Clareton, TX - Meteorite 760 Pounds One of the Largest ever found in Texas

Clareton, TX - Meteorite 760 Pounds One of the Largest ever found in Texas

  A 760 pound meteorite, a chondrite, has been found near Clareton, Texas reports Ruben Garcia, a meteorite hunter from Arizona.  The meteorite has been named Clareton (c) as it is the third meteorite found in the area.

Clareton (c), Texas Chondrite Meteorite pictured with the finders, DeeDee and Frank Hommel.
photo credit- Ruben Garcia

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760 lb Texas Meteorite - The largest Chondrite ever found in Texas
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