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401.6 gram full slice. 235 x 125 x 3 mm. H6
TKW 71.4 kg. Observed fall 13 June 1998, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA.
From the MetBul:
After detonations were heard and smoky trails seen in the sky, a shower of meteorites landed near Portales, New Mexico. 53 objects have been recovered, with a total mass of 71.4 kg. The largest pieces weighed 16.5 kg (witnessed to fall by Nelda Wallace and Fred Stafford), 17.0 kg (found by Elton Brown), and at least nine others over 1 kg. A 530 g fragment went through the roof of Gayle Newberry's barn and embedded itself in a wall, indicating a trajectory west to east. The elliptical strewn field is approximately 7.7 x 2 km, trending N60–65ºE, although recent reports may extend this somewhat.
     
Scott writes:
Portales Valley has a distinctive look and is well covered in other MPODs. It often appears in shades of gray, as it is hard to capture both the shiny melt as well as the "H6-like" blocks. I took this photograph in angled full sun to better show the colors and textures. You can spot a 5-6mm round graphite inclusion on the right.
Copyright Scott McGregor and may be used with attribution. |
Found at the arrow (green or red) on the map below
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John lutzon
12/20/2023 2:23:57 PM |
Very impressive. The words I was searching for, "split- personality". Thank you. |
Anne Black
12/20/2023 1:41:21 PM |
Interesting pictures. They show well the split-personality of this meteorite, iron and chondrite. Thanks Scott, glad you like it. |
Rob Matson
12/20/2023 11:23:46 AM |
Another claim to fame for Portales Valley: it is one of the earliest falls (the fourth) to have appeared on Doppler radar. It was preceded by Elbert, CO (January 11), Monahans, TX (March 22), and Indian Butte, AZ just 6 days prior to Portales Valley (June 7th) -- all in 1998. Portales Valley was followed by Kitchener, Ontario on July 12th, and to this day 1998 still holds the record for most productive year of recovered falls showing up on Doppler. |
Mendy Ouzillou
12/20/2023 6:43:48 AM |
Congratulations on acquiring a masterpiece! |
Graham Ensor
12/20/2023 4:55:06 AM |
Beautiful example! |
matthias
12/20/2023 3:22:53 AM |
Wonderful large slice of PV, Scott. The blue sky mirroring in the iron flows, a reminiscence of its home-space. |
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