Description: On January 1st, 2025, I will no longer sell meteorites on eBay. I will close down my account. Dr. Jim Shorten_________________________________________________________________________________ 22.4 gram Gold Basin Meteorite. Still shows minimal spots of crust, (around 1 to 2%)I found this piece on March 11th, 2012 while meteorite hunting at Gold Basin. Dr. Jimi Shorten, I.M.C.A. # 6204 Gold BasinBasic informationName: Gold Basin This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1995 Country: United States Mass: 61 kg Classification history:Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 82 (1998) L4NHM Catalogue: 5th Edition (2000) L4MetBase: v. 7.1 (2006) L4Recommended: L4 [explanation] This is 1 of 2104 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L4. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) WriteupWriteup from MB 82: Gold BasinMohave County, Arizona, USAInitial find 1995 November 24Ordinary chondrite (L4)A meteorite was found in an area of arroyos draining the White Hills by Professor Jim Kriegh (UAz, emeritus) while prospecting for gold with a metal detector. As of 1997 November, 1484 stones have been recovered, with a total mass of 61.0 kg, from an area of ~130 km2. The largest individual stone has a mass of 1.52 kg. Classification and mineralogy (D. Kring, UAz): olivine, Fa24±1; pyroxene Fs20Wo1; kamacite contains 0.72 ± 0.09 wt% Co; weathering grade W2–3. Specimens: UAz, 0.8 kg; SI, 8.4 kg; bulk of the mass with Jim Kriegh and his fellow collectors.
Price: 24.95 USD
Location: Bisbee, Arizona
End Time: 2024-12-30T22:57:33.000Z
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