Tagish Lake Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorites for Sale

Location: Tagish Lake (between Carcross and Atlin) British Columbia, Canada (59° 42' 16"N, 134° 12' 5"W)

Fell: 2000 January 18, 08:43:42 pst (16:43:42 ut, 7:43 Alaska Time)

Type: C2 (ungrouped)

Description: A brilliant fireball followed by loud detonations was widely observed over the Yukon Territory and northern British Columbia. The fireball was also detected by satellites in Earth orbit. Dust clouds from terminal fragmentation events were widely observed. Jim Brook recovered several dozen meteorites totaling ~ 1 kg on the ice of Taku Arm, Tagish Lake, on January 25 and 26 (coordinates of first find given above). Between April 20 and May 8, ~ 500 additional specimens were located on the ice of Taku Arm and a small, unnamed lake 1.5 km to the east, but only ~ 200 were retrieved as many had melted down into the ice making their collection time consuming; recovery was prioritized based on meteorites' mass and degree of disaggregation. The total mass collected was between 5 and 10 kg. The strewnfield is at least 16 × 3 km, oriented approximately S30° E. Classification and mineralogy (M. Zolensky, JSC; M. Grady, NHM): possibly CI2 group; a matrix-dominated chondrite, with a few small chondrules, CAIs, and isolated grains; matrix mainly phyllosilicates, Fe-Ni sulfides and magnetite, with abundant Ca-Mg-Fe carbonates; olivine, Fa_0–29, PMD = 2%, with a peak at Fa₁; pyroxene, Fs_1–7, PMD = 2%, with a peak at Fs₂; bulk C content 5.4 wt%, with δ¹³C = +24.3‰; shock stage, S1. Oxygen isotopes (R. Clayton, UChi): δ¹⁸O = +18.0–19.0‰, δ¹⁷O = 8.3–9.2‰.

Some Links to more information:

Space rock yields carbon bounty
Ancient Meteorites from Outer Solar System May Have Provided Raw Materials for Life
An article tracing Tagish Lake to D Asteroid 368 Haidea.
NASA Astrobiology Institute article
A page by members of the team that recovered much of the meteorite
A good summary of the scientific work on Tagish Lake as of December 2002
An article from Astrobiology Magazine
An article on the Planetary Society's web page
An article from the more popular press
An article on the Tagish Lake Fall
Look at David Weir's excellent page on Tagish Lake.
Morning Light -- The Secret History of the Tagish Lake Fireball

Here's some information on the Tagish Lake site. We went up there and attempted to find some--but couldn't.
These meteorites were exported from Canada under Cultural Property Export Permit
(Specimens are on consignment)

Link to Meteoritical Bulletin Database.

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#TAG-0591	# TAG-107	# TAG-1081	#TAG-1241	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: 59 mg	Weight: 107 mg	Weight: 108 mg	Weight: 124 mg
Features: Fragment, crust	Features: Fragment, no crust.	Features: Fragment, no crust.	Features: Fragment, no crust.
Price: sold	Price: sold	Price: sold	Price: sold


# TAG-131	# TAG-136	# TAG-147	# TAG-1561	# TAG-160
Weight: 131 mg	Weight: 136 mg	Weight: 147 mg	Weight: 1561 mg	Weight: 160 mg
Features: Fragment, no crust	Features: Fragment, no crust	Features: Fragment, no crust	Features: Fragment, no crust	Features: Fragment, no crust
Price: $82	Price: $85	Price: $91	Price: $97	Price: sold


# TAG-189	# TAG-1901	# TAG-2081	# TAG-214	# TAG-246
Weight: 189 mg	Weight: 190 mg	Weight: 2081 mg	Weight: 214 mg	Weight: 246 mg
Features: Fragment, no crust	Features: Fragment, no crust	Features: Fragment, no crust	Features: Fragment, no crust	Features: Fragment, no crust
Price: sold	Price: $117	Price: sold	Price: $131	Price: sold


# TAG-365	# TAG-382	# TAG-507	# TAG-608	# TAG-6421
Weight: 365 mg	Weight: 382 mg	Weight: 507 mg	Weight: 608 mg	Weight: 642 mg
Features: Fragment, no crust	Features: Fragment, crust	Features: Fragment, crust	Features: Fragment, no crust	Features: Fragment, no crust
Price: sold	Price: sold	Price: sold	Price: $368	Price: sold


# TAG-646	# TAG-705	# TAG-714	# TAG-978	# TAG1-055
Weight: 646 mg	Weight: 705 mg	Weight: 714 mg	Weight: 978 mg	Weight: 1.055 g
Features: Fragment, crust	Features: Fragment, no crust	Features: Fragment, no crust	Features: Fragment, no crust	Features: Fragment, no crust
Price: sold	Price: $426	Price: $431	Price: $590	Price: sold


# TAG1-076	# TAG1-227	# TAG1-325	# TAG1-887	#TAG5-613
Weight: 1.076 g	Weight: 1.227g	Weight: 1.325g	Weight: 1.887g	Weight: 5.613g
Features: Fragment, no crust	Features: Fragment, no crust	Features: Fragment, no crust	Features: Fragment, 3% crust	Features: Fragment, crust
Price: sold	Price: sold	Price: sold	Price: $1200	Price: sold

# TAG13-628

Weight: 13.628g

Features: Fragment, crust

Price: $8200

Pricing is ~$600/g +$2 . These are consignment items and come in a small membrane box.