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703 grams. LL3.4
TKW 12.1 kg. Fall not observed. A single, oriented, mass in three fragments was found in a wheat field, 1978, Quay County, New Mexico, USA. Not recognized as a meteorite until 1982.
Paul writes:
I visited the Vienna Natural History Museum (NHM) in May of 2014. The NHM has the largest meteorite display in the world.
The Meteorite Hall has been completely revamped and provides a stunning experience. In conjunction with the re-opening of the Hall, the NHM published a book about its meteorite collection. Naturally, it has lots of first-rate photos. Check it out here.
Dr. Ludovic Ferriere, the Curator of the Rock Collection and co-curator of the Meteorite Collection, was kind enough to give me a behind-the-scenes tour on a day when the museum was closed. He told me there are about 1,100 specimens of 650 different meteorites on exhibit, which represents 12% of the collection.
The museum is forbidden by law to sell any part of the collection and they have ceased trading, so they are dependent on donations of material and money to expand the collection. For more information:
It is the policy of the NHM to allow visitors to photograph the exhibits, but only for personal use. Pictures cannot be used for commercial purposes without written permission. The MPOD is in the personal use category so I am able to post some of the pictures I took.
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Found at the arrow (green or red) on the map below
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Bernd Pauli
10/6/2016 1:11:15 PM |
R.A. Haag (1997) Field Guide of Meteorites, p. 38: "This LL3 olivine-hypersthene chondrite was found in 1982 in Quay County, New Mexico. It shows superb chondrules and is in terrific condition. Terrestrial weathering has oxidized out the metal grains and made it an overall rusty color." |
Jansen Lyons
10/6/2016 12:25:41 PM |
Great meteorite with many beautiful chondrules! Always great to see New Mexican meteorites.
Cheers! |
John Divelbiss
10/6/2016 10:53:29 AM |
agreed...once this was one of the few nice "chondruled" meteorites you could buy. Nice photo Paul. |
Gregor Hoeher
10/6/2016 2:46:40 AM |
Very nice slice! We live in good times, where many types of meteorites are available, also LL3 from NWA. When I started to collect meteorites in 1999, I got the catalog of Robert Haag "Field Guide of Meteorites 1997" from someone. Wow, a revelation of an extraterrestrial world! (Thanks for this great catalog, which has open a door.) On page 39 Ragland was shown. So many chondrules... Wow! Exciting! At that time it was very difficult to get a stone with such chondrules. I asked a dealer on a show. He replied that he was also looking for chondrules. If I should get such a meteorite, I should tell him ... |
Graham Macleod
10/6/2016 2:15:47 AM |
Wow Paul,
These meteorite slices you post are great!
This is a classic one that has a galaxy of chondrule's.
Cheers M8. |
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