Meteor P.2

ADZHI-BOGDO, Mongolia - Witnessed Fall

This meteorite was seen to fall on 30 October 1949, near Adzhi-Bogdo, Gobi Altay, Mongolia. One stone of 910 grams was recovered and later a few small pieces were found. This meteorite is classified as an LL3-6 chondrite, polymict regolith breccia, unequilibrated, an uncommon classification. Adzhi-Bogdo is a gorgeous meteorite with some portions of the matrix having an appearance more like a Eucrite or Howardite than an LL chondrite. Only slightly more than 100 grams of this meteorite has found its way out of Mongolia, so here is an opportunity to acquire a rare and desirable witnessed fall.

0.345 grams, $43.10

1.561 grams,
$156.00

2.125 grams,
SOLD

0.970 grams, crust on one edge, $130.95

1.157 grams, SOLD

1.583 grams, SOLD

0.503 grams, SOLD

0.271 grams, SOLD

According to The Meteoritical Bulletin, this fall occurred on 2 July 1959 and was heard but not seen. A mass of 3 kg fell about 2 miles from Gaji Village, Plateau province, Nigeria, and cratered a hole ~18 inches deep. Akwanga is classified as an H3-4 chondrite. Less than 1 kg of this material has been released from Nigeria. Here is an opportunity to acquire another desirable and scarce witnessed fall.

3.750 grams, crust on tip, $375.00

An historic Italian fall from 16 February 1883, Alfianello is an Ordinary chondrite, L6. This meteorite fell near Brescia, Lombardy, Italy, and is not readily available to collectors. The attractive partial slices offered here were cut from a block of material which came from the Mineralogical Museum, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany. As Alfianello typically sells for $75.00 per gram or more, our prices are quite reasonable.

1.460 grams, $51.10

1.284 grams, $44.90

1.858 grams, $65.00

2.520 grams, crust on top edge, $100.80

2.732 grams, crust on top edge, $109.28

3.728 grams, crust on top edge, $149.10

On 10 July 1899 a single stone of ~70 pounds fell on Thomas Hill on the Saugatuck Road in Allegan County, Michigan. Most of this meteorite material resides in various repositories and is seldom seen in the collector market. The macro size part slices available here are void of crust but still show good metal flecking in this H5 chondrite. This is a difficult meteorite location to acquire.

3.307 grams, $165.35

2.521 grams, SOLD

4.744 grams, SOLD

2.524 grams, $126.20

3.476 grams, $173.80

4.718 grams, $235.90

On the evening of 5 August 1898, a single stone of 3.2 kg fell in Oxford County, Maine, and was recovered. Andover is one of only 4 witnessed falls in the state of Maine. It is classified as an L6 chondrite and the main mass resides in the Smithsonian. This is a difficult location to obtain, and each of these part slices has great character. Not cheap, but possibly a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire a great and scarce addition to a meteorite collection.

2.718 grams, $815.00

2.372 grams, $711.60

0.098 grams, SOLD

0.178 grams, $62.30

1.156 grams, $346.80

0.276 grams, SOLD, crust on curved edge

0.162 grams, SOLD

1.040 grams, $312.00

0.812 grams, $243.00

After detonations, a single stone fell on 8 October 1803 in Apt, Vaucluse, France, only 6 months after the famous L'Aigle fall, providing further proof that stones fell from the sky. Apt is classified as an L6 chondrite, veined, and is nearly impossible to obtain in the meteorite market. The TKW is only 3.2 kg. This is a rare and historical meteorite.

1.115 grams, $278.75

1.830 grams, SOLD

1.523 grams, $380.75

1.966 grams, $491.50

1.323 grams, $330.75

A shower of stones fell late in the evening of 11 September 1954 in the Socoscora district, San Luis, Argentina. Only some 810 grams have been preserved in collections and repositories. Arbol Solo is classified as an H5 chondrite and virtually none of this meteorite has been available to collectors. Here is a great opportunity to acquire a specimen of a very low known weight meteorite from a little known witnessed fall.

1.537 grams, $99.90, crust on curved edge

0.753 grams, SOLD

1.280 grams, SOLD

0.985 grams, SOLD

1.365 grams, $88.70, crust on upper edge

1.225 grams, SOLD

AUBRES, France - Witnessed Fall SOLD

ATOKA, Oklahoma - Witnessed Fall SOLD

Two stones fell on 25 August 1865 about 3 miles apart, one in the "tribe" of Senhadja, and the other in the "tribe" of Ouled Sidi Salem, Sour el Ghozlane, Alger, Algeria. Aumale is classified as an L6 chondrite, veined, and has a gorgeous light gray matrix with some light colored clasts. Very little of this meteorite has ever reached the meteorite marketplace.

1.353 grams, SOLD

1.590 grams, SOLD

0.776 grams, $58.20

1.481 grams, $111.05

2.413 grams, $180.95, 2 metal blebs in matrix