Meteor P.4

Established 1982

METEORITES PAGE 4

Updated 18 April 2008

BANDONG, Indonesia - Witnessed Fall

After detonations, six stones weighing approximately 11.5 kg were recovered in West Java, Indonesia. Most of the fall of this LL6, brecciated, meteorite on 10 December 1871 resides in the Bandung Geological Museum in Indonesia. Less than one kg is listed as outside museum repositories. Bandong has a beautifully textured light gray matrix with some metal. These part slices will become welcome additions to several collections.

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0.795 grams, $23.85		 Bandong, 2.97 gms.jpg (29940 bytes)
2.97 grams, $83.15		 Bandong, 1.745 gms.jpg (27897 bytes)
1.745 grams, SOLD		 Bandong, 0.880 gms.jpg (28293 bytes)
0.880 grams, SOLD		 Bandong, 0.573 gms.jpg (28657 bytes)
0.573 grams, SOLD
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1.877 grams, SOLD		 Bandong, 0.291 gms.jpg (27611 bytes)
0.291 grams, SOLD		 Bandong, 0.791 gms.jpg (27428 bytes)
0.791 grams, SOLD		 Bandong, 1.040 gms.jpg (27638 bytes)
1.040 grams, SOLD		 Bandong, 3.393 gms.jpg (30743 bytes)
3.393 grams, $95.00

BANTEN, Indonesia - Witnessed Fall  SOLD

BARWELL, England - Witnessed Fall

Commonly referred to as the Christmas Eve meteorite, Barwell made an appearance on the evening of 24 December 1965 with a fireball and sonic effects. A shower of stones fell in Leicestershire and many pieces were recovered. Barwell is classified as an L5 chondrite with H group clasts and most of it resides in the Natural History Museum, London. The partial slices offered here are well prepared and will fit into most any meteorite collection.

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1.027 grams, SOLD		 Barwell, 2.041 gms.jpg (30030 bytes)
2.041 grams, $183.65		 Barwell, 1.837 gms.jpg (31243 bytes)
1.837 grams, $165.30		 Barwell, 1.290 gms.jpg (30857 bytes)
1.290 grams, $116.10		 Barwell, 3.720 gms.jpg (34420 bytes)
3.720 grams, $334.80

BASSIKOUNOU, Mauritania - Witnessed Fall

This meteorite fell near the village of Bassikounou in southeastern Mauritania during the early morning of 16 October 2006. Only a single stone was recovered and eventually transported to Germany in November 2006 where it was sold to meteorite enthusiast Hanno Strufe and became known as the El Moichine mass. The meteorite was documented and classified as an H5 chondrite. In February 2007 additional pieces were recovered and made available to the meteorite market. The partial slices offered here are from the initial find El Moichine mass and are pristine non-weathered examples.

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2.485 grams, $44.70		 Bassikounou, 3.357 gms.jpg (31201 bytes)
3.357 grams, $60.40		 Bassikounou, 1.663 gms.jpg (27747 bytes)
1.663 grams, $29.90		 Bassikounou, 1.533 gms.jpg (28328 bytes)
1.533 grams, $27.55		 Bassikounou, 4.631 gms.jpg (30996 bytes)
4.631 grams, $83.35
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3.590 grams, SOLD		 Bassikounou, 2.265 gms.jpg (29874 bytes)
2.265 grams, SOLD		 Bassikounou, 4.433 gms.jpg (28511 bytes)
4.433 grams, $97.50, crust on upper edge		 Bassikounou, 1.725 gms.jpg (29658 bytes)
1.725 grams, SOLD		 Bassikounou, 3.163 gms.jpg (29505 bytes)
3.163 grams, $69.55, crust on upper edge

BEAVER CREEK, Canada - Witnessed Fall 
 

The Beaver Creek meteorite fell on 26 May 1893 in the West Kootenay district of British Columbia. It is classified as an H5 chondrite. Most of this material is in repositories.  Beaver Creek, 2.866 gms.jpg (28471 bytes)
2.866 grams, $143.30		 Beaver Creek, 2.760 gms.jpg (28437 bytes)
2.760 grams, $138.00

BENJAMIN, Knox County, Texas 
  

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Partial slice, 27.0 gms, 
  $81.00

Benjamin was found in 1969 but not recognized as a meteorite until 1998. Information about Benjamin was published in The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 85, in 2001. The original stone was found near Benjamin, TX, and remained in the finders back yard for ~29 years.  Benjamin is loaded with metal flecks in a rich dark brown matrix and is classified as an H4/5 chondrite. Most of this meteorite is retained in private collections. 

