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Morasko - 7,6kg
30-12-2017
Morasko - 7,6kg
Basic information: Name: Morasko    Observed fall: NoYear found: 1914 Country: Poland Mass: ~ 1T Classification history: Iron, IAB-MG        __________________________ Weight:  7,6kg (Individual) Meteoritical Bulletin: http://tiny.pl/hpztq   A long time ago, approximetely 3000 years B.C. , an iron asteroid crashed into the earth, on today’s Polish territory. It exploded in the air and broke into many pieces. The biggest of them caused creation of at least 8 impact craters. The first iron meteorite – 77,5 kg - was discovered in Morasko Forest in 1914 while digging trenches by soldiers. Later on, in the years 1936, 1956, 1992 and 2004 more massive specimens of Morasko...
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Morasko - 24,5kg
30-12-2017
Morasko - 24,5kg
Basic information: Name: Morasko    Observed fall: NoYear found: 1914 Country: Poland Mass: ~ 1T Classification history: Iron, IAB-MG        __________________________ Nice meteorite Morasko! Weight:  24,5kg (Individual) Meteoritical Bulletin: http://tiny.pl/hpztq   A long time ago, approximetely 3000 years B.C. , an iron asteroid crashed into the earth, on today’s Polish territory. It exploded in the air and broke into many pieces. The biggest of them caused creation of at least 8 impact craters. The first iron meteorite – 77,5 kg - was discovered in Morasko Forest in 1914 while digging trenches by soldiers. Later on, in the years 1936, 1956, 1992 and 2004 more massive...
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El Medano 347 - 1486g (oriented)
13-12-2017
El Medano 347 - 1486g (oriented)
Basic information: Name: El Medano 347    Observed fall: NoYear found: 2016 Country: Chile Mass: 1666g Classification history: L6 Weathering grade: W1        __________________________ Dimension: Weight: 1486g (main mass)...
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Big Vaca Muerta! - 33,5kg
12-06-2017
Big Vaca Muerta! - 33,5kg
Basic information: Name:  Vaca Muerta Classification history: Mesosiderite-A1 Observed fall: NoYear found: 1861 Country: Antofagasta - Chile Mass: 3,83t _____________________________ Dimension: ~ Weight: 33,5kg   Meteoritical Bulletin: http://tnij.at/127386...
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NEW VERY FRESH - LL3.1 / Los Vientos 171- 1750g
31-05-2017
NEW VERY FRESH - LL3.1 / Los Vientos 171- 1750g
Basic information: Name:  Los Vientos 171 Classification: LL3.1 Observed fall: NoYear found: 2016 Country: Antofagasta - Chile Mass-TKW: 20.22 kg _____________________________ Dimension: ~165x140x47mm Weight: 1750g   Meteoritical Bulletin Database: http://tnij.at/128945...
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Only one in the world! Dhofar 2066 - C-ung /10,6g
12-05-2017
Only one in the world! Dhofar 2066 - C-ung /10,6g
Basic information: 19°3.728’N, 54°44.665’E Name: Dhofar 2066 State/Prov/County: Zufar, Oman Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (Ungrouped) Observed fall: NoYear found: 2010 Mass - (TKW): 13g _______________________ Weight: 10,6g     Physical characteristics: Dark irregular stone. Cut surface reveals a dark-gray interior with well-defined chondrules.   Petrography: Well-defined chondrules (average apparent diameter 620±280 μm, N=25) set in abundant fine-grained iron-rich matrix. Olivine is the dominant mineral. No orthopyroxene was found. Opaque are mostly sulfides. Magnetite and metallic FeNi are also present. XRD of a 95 mg powdered sample (D. Borschnek, B. Devouard, CEREGE) does not reveal the presence of hydrous phases (serpentine, tochilinite) typically observed in type 2 chondrites using the same experimental...
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Dhofar 1988 - C2-ung / 36,5g
12-05-2017
Dhofar 1988 - C2-ung / 36,5g
Basic information: 19°4.865’N, 54°46.024’E Name: Dhofar 1988 State/Prov/County: Zufar, Oman Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (C2, ungrouped) Observed fall: NoYear found: 2011 Mass - (TKW): 59 g _______________________ Weight: 36,5g   History: The meteorite was found 2011 during a field trip in the Oman desert. Physical characteristics: Small almost black stone partly covered with fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite is a breccia displaying an dark gray to black interior. It is composed of relatively large chondrule pseudomorphs (mean 550 μm in diameter) and rare isolated mineral grains set into an abundant matrix of phyllosilicates, Ca-carbonate, and pyrrhotite. Chondrule pseudomorphs are typically surrounded by fine-grained accretionary rims. Anhydrous silicates are almost exclusively forsteritic...
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Twannberg - 378g / Iron IIG
07-05-2017
Twannberg - 378g / Iron IIG
It was 1984 when farmer Margrit Christen near Nidau, just north of the Lake of Biel, Switzerland, after ploughing found a peculiar looking stone. It was the first and still largest mass of the Twannberg Iron IIG Meteorite (TW1, 15.9kg).The Twannberg meteorite is chemically a rare IIG iron and structurally a hexahedrite. These meteorite is one of only six Hexahedrit IIG iron meteorites found on earth. With the classification of Twannberg in 1986 and Guanaco in 2001. These meteorite are hexahedrites  being  very  low  in  nickel  (4.1  to  4.9% Ni  in metal) and high in P, leading to characteristic large...
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Extraordinary meteorite with holes!
15-04-2017
Extraordinary meteorite with holes!
The pending classification...    ...
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NEW VERY FRESH - LL3.1 / Los Vientos 171 -1325g
14-04-2017
NEW VERY FRESH - LL3.1 / Los Vientos 171 -1325g
Basic information:  Name: Los Vientos 171    Observed fall: NoYear found: 2016 Country: Antofagasta - Chile Mass: 20.22kg Classification: LL3.1        __________________________ Dimension: 165x130x40mm                                               Weight: 1325g Meteoritical Bulletin Database: http://tnij.at/128945...
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                               Welcome to the ART&MET Meteorites Collection
 
