Meteorite Times Magazine

Friendly Fire from Space: Berlanguillas, Spain

Martin Horejsi — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:57:24 PST

Friendly Fire from Space: Berlanguillas, Spain Berlanguillas fell 200 years ago on July 8, 1811 adding to the earth’s pile of L6 chondrites. But while the classification is not too exciting, the arrival of Berlanguillas did scare soldiers and draw crowds in anticipation of a battle. The following translations were kindly provided by Bernd [...]

Tucson Gem Show Memories

Jim Tobin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:03:59 PST

In a few days it will again be time for the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. I will be off to find treasures from beyond the Earth. If memory serves correctly this will be my twentieth Tucson Gem Show. Often I have used the January issue of my article as a time to remember the [...]

Meteorite Market Trends

Michael Blood — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:00:44 PST

This Month’s Meteorite Market Trends by Michael Blood

Winter Drought of 2011-2012 in SW US – But not for meteorite finds.

Robert Verish — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:26:33 PST

Winter Drought of 2011-2012 in SW US But not for meteorite finds. There won’t be a “Bob’s Findings” article this month because it happens that Mother Nature has given a gift to all of us meteorite hunters, in the form of a VERY dry and mild winter, here in the Southwestern United States. This [...]

Sikhote Alin Meteorite Stolen from the University of New Mexico

Editor — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:55:10 PST

One of our museum display specimens was stolen out of its case — most likely just before Christmas break, during opening hours. The specimen is a “Sikhote Alin” weighing 9490 grams. I would like to alert the meteorite collector community to be on the look-out for this specimen, it is unique and easily identifiable as [...]

IMCA Insights – Meteorite Men, the Morasko Episode – Science after Filming

IMCA TEAM — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:16:23 PST

Metal-troilite Intergrowths

John Kashuba — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:05:45 PST

Sometimes melt rock in meteorites contains blebs of metal-troiliteA common mineral found in all types of meteorites. Troilite is chemically FeS and is related to Pyrrhotite which is found on Earth. It is bronze in color and only 4.6 in hardness. Dis-solvable in a nitric acid solution it will stain the surface of iron meteorites [...]

Meteorite Calendar – January 2012

Anne Black — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:48:16 PST

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Seymchan

Editor — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:48:48 PST

Our Meteorite of the Month is kindly provided by Tucson Meteorites who hosts The Meteorite Picture of the Day. 4711 gram end-cut. PallasiteA class of meteorites characterized by a mixture of large olivineA magnesium-iron silicate mineral commonly found in meteorites. It occurs as microscopic crystal grains in chondrites and as large often well formed crystals [...]

Skeletal Remnant of a Hollow Indochinite

Editor — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:29:35 PST