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Historic meteorites with hand painted museum numbers and old collection labels carry a provenance that increases their monetary value but, more importantly, they provide us with a tangible link to the past — to the collectors, researchers, and meteorite hunters who have gone before us. Historic specimens put us in touch with the early days of meteorite collecting. They are friendly reminders that we are only temporary caretakers of our own collections and that we ourselves will, one day, become part of the chronicled history of these marvelous visitors from outer space. |
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| THE INSTITUTE
OF METEORITICS COLLECTION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO |
IMPORTANT NEW ACQUISITIONS The Institute of Meteoritics is a research institution at the University of New Mexico. They house a considerable meteorite collection of over 600 different meteorites. The Norton County specimens below were acquired in a trade with UNM and are still listed in their catalog. You can verify that by visiting the UNM collection page and searching for "Achondrite", "Achondrite Groupings", "All Achondrite Groups", and "All Brecciation Types" for Norton County. Norton County is an extremely rare witnessed fall aubrite, and these lovely specimens still carry their original UNM collection numbers. |
NORTON
COUNTY 4.1 grams |
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New Listing Fragment
with hand-painted UNM collection number N.1135. |
NORTON
COUNTY 5.4 grams |
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New Listing Fragment
with hand-painted UNM collection number N.1137. |
NORTON
COUNTY 6.1 grams |
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New Listing Fragment
with hand-painted UNM collection number N.1147. |
NORTON
COUNTY 10.5 grams |
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New Listing Substantial
fragment with hand-painted UNM collection number N.1119. |
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ODESSA
140.8 grams |
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New Listing Individual
with good shape and hand painted collection number K2-296. Accompanied
by original UNM Collection label. |
ODESSA
197.3 grams |
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New Listing Individual
with excellent shape and hand painted collection number K2-288. Accompanied
by original UNM Collection label. |
ODESSA
258.9 grams |
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New Listing Individual
with thumbprints and hand painted collection number K2-272. Accompanied
by original UNM Collection label. |
ODESSA
268.7 grams |
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Excellent individual with lovely
shape and hand painted collection number K2.458. Accompanied by original
UNM Collection label. |
ODESSA
583.3 grams |
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Elongated individual with natural
patina and hand painted number K2.157. Accompanied by original UNM Collection
label. |
ODESSA
625.0 grams |
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Superb triangle-shaped individual
with hand painted number K2.165 and original UNM Collection label. |
ODESSA
768.1 grams |
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Very nicely shaped specimen with
hand painted number K2.106 and original UNM Collection label. |
ODESSA
1,463 grams |
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Large and hefty individual with
hand painted number K2.152 and original UNM Collection label. |
WOLF
CREEK 38.2 grams |
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New Listing Solid
individual with hand painted collection number K10.101. Accompanied by
original UNM Collection label. |
WOLF
CREEK 51.9 grams |
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New Listing Individual
with excellent patina and hand painted collection number K10.90. Accompanied
by original UNM Collection label. |
WOLF
CREEK 78.5 grams |
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New Listing Individual
with good shape and hand painted collection number K10.91. Accompanied
by original UNM Collection label. |
WOLF
CREEK 329.5 grams |
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New Listing Large
individual with hand painted collection number K10.82. Accompanied by
original UNM Collection label. |
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| THE LEONARD
COLLECTION FROM THE UCLA METEORITE COLLECTION |
The Leonard Collection is a portion of the University of California at Los Angeles Meteorite Collection purchased by the University in the 1960s. The collection consists of 180 meteorites that previously belonged to Frederick Leonard, a UCLA professor who founded the UCLA Department of Astronomy and The Society for Research on Meteorites. Frederick Leonard was both professor and mentor to O. Richard Norton, who was himself, a giant in the meteorite field and wrote the popular book Rocks From Space. Leonard taught one of the first university classes dedicated to meteorites. At the time of his death, his meteorite collection was one of the largest in the world and contained about one eighth of all known meteorites. These superb Leonard collection Allendes were clearly picked up immediately after the fall—a fact demonstrated by their unusually fresh fusion crust. Each specimen has a hand painted Leonard Collection number, and is accompanied by an original matching Leonard Collection label. |
ALLENDE
72.2 grams |
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A half stone with approximately
50% dark black fusion crust. With hand painted collection number LC 514
and original label. Note the extremely rare impact markings! (soil) |
ALLENDE
88.4 grams |
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A half stone with approximately
50% dark black fusion crust. With hand painted collection number LC 514
and original label. Note the unusually large CAIs in this specimen. Superb! |
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| H.H.
