Diogenite Meteorites

Here you can see three meteorites of my meteorite collection. They all belong to the diogenite meteorite group and are very similar. Diogenites are achondritic stony meteorites that originate from deep within the crust of the asteroid 4 Vesta.

The first one is a small slice of NWA 4302 meteorite, found 2005 in Northwest Africa.

The 24g crusted indiviudal in the center is a so far unclassified NWA meteorite I recently purchased at a mineral fair in Munich/Germany.

The third one is a slice of the Johnstown meteorite. Johnstown fell in the afternoon of July 6, 1924 in Johnstown, Colorado. A trail of smoke was emblazoned across the blue sky followed by a series of loud explosions. At ground level, thuds and thumps were heard and a black stone, falling from the sky, stuck near the doors of the church where a funeral service was being held. Thirty minutes after the service, the church undertaker removed a 15-pound stone from the soil at a depth of 20 inches.

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Science & Technology

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• diogenite
• meteorites

[777dingo]

Wow, that is some story about the Johnstown meteorite! The people at the funeral must of thought it was a sign from God or something! Im glad it didnt hit anybody.

[dougmyersinc]

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Doug

[spiritprofessor]

This one looks like the kind I keep finding down by the river...all the characteristics of stony meteorites but found near or in the river.

[ysaloga]

I HAVE METEORITE 2 KELO

[freestylemartialart]

Yep more concrete?

[drmcgray]

I saw the johnstown meteorite in the museum of natural history in Denver in the 1960s-70s. I am not aware of them selling it, but it is possible. It was about a foot across if memory serves me correctly.

[lateintheday2007]

Awesome and beautiful especially knowing where they came from.

[sprichbeeke]

I find your visuals...and especially the text at the right...very interesting.

Thanks for posting!

[bobo81b]

Awesome collection. I'm envious.