Glorieta Mountain
Location:
- United States
- New Mexico
Found: 1884
Group:
- Stony-Iron
Type:
- Pallasite
Class:
- Ungrouped
Total known weight: >138 kg.
Less than half of the Glorieta Mountain meteorites have the olivine crystals which make it a pallasite. Even some specimens are half pallasite and half siderite (solid iron). In literature this meteorite is considered a prehistoric fall but many still have fusion crust with details like flow lines. Interesting history in the area, the meteorite strewn field is found near a Civil War battlefield, The battle of Glorieta Pass and the Sante Fe trail; So meteorites were found among metallic relics like musket balls, buttons and pocket knives. The area is rugged and steep; and much of it lies on private property, nowadays.