                                  Our adventure with meteorites began in the year 2000 after watching the movie about                        
                 two Russian meteorite hunters. That was the time when the question appeared - is it possible
                to find any materials from outer space in Poland? After only few months we reached the Morasko                                       
               meteorite strewn field. What is more, after only three days of hunting we have managed to find
               our first admirable meteorite.
               It was an amazing feeling - almost as magical as the astronomical
               object we have just discovered... We were holding our own piece of Universe in hands and were
               wondering - where did it come from?, where was it?, what was it witnessing? Moreover, we were   
               contemplating about how long was it  traveling to reach the Earth surface and how long was it
               waiting for us. It might have been lying there for hundreds or even thousands of years before we
               found it...              
                           Sewenteen years have already passed since our first discovery. From that time, we are deeply
               interested in meteorites and searching for them started to be our biggest passion. We travel all
               around the world as often as possible in order to find new meteorites. We do not want to constrict
               ourselves, that is why we are looking for them not only in Poland. As a result of hunting in distant,
               exotic countries every new discovery makes us feel as enchanted as the first one.

               We would love to invite you to travel with us around the cosmic world which is extraordinary,
               fascinating, and full of adventures, the world of the oldest material on Earth which comes from the
               Universe - the world of meteorites. The most astounding fact about them is that they come from so
               distant and unknown places. And what is the most astounding for us? That we are able to discover
               them here, on Earth.
              
               Thanks to us and other meteorite hunters meteorites are given the chance to reborn and to fascinate
               again. They are given a second life in which they are admired as the closest pieces of Universe, just
               within arm’s reach. Many of our finds are now in the private collections, on exhibitions in Poland and
               other countries.
 
               You can find a lot of interesting content on our website: unbelievable experiences and incredible
               adventures of people who have absolutely devoted to their “cosmic passion” - us.

   
 

 

I am the member of PTM - Polish Meteoritical Society (#055) since 2003 and of IMCA - International
Meteorite Collectors Association (#2551) since 2006.

                    

 

                                                                

                


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