timing! Here are my two, or soon to be my two   |
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 17, 2015 21:41:51 GMT -5
Nice Odessas. Remember to keep these in a dry environment. If you live in a humid environment store them with a desiccant.
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 17, 2015 21:43:40 GMT -5
Millbillillie eucrite meteorite   |
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