Allende CV3 Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorites for Sale

Location: The village of Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico, 26° 58'N, 105° 19'W

Fell: February 8, 1969, 7h05m GMT.

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite, type CV3.

Description: The huge fireball lit up thousands of square miles of Northern Mexico and Southwestern United States. The fireball travelled from south to north. A meteorite shower spread over 50 square kilometers area. There are several pits; the biggest one is 60 cm across and 15 cm deep. Search and preliminary investigation of the meteorites were carried out by Dr. E. King (NASA), Drs. B. Mason and R. Clarke (Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA) and others. Click here to find out more about the Allende meteorite--where it fell (North-central Mexico) the story of its fall in February of 1969 what it is made of why scientists think this may be the oldest rock on Earth.

Link to Meteoritical Bulletin Database.

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# AM2-015	# AM2-113	# AM2-115	# AM2-216	ABOUT SCALE Each photo has a small one centimeter cube. That's a little less than a half inch on a side. The coin above is a US dime.
Weight: 2.0 gm	Weight: 2.1 gm	Weight: 2.1 gm	Weight: 2.2 gm
Features: Fragment 50% crust	Features: Crusted individual	Features: Fragment	Features: Cut fragment
Price: $65	Price: $68	Price: $68	Price: $71


# AM2-217	# AM2-617	# AM2-717	# AM2-819	# AM2-820
Weight: 2.2 gm	Weight: 2.6 gm	Weight: 2.7 gm	Weight: 2.8 gm	Weight: 2.8 gm
Features: Individual 70% crust	Features: Cut fragment with a bit of crust	Features: Cut fragment	Features: Fragment	Features: Fragment
Price: $85	Price: $87	Price: $83	Price: $89	Price: $89


# AM2-98	# AM2-913	# AM3-013	# AM3-321	# AM3-213
Weight: 2.9 gm	Weight: 2.9 gm	Weight: 3.0 gm	Weight: 3.3 gm	Weight: 3.2 gm
Features: Cut fragment	Features: Fragment	Features: Fragment	Features: Fragment	Features: Cut fragment
Price: sold	Price: $92	Price: $95	Price: $95	Price: $104


#AM3-87	# AM3-99	# AM4-117	# AM5-06	# AM7-61
Weight: 3.8 gm	Weight: 3.9 gm	Weight: 4.1 gm	Weight: 5.0 gm	Weight: 7.6 gm
Features: Fragment 40% crust	Features: Cut fragment 45% crust	Features: Fragment 10% crust	Features: Fragment 30% crust	Features: Cut individual 50% crust
Price: $109	Price: $122	Price: $128	Price: $ 155	Price: $233

# AM10-8

Weight: 10.8 gm

Features: Group of crusted fragments

Price: $300