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Tahoka (MT050-55)

Classified as an Ordinary Chondrite L5.
Several slices and part-slices, large and small, are now available.

Category:

Registry: MT050-55
Mineral Name  : Tahoka       
Source: Lynn County, Texas   
Mineral Size: Several pieces  
Sale Price: $5.00 a gram  

Description:

 

One mass of 7.7kilos was found by a farmer 4 miles east of Tahoka in 1994, and he kept it in his wife’s garden until her death. It was then positively identified as a meteorite and used as a doorstop. For a complete report on the discovery and some pictures, go to Texas Discoveries.