Clarendon(c) L4 Chondrite Meteorites for Sale

Location: Donley County, Texas, USA (34° 58' 59"N, 100° 55' 59"W)

Found: 2015 Apr 6

Classifcation: Ordinary chondrite (L4)

Description: History: Frank and DeeDee Hommel of the Bar H Working Dude Ranch located northwest of Clarendon, Texas, were out riding on their property on April 6, 2015, and report that "their horses went crazy" when they approached a large unusual rock (later determined to weigh 345 kg). They dug up additional fragments weighing about 32 kg near the large mass located at 34.983°N, 100.933°E. They contacted Eric Twelker, who arranged for testing of a specimen. Physical characteristics: The main mass (345 kg) has a reddish-brown exterior and lacks fusion crust. The relatively fresh interior is medium gray with abundant bright metal grains. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Well-formed chondrules up to 3.3 mm occur within a relatively coarse-grained matrix containing abundant stained kamacite plus accessory sodic plagioclase, merrillite and troilite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa_24.1-24.6, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs_20.5-20.6Wo_1.2-1.5, N = 3), clinopyroxene (Fs_7.3-7.6Wo_45.2-45.0, N = 2). Oxygen isotopes (K. Ziegler, UNM): analysis of acid-washed subsamples by laser fluorination gave, respectively, δ¹⁷O = 3.611, 3.702, 3.673; δ¹⁸O = 4.855, 4.950, 4.827; Δ¹⁷O = 1.048, 1.088, 1.124 per mil._.

Link to Meteoritical Bulletin Database.

Here is an article on this find: http://www.universetoday.com/131702/monster-meteorite-found-texas/


# CLC12-8	# CLC12-9	# CLC13-3	# CLC13-5	About Scale: Each photo has a small one centimeter cube. That's a little less than a half inch on a side. The coin above is a US dime.
Weight: 12.8 gm	Weight: 12.9gm	Weight: 13.3 gm	Weight: 13.5 gm
Features: Slice of fragment	Features: Slice of fragment	Features: Slice of fragment	Features: Slice of fragment
Price: sold	Price: sold	Price: sold	Price: sold


# CLC13-6	# CLC13-9	# CLC14-3	# CLC14-4	# CLC15-2
Weight: 13.6 gm	Weight: 13.9 gm	Weight: 14.3 gm	Weight: 14.4 gm	Weight: 15-2 gm
Features: Slice of fragment	Features: Slice of fragment	Features: Slice of fragment	Features: Slice of fragment	Features: Slice of fragment
Price: $59	Price: $61	Price: sold	Price: sold	Price: sold

# CLC27-5

Weight: 27.5 gm

Features: End of fragment

Price: sold