Arizona Meteorite
Chondrite Meteorite from Elgin, AZ - ( For Sale ) - collect upon impact 4/2001 in  Elgin, Arizona

Collected upon impact April 2001, at Elgin, Arizona.

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A statistical study of the rates of meteorite falls (5) suggests approximately 17 meteorites >0.1 kilograms (0.22 pounds) in size fall in Arizona, or an area of equal size, each year. Two to three of these samples weigh >1 kilograms (2.2 pounds) and are about the size of your fist. A meteorite weighing >10 kilograms (22 pounds) falls every 2 to 3 years. Thus, from the turn of the century, approximately 240 meteorites >1 kilograms in size are believed to have fallen in Arizona. Since Father Kino first arrived in the Tucson area (1687), approximately 790 meteorites >1 kilograms in size are believed to have fallen in Arizona. Of this large number of meteorites, only 32 have been recovered, and only 1 of these (the Holbrook meteorite) was observed to fall (2). It should be clear from these numbers that most meteorites that fall are not found, and very few are actually observed hitting the ground. Thus, the Dangaustabas meteorite is of particular interest. It is currently being evaluated at the U. of AZ.