The Juanita de Angeles meteorite was discovered as a single huge mass (85 kilograms) by a Mexican gold miner near a mine outside the town of Los Amosgoas. It was analyzed and classified as a H5 chondrite.
The specimen being offered here is a small fragment that weighs .158g (158mg).
Refer to the photo. The black centimeter cube is shown for scale and is not included. You are purchasing the specimen shown. Your purchase will include a labeled gemjar for safe storage.
From the Meteoritical Bulletin entry on Juanita de Angeles :
Juanita de Angeles
Near Las Amosgoas, Chihuahua, Mexico
Found 1992
Ordinary chondrite (H5, S2, W2)
A stone of 85 kg was acquired by R. W. Biihler from a Mexican miner. It was found near the mine "Juanita de Angeles" (for which the coordinates are given), near the city Las Amosgoas. Classification and analysis, type specimen: olivine Fa18.3; pyroxene Fs16.6; Jiirgen Otto, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut der Universität, Albert-Strasse 23 b, D-79104 Freiburg.