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Partial slice, 11.0 grams, SOLD

BENSOUR, Algeria/Morocco - Witnessed Fall

This meteorite was witnessed to fall by several eyewitness accounts of nomads in the border region of Algeria and Morocco on 11 February 2002. This was a significant fall of many stones. Bensour is classified as an LL6 chondrite, with very pale grey color. These are nice clean fragments. Bensour, 1.066 gms.jpg (29826 bytes)
1.066 grams, $8.50		 Bensour, 1.150 gms.jpg (29656 bytes)
1.150 grams, $9.20		 Bensour, 1.156 gms.jpg (28189 bytes)
1.156 grams, SOLD

BILANGA, Burkina Faso - Witnessed Fall

This meteorite showered the villages of Bilanga-Yanga and Gomponsago, Burkina Faso, on 27 October 1999 and numerous stones were collected with fresh black fusion crust. Bilanga is a rare achondrite, a brecciated monomict Diogenite containing many interesting clasts and glassy crystalline inclusions. This is a stunningly beautiful meteorite.

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0.65 grams, $18.00, crust on upper edge		 Bilanga, 2.107 gms.jpg (24637 bytes)
2.107 grams, crust on right edge, $42.00		 Bilanga, 5.005 gms.jpg (26885 bytes)
5.005 grams, lots of crust, $100.00		 Bilanga, 4.407 gms.jpg (25672 bytes)
4.407 grams, $97.00, crust on upper edge		 Bilanga, 2.58 gms.jpg (29000 bytes)
2.58 grams, $51.60		 Bilanga, 1.42 gms.jpg (28103 bytes)
1.42 grams, $28.40

BOVEDY, Ireland - Witnessed Fall - Also a hammer

Few meteorites have landed in Ireland and Bovedy undoubtedly is the most beautiful of them all! This L3 chondrite fell on 25 April 1969 in County Londonderry after the bright blue-green fireball was seen by numerous observers. In addition, a lady was outdoors with her tape machine recording bird songs when the meteorite passed over and she caught the sounds of the detonations. And, to further enhance this meteorites fame, it crashed through a roof resulting in another "hammer stone." The partial slices offered here were cut from a larger crusted slice I purchased several years ago from the Q. David Bowers collection and are pristine. The thickness of the original slice permitted a butterfly cut to produce these specimens, thus reducing the weight to surface ratio to acceptable levels. Some pieces have a highly polished surface whereas others have only a lapped surface. This meteorite has stunning chondrules and is always in demand as only a few hundred grams are available to collectors. With Bovedy selling for upwards of $150.00 per gram in the meteorite marketplace, our price of less than $100.00 per gram for non-crusted specimens is quite attractive. This is my last specimen!
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2.080 grams, $200.00

BOUVANTE, France - Witnessed Fall

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1.030 grams, $257.50		 The Bouvante meteorite impacted about 100 meters Southeast of Lake Bouvante, in Drome, Bouvante-le-Haut, France, on 30 July 1978. It weighed 8.3 kg and was classified as an Achondrite, monomict Eucrite, brecciated. The main mass resides in the Natural History Museum in Paris, and most of the remaining material is locked away in meteorite repositories. This is not an easy location for the meteorite collector to obtain. Bouvante, 1.352 gms.jpg (28983 bytes)
1.352 grams, $405.60

BROWNFIELD, Texas

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36.5 grams, $365.00		 Two stones were initially found in 1937 in Terry County, Texas, and later 5 more stones were found. This meteorite is classified as an H3.7 chondrite, one of the few "H3s" known. Brownfield has a deep rich brown color matrix with numerous visible small chondrules. Most of the recovered material resides in museums and private collections; therefore, it is not readily available in the meteorite market. Brownfield, TX, 5.8 gms.jpg (21761 bytes)
5.8 grams, $58.00