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Unknown Meteoric Fragments (3 tubes)
Mass: 11.40 g (including containers)
Comments: Chondrite fragments
Zacatecas
Locality: Zacatecas, Mexico
Mass: 44.48 g (whole bottle)
Date fell: before 1792
UMN Number: 3387
Wolf Creek
Locality: South of Hall's Creek, Kimberley, Western Australia
Mass: 608.37g
Comments: This specimen is on loan from the USNM. Oxidized.
Smithsonian (USNM) number: 3230
Wellman
Locality: Texas, USA
Mass: 56.16 g
Comments: Unsure which Wellman the sample is (a, b, c, d, or e).
UMN Number: 10133
Unknown (might be Estherville sample)
Locality: Might be Estherville sample.
Mass: 7.99g (weight of sample including bag)
Date found: 1947
Unidentified
Mass: 32.7g, 16.2 g
Comments: 2 samples found in the basement of Pillsbury Hall that are currently being investigated. (Masses and pictures need to be updated. Pics after making thick sections).