Irons & Stony-Irons
UMin Collection
UMin Collection
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Name: Crab Orchard
Classification: Mesosiderite
Locality: Tennessee, USA, 1887 find
Mass at UMin: 55 g
Available for Request: No
Notes: UMin has a single large slice of Estherville. A small amount of material has come loose and could be used for research.
Name: Estherville
Classification: Mesosiderite
Locality: Iowa, USA, 1979 fall
Mass at UMin: 1927 g
Available for Request: No (exceptions)
Notes: UMin has a single large slice of Estherville. A small amount of material has come loose and could be used for research.
Name: Vaca Muerte
Classification: Mesosiderite
Locality: Chile, 1861 find
Mass at UMin: N/A
Available for Request: Yes
Notes: UMin has a several mounts that would be suitable for SEM/EPMA analysis after repolishing and coating.
Name: Brenham
Classification: Pallasite, Main Group (anomalous)
Locality: Kansas, USA, 1882 find
Mass at UMin: 2023.5 g
Available for Request: No
Notes: UMin has a single large stone that cannot be cut at this time.
Name: NWA 16799
Classification: Pallasite, Main Group
Locality: Algeria, 2024 find
Mass at UMin: 23.7 g
Available for Request: No (currently on loan)
Notes: UMin has a several slices, each containing metal and olivine.
Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Name: Anoka
Classification: Iron, IAB-sLM
Locality: Minnesota, USA, 1961 find
Mass at UMin: 6940 g
Available for Request: No
Notes: UMin has a large slice that cannot be cut at this time.
Name: Arlington
Classification: Iron, IiE-an
Locality: Minnesota, USA, 1961 find
Mass at UMin: NA
Available for Request: No
Notes: UMin has a single piece of Arlington, and the original Arlington specimen was transferred as part of the UNM-USNM agreement.
Name: Canyon Diablo
Classification: Iron, IAB-MG
Locality: Arizona, USA, 1891 find
Mass at UMin: 2832 g
Available for Request: No
Notes: UMin has a single large slice that cannot be cut at this time.
Name: Coahuila
Classification: Iron, IIAB
Locality: Mexico, 1837 find
Mass at UMin: 1888 g
Available for Request: No
Notes: UMin has a single slice of Coahuila as part of the UNM-USNM agreement.
Name: Gibeon
Classification: Iron, IVA
Locality: Namibia, 1836 find
Mass at UMin: 2151.7 g
Available for Request: No
Notes: UMin has a single slice of Gibeon as part of the UNM-USNM agreement.
Name: Middle River
Classification: Iron, IAB-MG
Locality: Minnesota, 2023 find
Mass at UMin: TBC
Available for Request: TBC
Notes: Purchased at an estate sale in July 2023 and recognized as a potential meteorite by the buyer.
These samples were transferred to the Smithsonian Institution in the 1960s for storage and display. Although ownership remains with the University of Minnesota, they are not currently at the University and are not available for request at this time.
Name: Arlington
Classification: Iron, IIE
Locality: Minnesota, USA, 1894 find
Name: Auburn
Classification: Iron, IIG
Locality: Alabama, USA, 1867 find
Name: Babb's Mill (Troost's Iron)
Classification: Iron, ungrouped
Locality: Tennessee, USA, 1842 find
Name: Ballinoo
Classification: Iron, IIIC
Locality: Australia, 1892 find
Name: Bear Creek
Classification: Iron, IIIAB
Locality: Colorado, USA, 1886 find
Name: Carthage
Classification: Iron, IIIAB
Locality: Tennessee, USA, 1840 find
Name: Chupaderos
Classification: Iron, IIIAB
Locality: Mexico, 1852 find
Name: Coopertown
Classification: Iron, IIIE
Locality: Tennessee, USA, 1860 find
Name: Cosby's Creek
Classification: Iron, IAB-MG
Locality: Tennessee, USA, 1837 find
Name: Cranbourne
Classification: Iron, IAB-MG
Locality: Australia, 1854 find
Name: Grand Rapids
Classification: Iron, ungrouped
Locality: Michigan, USA, 1883 find
Name: Rancho de la Pila
Classification: Iron, IIIAB
Locality: Mexico, 1882 find