NININGER, GLENN HUSS & THE AMERICAN METEORITE LAB |
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Seminal meteorite hunter Harvey H. Nininger's extraordinary life was recounted in his thrilling autobiography, Find a Falling Star — a must-read for all meteorite enthusiasts. He authored numerous books, including Out of the Sky, and Our Stone Pelted Planet. Dr. Nininger created the American Meteorite Laboratory, the original Meteorite Museum on Route 66 near Meteor Crater, and was a founding member of the Meteoritical Society. He recovered hundreds of meteorites and carried out extensive work at Brenham, Kansas; Canyon Diablo (Meteor Crater), Arizona; Toluca, Mexico; and many other locations across the United States and around the world. Harvey's daring, pioneering work was continued by his son-in-law, Glenn Huss, and both men catalogued their meteorite specimens with meticulous hand painted collection numbers. Specimens with Nininger or Huss numbers, or AML labels are extremely rare, come with a fascinating pedigree and are among the most sought-after of meteorites. |
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HOLBROOK New Listing These magnificent fusion crusted Holbrook
individuals are from the historic H.H. Nininger American Meteorite Lab
Collection. They were acquired directly from the Center for Meteorite
Studies at ASU in an institutional trade (ASU purchased Nininger's collection).
Too small to carry hand painted numbers, each piece is accompanied by
a special certificate of authenticity/ID card personally signed by Geoff
and verifying its Nininger provenance. |
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| H.H.
NININGER BRENHAM INDIVUALS FROM THE 1933 EXPEDITION |
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One of Dr. Nininger's early expeditions was to the Brenham, Kansas strewnfield. In 1933 he conducted extensive excavations in a depression that was thought, at the time, to be a meteorite crater [pictured]. Later work demonstrated that no craters were formed by Brenham pallasites, and that these meteorites happened to have landed in a natural depression or buffalo wallow. Harvey's team uncovered numerous small, oval, metallic objects that were later proven to be weathered pallasite individuals. Dr. Nininger coined the term "meteorode" to describe these Brenham finds. These actual specimens were found by Dr. Nininger and his team and were acquired directly from the Center for Meteorite Studies which owns much of the original Nininger Collection. Each historic piece is accompanied by a special handmade certificate of authenticity/specimen ID card personally signed by Geoff Notkin of Meteorite Men and Aerolite Meteorites, LLC, verifying that these are authentic Nininger finds. An extraordinary opportunity to acquire an actual find by one of the most important figures in the history of meteoritics. |
BRENHAM
"METEORODE" 7.3 grams |
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New Listing Complete
oval-shaped nodule. Authentic 1933 H.H. Nininger find, accompanied by
special signed COA/specimen ID card. |
BRENHAM
"METEORODE" 18.6 grams |
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New Listing Complete
nodule with interesting shape. Authentic 1933 H.H. Nininger find, accompanied
by special signed COA/specimen ID card. |
BRENHAM
"METEORODE" 19.5 grams |
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New Listing Complete
solid nodule. Authentic 1933 H.H. Nininger find, accompanied by special
signed COA/specimen ID card. |
BRENHAM
"METEORODE" 23.6 grams |
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New Listing Complete
nodule with with very interesting zoomorphic shape. Authentic 1933 H.H.
Nininger find, accompanied by special signed COA/specimen ID card. |
BRENHAM
"METEORODE" 59.9 grams |
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New Listing The
largest piece in our collection, this very solid nodule would certainly
display olivine crystals if were cut. Authentic 1933 H.H. Nininger find,
accompanied by special signed COA/specimen ID card and CMS label. |
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| H.H.
