A new Meteorite from Texas: KARON |
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KARON was discovered on November 20, 2004 by a deer-hunter on private property near the very small town of Karon in southern Texas, about half-way between San Antonio and the coast.
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| The general outlook of the area around Karon
and the vegetation, green in the Spring, dry and thorny in the Fall. And a few of
the local wild pigs. Finding a meteorite here is not easy, unless you happen to step on it.
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KARON is a H5, S2, W2, ordinary chondrite. The total weight is 4498 grams. A large crack runs throught most of the left side. A few scratches on the top show that it had been repeatedly hit by something, even though this side was buried.
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right side of Karon is much smoother. The analysis of Karon was done by Michael Zolensky, with the NASA, Johnson Space Center in Houston. He has already filed his report with the Nomenclature Comittee of the Meteoritical Society. And a fragment of Karon will be deposited in the Smithsonian.
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complete story of the discovery of Karon, written by the lucky finder, please click on Karon is presently being sliced and polished. And will be available here exclusively. Here is the very first glimpse at what the inside looks like.
Please do send me an email if you have any questions or are interested. Thank you.
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| Karon is finally available. It is a H5, S2, W2, Ordinary Chondrite. I am delighted to be able to offer quarter slices, one full slice
and the end-piece. Please remember that this is all the Karon that will ever be
available. The rest of this meteorite is already in Museums and private collections.
The price is $7 / gram.
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Quarter slice. Exact weight: 69.02g. Price: $415.00
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Quarter slice. Exact weight: 91.68g. Price: $550.00.
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Quarter slice. Exact weight: 104.77g. Price: $625.00
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Only full slice. Exact weight: 198.20g. Price: $1150.00.
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The end-piece:
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