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TX-04 DIMMITT, CASTRO COUNTY, TEXAS, USA "CM" REF: Page 123. "ARNS" REF: P. 84. Type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4), brecciated. Preparation: Full slice, polished on one surface, with lots of metallic inclusions. The fusion crust is 100% intact around the perimeter of this full slice. Glenn Huss # H9.32 Size: 33.32 grams, 1 7/8" X 1 7/8" across, X > 1/8" thick. Price / gram: $ 4.00 Specimen price: $133.25 |
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TX-05 OZONA, CROCKETT COUNTY, TEXAS, USA "CM" REF: Page 275. "ARNS" REF: Page 239. Type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). Found: 1929 Recognized: 1939 The physical appearance of this meteorite is of a reddish-brown to dark brown color stone matrix, with small metallic fragments disseminated throughout. These examples were obtained from a museum collection in Texas, and were originally field collected in the NW corner of Sec. 42, G.H. & S.A. Railway Co. Survey, Block O, on the W. Payen ranch. Items TX-05 A. through H. are natural fragments, reddish-brown to dark brown in color, without fusion crust. The smaller natural fragments are similar in physical appearance to Item TX-05 H. (pictured). The metallic inclusions are only visible on a prepared surface, as illustrated in the cut and polished specimens I., J., and M. below. Natural fragments are priced @ +/- $3.00 / gram.
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TX-06 SEMINOLE, GAINES COUNTY, TEXAS, USA "CM" REF: Page 321. "ARNS" REF: Page 285. Type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). Found: 1961. Recognized: 1963. Preparation: polished slice, very rich in metallic inclusions. Fusion crust present all around the perimeter of the slice. Glenn Huss # H13.23. Size: 13.58 grams, 2" X 1 1/8" across, X 1/4" thick. Price / gram: $7.00 Specimen price: $95.00 |
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