NININGER DALGARANGA FRAGMENTS FROM THE 1959 EXPEDITION |
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In 1959, Dr. Nininger traveled to Australia to investigate the Dalgaranga crater, a site unique in all of meteorite science, as it is the only crater known to have been formed by a rare mesosiderite. The crater is believed to be approximately 270,000 years old, making Dalgaranga one of Earth's oldest meteorites in terms of terrestrial age. Specimens are weathered, but still adhere strongly to a magnet. Nininger was the first researched to recognize Dalgaranga as a mesosiderite. These actual specimens were recovered by Dr. Nininger and Glenn Huss during their 1959 Australia expedition, and was acquired directly from the Center for Meteorite Studies which owns much of the original Nininger Collection. Each piece is accompanied by a special handmade certificate of authenticity/specimen ID card personally signed by Geoff Notkin of Meteorite Men and Aerolite Meteorites, LLC. A very rare opportunity to acquire an actual Nininger find, and a very rare offered type that is a must for collectors of crater-forming meteorites. |
DALGARANGA
10.7 grams |
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New Listing Weathered
fragment with special signed COA/ID card. Authentic Nininger find from
the 1959 Australia expedition. |
DALGARANGA
19.8 grams |
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New Listing Weathered
fragment with special signed COA/ID card. Authentic Nininger find from
the 1959 Australia expedition. |
DALGARANGA
23.6 grams |
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New Listing Weathered
fragment with special signed COA/ID card. Authentic Nininger find from
the 1959 Australia expedition. |
DALGARANGA
30.5 grams |
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New Listing Dense
specimen with interesting weathering features. Authentic Nininger find
from the 1959 Australia expedition with special signed COA/ID card. |
DALGARANGA
37.9 grams |
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New Listing Heavy
specimen with a higher metal content than any of the others. Authentic
Nininger find from the 1959 Australia expedition with special signed COA/ID
card. |
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| H.H. NININGER BONDOC
NODULES When the mass was finally cut, in Arizona, it took 162 hours under the saw to remove the first section. Unfortunately, the material was cut using regular tap water and, over time, the giant slices began to decompose following their exposure to chlorine and moisture. The fragments seen for sale elsewhere are the corroded and degraded remains of those slices, and are unattractive at best. Much like the Estherville mesosiderite, the Bondoc mass was peppered with dense, spherical nickel-iron inclusions, resembling ball bearings. As the rust-prone slices disintegrated, the stable spheres fell out and were carefully preserved. It is examples of these astonishing Bondoc nodules that we are delighted to present here. These are all genuine H.H. Nininger samples (without numbers), and were acquired directly from a prominent university collection. It is with great pleasure that we offer these exemplary specimens. Note the extraordinary etch pattern displayed on these pieces. All of our Bondoc specimens are accompanied by a very special hand made certificate of authenticity/specimen ID card, personally signed by Aerolite owner Geoff Notkin, and verifying the Nininger provenance of these spectacular pieces. To learn more about the amazing history of the Bondoc meteorite, see this article by our friend and colleague, Al Mitterling. |
BONDOC
32.0 grams |
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This is one of a tiny number of
small, complete nodules that we received. Comes with signed COA/ID card.
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BONDOC
46.8 grams |
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Impressive full Nininger nodule
slice, with wonderful etch and signed COA/ID card. |
BONDOC
89.2 grams |
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Magnificent end cut (approximately
one third of a nodule) with superb etch pattern and signed COA/ID card.
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CANYON
DIABLO Large sculptural Canyon Diablo from the Meteor Crater impact site with original hand painted H.H. Nininger catalog number 34.3381 and weight (slightly incorrect) 4901. This individual has an alluring bronze natural patina, discrete regmaglypts, a deep scoop and numerous small peaks. A superb and unique historic piece. Don't miss the large pictures >>> 4,880 grams 156 mm x 120 mm x 110 mm |
DIMMITT
71.9 grams |
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A full slice of this Texas meteorite
has remnant fusion crust and ample metal flecks dotting the dark matrix.
