H5Stark County, Illinois (41°7’ N, 89°48’ W)

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CORNER CUT OF THE TOULON METEORITE
H5
Stark County, Illinois (41°7’ N, 89°48’ W)
The grey matrix is loaded with chondrule fragments delimited by a weathered exterior rim. Cataloging inscription on specimen: H17.18. Modern cutting.
19 x 24 x 4mm (¾ x 1 x 1/8in.)
7.3g

Provenance

Glen Huss, American Meteorite Laboratory

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Lot Essay

Just north of Peoria in what is Illinois farm country, a single meteorite weighing just 1214 grams was found on a farm in 1962. Samples of the Toulon meteorite are seldom seen. It is an H5 ordinary chondrite, indicating that the sample is metal rich and has been appreciably metamorphosed on its parent asteroid.

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