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. |
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| 34.24 gram complete slice | |
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| 34.24 gram complete slice (reverse) | |
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| 34.24 gram complete slice (detail of slice face after etching to reveal crystallized structures) | |
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| 34.24 gram complete slice (Etching in process) | |