
		Better, higer resolution photos have been added! Welcome to my collection of meteorites. All of the items in my collection have a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Mike D. Reynolds, Ph. D. Gold Basin \| View Full-Size Image \| « previous \| next » Type: Chondrite. Ordinary (L4) Location: Mojave County, Arizona, USA Over 168 kilograms of this low iron Chondrite have been recovered since the initial find in 1995 by Professor Jim Kriegh while prospecting for gold with a metal detector in an area of arroyos draining the White Hills. Kriegh, a retired civil engineering professor, is a member of the Desert Gold Diggers, a group whose members spend their spare time gold prospecting. Kriegh had heard a talk on how to identify meteorites. Gold Basin meteorites are found over an approximately 50 square mile area of Mohave County in northwest Arizona . These meteorites are believed to have impacted at the end of the last Ice Age. When sliced, Gold Basin shows a rich tan to dark matrix with metal flakes easily visible.