With hand painted Huss number and original AML label. |
WELLMAN
(c) 50.0 grams |
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This lovely crescent-shaped part
slice has abundant metal flecks, while small dark chondrules are hidden
in a sea of metal. |
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DEPORT
76.0 grams |
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Very attractive smallish individual
with a Monnig provenance. This piece has a fine natural patina and a deep
and pronounced groove on one edge. |
DEPORT
223.1 grams |
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Beautiful complete individual
showing distinct regmaglypting, natural patina and excellent shape. Oscar
Monnig provenance. |
DEPORT
288.0 grams |
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Excellent complete individual
showing a hint of its crystalline structure. Very fine shape, natural
patina and Oscar Monnig provenance. Desirable indeed! |
DAVY
(a) 24.8 Grams |
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Polished slice from Monnig specimen
M 178.4. Accompanied by original Monnig Collection label and special color
laminated Aerolite ID card. |
DAVY
(a) 43.7 Grams |
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Polished slice from Monnig specimen
M 178.4. Accompanied by original Monnig Collection label and special color
laminated Aerolite ID card. |
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DIMMITT
1,137.2 grams This beautiful complete individual, with rich natural patina, is from
the important Oscar Monnig Meteorite Collection. It features two hand-painted
numbers (Huss/Monnig and original Monnig), thumbprints and remnant fusion
crust. A gorgeous and desirable historic meteorite. 138 mm x 80 mm x 70 mm |
TULIA
(d) 44.3 Grams |
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Polished slice from Monnig specimen
M 306.1. Accompanied by original Monnig Collection label and special color
laminated Aerolite ID card. $222.00 |
TULIA
(d) 100.2 Grams |
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Polished slice from Monnig specimen
M 306.1. Accompanied by original Monnig Collection label and special color
laminated Aerolite ID card. $400.00 |
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THE
WARREN TAYLOR COLLECTION |
This goat herder was member of the Nama tribe. While tending goats belonging to the farmer for whom he worked, he often traveled, on foot, a great distance from home. The landowner sent out provisions for the goat herder, who made small temporary huts of stone and a grass roof for shelter at night. Every so often he returned to the main farmstead where his family lived. While out in the field the goat herder became interested in strange pieces of iron which he found while caring for the goats. He collected some and kept them under his bed in his various bokkie wagter huts. After the goat herder died of old age his wife traveled out to his huts in order to collect his belongings. While gathering up her husband's few simple possessions, she noticed pieces of iron under his bed. With some difficulty, she carried the irons back to her home on the landlord's farm. An engineer, and friend of Mr. Taylor's, happened to be repairing the farm's borehole wind pump. He noticed the irons, and knowing of Mr. Taylor's interest in geology and meteoritics the engineer arranged a meeting. Mr. Taylor identified the pieces as Gibeon meteorites, bought all of them from the goatherd's widow, and later shipped them back to Britain, where they remained in his personal collection for many years. [pictured] Large Gibeon irons on display in the Namibian capitol of Windhoek. Gibeons are now protected under Namibian law and exportation is illegal. These specimens were obtained many years ago, before the ban was enforced. |
| HISTORIC
GIBEONS COLLECTED IN THE 1960s |
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I was recently lucky enough to acquire some of these lovely Taylor Collection irons. These specimens were collected long before organized hunting of Gibeons began and were all found, by eye, on the surface of the undisturbed strewnfield. Some have been cleaned; some show natural patina; all are accompanied by original Taylor Collection color labels, as well as an Aerolite Meteorites identification card. A charming story and a lovely piece of meteorite history. [pictured left] One of my Taylor's original collection labels. Every Taylor Collection specimen is accompanied by one of these color specimen cards. |
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GIBEON
869.6 grams |
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Unique and amazing individual
with a perfectly flat back and a striking sculptural shape. From the historic
Warren Taylor Collection, it comes with an original collection label.
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LABENNE
SAHARA 99297 140.9 grams |
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Very fine complete stone with good
shape, clear thumbprinting, remnant fusion crust and original hand painted
field number 99297. |
LABENNE
SAHARA 99622 306.3 gr |
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Beautiful saucer shaped complete
stone with well-placed polished window and original hand painted field
number. The window allows a view of the abundant metal flakes and colorful
chondrules. The window can also serves as a base. 47 mm x 39 mm x 24 mm
$306.00 |
LABENNE
SAHARA 99997 435.2 grams |
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Excellent disc-shaped complete
stone with a highly polished window displaying remarkably abundant nickel-iron
flakes and original hand painted field number 99997. |
LABENNE
SAHARA 99834 584.1 grams |
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Large stone with some thumbprinting
and an arch-shaped polished window displaying shock veins, chondrules,
and large metal flakes. With original hand painted field number 99834.
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LABENNE
SAHARA 99650 1,305 grams |
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Magnificent very large stone with
about 50% remnant fusion crust, numerous very distinct regmaglypts and
original hand painted filed number 99650. An excellent, and impressive
historic Sahara meteorite. |
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