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Holbrook
Arizona

First visit in 1997 yielded one small fragment amidst hundreds of meteorwrongs.

After we knew what we were looking for, our second visit that year yielded more than 41 specimens.

 

Holbrook
Arizona
99th Anniversary visit graciously hosted by Ruben Garcia. "Thanks Ruben!"
Nick Gessler's finds:
(The numbers, such as #5, are waypoints.)

Meteorite finds over 100 milligrams:
(All are pictured below.)
725 (#4)
356 (#7)
327 (#8)

Meteorite finds from 1 o 99 milligrams, mostly gathered by ants.
(None are pictured below.)

46 (#1) 23 (#1) 13 (#2)
37 (#2) 21 (#1) 11 (#3)
29 (#1) 21 (?) 10 (#3)
28 (#2) 18 (#2) 6 (#1)
26 (#1) 17 (#9) 3 (#1)
(Specimens from #6 are missing.)

Meteorite finds under 1 milligram:
Too difficult to weigh due to breezes and moisture absorbed from one's hands.
(Some, from Waypoints #1, #3 and #5, are pictured below.)

Holbrook meteorite finds over 100 milligrams.
The fusion crust weathers better than the core, often leaving a concave shell.

Holbrook meteorite finds over 100 milligrams (the flip side).

Holbrook meteorite finds under 1 milligram, mostly gathered by ants.
Some appear to be single or multiple chondrules and some appear to be fusion crusted..


The Holbrook "Mickey Mouse," with an earspan of approximately 3mm.
Apparently, all that is left of this meteorite are these few chondrules, probably weathered out of a larger piece.

3a (approximately 3mm in diameter), 3b and 3c are apparently relatively complete chondrules, some apparently with fusion crust.
1a, 1b and 1c appear to be glassy spheres, some hollow. Might they be orphaned droplets of fusion crust?
1d appears to be a single chondrule adhering to matrix. It is of uniform color and possibly fusion crusted.
These spherical objects are associated with definite meteorite fragments and are absent from places with no meteorite fragments.