Moss CO3.5 Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorites for
Sale
Location: Moss, Østfold, Norway, ~59º26' N, ~10º42'
Type: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3.6)
Date of Fall: July 14, 2006, ~10:20 hrs local daylight time (UT+2)
Description:
History and physical characteristics: (G. Raade and K. Ødegaard, UOslo; M. Bilet, NorAS) At about 10:20 am on July 14, 2006, a bright fireball traveling SSE-NNW was witnessed by many people and a loud explosion and a rumbling sound was heard in the air above Moss and Rygge in south Norway, on the east side of the Oslofjord. Shortly after, a small meteorite was heard to land on an aluminum sheet and was recovered. Extensive searches in the area have resulted in the recovery of a total of 5 stones (Table 6). Note that light rainfall occurred in the area on July 29, 30, and 31.
| Table 6: Stones recovered from the Moss fall. | |||||||
| No. | Date (2006) | Latitude (N) | Longitude (E) | Mass (g) | Owner | Comments | |
| 1 | 14 July | 59º24.463' | 10º45.548' | 36.7 | K. J Røed Ødegaard | Complete stone + some fragments. | |
| 2 | 17 July | 59º25.908' | 10º41.778' | 752 | UOslo | Complete; hit tree, landed in grass; angular shape. | |
| 3 | 23 July | ~59º26' | ~10º42' | ~1500 | M-S-T | Half stone + fragments; hit fence and shattered. | |
| 4 | 30 July | 59º27.005' | 10º41.482' | ~800 | Farmer, M. Bilet |
Many pieces; hit concrete in industrial area. | |
| 5 | 3 Aug | 59º26.394' | 10º42.032' | 676 | UOslo | Complete stone; penetrated roof of building; angular shape. | |
M-S-T: Mass divided between Michael Mazur, Bjørn Sørheim, and Eric Twelker.
Petrography: (J. Grossman, USGS; G. MacPherson, SI; L. Chizmadia, UHaw; A. Rubin, UCLA): Contains abundant small chondrules (most < 200 m), small (<1 mm) amoeboid olivine aggregates (AOAs) and refractory inclusions, and isolated grains of olivine, troilite, and kamacite set in a gray matrix. Chondrule types are dominated by type-I PO, with other varieties of type I and II chondrules plus RP, C, and BO all present. All type I chondrules show diffusional entry of FeO around edges and along cracks of forsterite grains. Olivine histogram is flat, resembling that of Ornans (range Fa0.3–42, average Fa19.9, =65%, n=60); Cr2O3 content of fayalitic olivine is low (0.09±0.09 wt%). Image analysis gives 2.2 vol% metal and 2.4 vol% FeS. Refractory inclusions contain spinel, calcic pyroxene, and abundant nepheline that replaces melilite and other primary phases; some perovskite has been transformed to ilmenite. Some AOAs contain relict cores of forsterite, but most of the olivine has been converted to more fayalitic compositions; degree of oxidation of AOAs is similar to type 3.6 CO chondrites such as . Matrix is mildly recrystallized and sulfur-poor; matrix olivine has similar composition to olivine in fine-grained chondrules and inclusions.
Geochemistry: Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz), log (10-9 m3·kg-1) = 4.68. Oxygen isotopes (I. Franchi and R. Greenwood, OU), average of two replicates, 17O = 5.90ä, 18O = 2.21ä, 17O = 4.75ä.
Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3.6, scheme of Chizmadia et al., 2002); shock stage S2.
Specimens: Type specimens of 20 g (stone 4) and 2 g (stone 3) are on deposit at SI. Main masses are held by those listed above.
Mass: 3.76kg
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| # MOS-37 | # MOS-39 | # MOS-44 | # MOS-412 | ABOUT SCALE Each photo has a small cube one centimeter on a side. The photo above gives you an idea how big it is. The ruler is in inches at the top. The coin is a US dime. If you are interested in a specimen, I will be happy to send you the dimensions or a photo with different scale. |
| Weight: .3 gm | Weight: .3 gm | Weight: 0.4 gm | Weight: .4 gm | |
| Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice with crust | |
| Price: sold | Price: sold | Price: $74 | Price: $84 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| # MOS-413 | # MOS-415 | # MOS-54 | #MOS-55 | #MOS-57 |
| Weight: .4 gm | Weight: .4 gm | Weight: .5 gm | Weight: 0.5 gm | Weight: 0.5 gm |
| Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice |
| Price: $70 | Price: $70 | Price: $92 | Price: $92 | Price: $92 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| #MOS-513 | #MOS-514 | #MOS-515 | # MOS-62 | #MOS-64 |
| Weight: 0.5 gm | Weight: 0.5 gm | Weight: 0.5 gm | Weight: 0.6 gm | Weight: 0.6 gm |
| Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice with crust | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice |
| Price: $87 | Price: $87 | Price: sold | Price: sold | Price: $105 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| #MOS-65 | # MOS-71 | # MOS1-91 | # MOS1-92 | #MOS2-8 |
| Weight: 0.6 gm | Weight: 0.7gm | Weight: 1.9 gm | Weight: 1.9 gm | Weight: 2.8 gm |
| Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice with crust | Features: Part slice with crust | Features: Part slice with crusted edge |
| Price: $105 | Price: sold | Price: $351 | Price: $351 | Price: $518 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| #MOS3-7 | # MOS4-0 | #MOS4-1 | #MOS5-6 | #MOS19-3 |
| Weight: 3.7 gm | Weight: 4.0 gm | Weight: 4.1 gm | Weight: 5.6 gm | Weight: 19.3 gm |
| Features: Part slice with crusted edge | Features: Slice of fragment with crusted edge | Features: Part slice with crusted edge | Features: Slice of fragment with crusted edge | Features: End block with crust |
| Price: $647 | Price: $740 | Price: $717 | Price: sold | Price: sold |
Back
to The Meteorite Market home page.