CM1 Rare Carbonaceous chondrite Sonny Clary

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USA’s new CM1. Moapa Valley is the second CM1 found outside the Antarctic. Only
15 meteorites of this classification have been recovered world wide. The first CM1,
NWA 4765 was found outside Antarctica by a Nomad in North West Africa, with a TKW
of 19 grams. 13 of the CM1’s were recovered by AMSMET ( Antarctic search for meteorites ). The meteorites were recovered from the following locations Allan Hills, 1 stone 18 grams, Elephant Moraine 1 stone 2.5 grams , La Paz Ice fields 5 stones 7.8, 1.99 ,1.8 , .8 ,1.7 total 14.9 grams, Mac Alpine Hills 1 stone . 36 grams , Meteorite Hills 3 stones 40.6, 15.7, 11.5 , total 67.2 gram , Miller Range 1 stone 2.4 grams, Scott Glacier 1 stone 27.6 gram . Total weight of 132.75 grams .

Moapa Valley is the first CM1 recovered in the United States, with a TKW of 699 grams. It has been described as “One of the most important US finds ever, and rarer than any Lunar or Martian finds.“ “ Material of this classification is almost unattainable.”
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