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COLLECTION
Meteorite Name: Portales Valley
Location: Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Classification: H6 Chondrite
Witnessed Fall: Yes
Date and Time: June 13, 1998
TKW: ~50 kilograms
Remarks:
Easily one of the most spectacular chondrites ever recovered, featuring a substantially high metal content matrix surrounding fractured puzzle pieces of chondritic material.
   
Collection Photos
 
34.24 gram complete slice
34.24 gram complete slice
 
34.24 gram complete slice (reverse)
34.24 gram complete slice (reverse)
 
34.24 gram complete slice (detail of slice face after etching to reveal crystallized structures)
34.24 gram complete slice (detail of slice face after etching to reveal crystallized structures)
 
34.24 gram complete slice (Etching in process)
34.24 gram complete slice (Etching in process)
 

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