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760 Pound Meteorite Found In Texas


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"A large meteorite, named Clarendon (c), was discovered by a local Texas resident, by accident on April 6, 2015. At first, it appeared as a boulder, immersed in the sandy soil, but the experts soon classified it as a stony meteorite. This is the biggest individual meteorite found in Texas, and likely the second largest individual chondrite meteorite ever discovered in the US. The piece was sold to the Texas Christian University, where it's now on public display."

Read the rest of the article at https://watchers.news/2016/11/08/huge-meteorite-texas-clarendon/

 

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They are selling pieces of it at Tucson gem n mineral show...huge find. There was a large bolide over IL last night hope someone recovers that...

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