Our Meteorite Collection

Category:   Nonchondrite
Class:   Differentiated stony-iron
Group:   Pallasite
Catalog #:   M123
Year Found:   1885
Location:   Kansas, USA

Six unique pieces of the Brenham meteorite can be found in the Monnig Gallery, each a piece of planetary history. The Brenham meteorite was found in 1885 in Kiowa County in Kansas, USA. An etched half individual ( 22,892.6 grams), two polished slices (378.0 grams and 259.0 grams), one polished part slice (72.4 grams), one polished complete slice (639.9 grams), and one individual piece (97,977.6 grams) is among the collection. When the meteorite was found, its total weight was 4400 kilograms, making quite the impact.