Our Meteorite Collection

Category:   Nonchondrite
Class:   Primitive achondrite
Group:   Aubrite
Catalog #:   M41
Year Found:   1946
Location:   Texas, USA

Falling the night of August 2, 1946, the Pena Blanca Springs meteorite was 70 kilograms and fell in Brewster County, Texas, USA. The Monnig collection is home to five pieces of this meteorite – three fragments, weighing in at 749.5 grams, 51.0 grams, and 238.0 grams, as well as two polished complete slices at 627.5 grams and 24.6 grams.