The Brenham Pallasite
is one of the most famous stony-iron meteorites ever discovered.
Brenham was found in Kiowa County, Kansas, USA with the initial find date
listed as 1882, but it was known
before that time. A massive 2.4 tonnes is recorded for this find however a
huge 635kg
Oriented Individual was recovered during
October/November 2005 and is now the Main Mass. Many of the
Brenham specimens have been found in relatively damp soil which
has severely weathered them to oxides. Dr. Harvey Nininger
searched at length for Brenham pieces and in 1929, excavated a
large crater and obtained many pieces. This story is well
described in his 1972 book, Find A Falling Star. The
specimen below is part of the Meteorites Australia Collection
(MA.03.0065).
Brenham (Pallasite) -
14.90g Partslice.