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dc.creatorDeport Times
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-05T17:48:39Z
dc.date.available2023-06-05T17:48:39Z
dc.date.issued1935-12-05
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/58970
dc.descriptionNewspaper clipping detailing Oscar E. Monnig's search for meteorites from locals.
dc.relationOscar Monnig Papers (MS 124)
dc.rightsPrior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph.
dc.sourceSeries III, Box 06, Deport Iron, 1933-1977 folder
dc.subjectMeteorite
dc.subjectDeport (Tex.)
dc.titleAre There Stone Meteorites In Country Around Deport?
dc.typeArticle
dc.description.transcriptionThe Deport Times Deport, Lamar County Texas, Thursday, December 5, 1935 Number 44 Are There Meteorites in Country Around Deport? The question is asked by Oscar E. Monnig, amateur astronomer of Ft. Worth, who has been collecting from the finders many of the iron meteorites which have been found near Deport. Monnig states that there is a large block of counties in Northeast Texas in which no stone meteorites have ever been found, but he points out that results obtained in other areas make it highly likely that there are some stone meteorites in this region. Such objects are much more common than was once supposed, the difficulty being that most people do not know what they look like, and hence generally pass them by. Stone meteorites have a crust which melted as the object fell, and when fresh, this coating is very distinctive and can be used as a guide. How-ever, as the meteorite weathers, the crust deteriorates to a rusty brown. Even pits on the surfaces of meteorites, known as "thumbmarks,' tend to disappear as they lay in the ground for a long time. Most meteorites have a dark outside, black or brown, but the inside color may be various shades, even white. Color is not a good test. The best test for a suspected stone meteorite is to grind a little spot on it with an emery or carborundum wheel, and if little bits of metal (iron) appear on the ground surface, the object is almost certainly a meteorite. Some large stone meteorites weighing over 300 pounds, were found near McKinney over 60 years ago, and a small 2 pound stone fell near Troup in 1917. These are the neasest stone meteorite localities in Texas, with regard to Deport. Monnig further stated that he will gladly pass on any suspected stone meteorites, and will furnish interested parties with more information at no charge. He is gathering a collection of meteorites, which will be displayed at Ft. Worth's Centennial Show next year, and will buy any of the iron meteorites which may be found near Deport, as well as any stone meteorite which might turn up. He warned possible finders of stone meteorites not to break them or treat them roughly, as such handling destroys surface features which scientists desire to study.


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  • Records of the Monnig Meteorite Gallery [2825]
    The files are arranged alphabetically, usually according to the location of discovery of the meteorite. The files contain correspondence and research material on the meteorites in the collection.

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