Meteorites Found in Texas: 317 Documented

Texas has 317 officially recognized meteorites — 14 witnessed falls and 303 finds. The largest, Red River (Iron, IIIAB — iron meteorite — nickel-iron metal), weighed 800 kg. The record here spans 215 years — from Red River in 1808 to El Sauz in 2023.

230 ordinary chondrites54 iron meteorites24 meteorites3 carbonaceous chondrites2 aubrites2 pallasites1 enstatite chondrite1 achondrite from asteroid Vesta

Name	Classification	Mass	Fell / Found	Year	GPS
Red River	Iron, IIIAB	800 kg	Found	1808	32.000, -95.000
Plainview (1917)	H5	700 kg	Found	1917	34.117, -101.783
Davis Mountains	Iron, IIIAB	689 kg	Found	1903	30.750, -104.250
Etter	L5	450 kg	Found	1965	35.983, -101.900
Clarendon (c)	L4	377 kg	Found	2015	34.983, -100.933
Estacado	H6	290 kg	Found	1883	33.900, -101.750
Dimmitt	H3.7	200 kg	Found	1942	34.583, -102.167
Travis County (a)	H5	175.4 kg	Found	1889	30.300, -97.700
Kimble County	H6	153.8 kg	Found	1918	30.417, -99.400
Bluff (a)	L5	153.3 kg	Found	1878	29.879, -96.872
McKinney	L4	150 kg	Found	1870	33.183, -96.717
Camp Wood	Iron, IIIAB	148 kg	Found	—	29.773, -99.875
Wichita County	Iron, IAB-MG	145 kg	Found	1836	34.067, -98.917
Ysleta	Iron, ungrouped	140.7 kg	Found	1914	31.650, -106.183
Ozona	H6	127.5 kg	Found	1929	30.733, -101.300
Scurry	H5	118 kg	Found	1937	32.500, -101.000
Florey	H6	110.8 kg	Found	1978	32.523, -102.705
Concho	L6	93.5 kg	Found	1939	32.000, -101.500
San Angelo	Iron, IIIAB	88 kg	Found	1897	31.417, -100.350
Tulia (a)	H3-4	86 kg	Found	1917	34.617, -101.950
Carlton	Iron, IAB-sLM	81.2 kg	Found	1887	31.917, -98.033
Peña Blanca Spring	Aubrite	70 kg	Fell	1946	30.125, -103.117
Miami	H5	57.7 kg	Found	1930	35.667, -100.600
Ashmore	H5	55.4 kg	Found	1969	32.900, -102.283
Wellman (a)	H5	55 kg	Found	1940	33.033, -102.333
Rosebud	H5	54.9 kg	Found	—	30.817, -97.050
Benjamin	H4/5	51.8 kg	Found	1969	33.583, -99.800
Davy (a)	L4	50.6 kg	Found	1940	29.100, -97.600
Richland	Iron, IIAB	50.6 kg	Found	1951	31.900, -96.400
Gomez	L6	47 kg	Found	1974	33.181, -102.401
Cuero	H5	46.5 kg	Found	1936	29.017, -97.283
Dumas (a)	H5	46.1 kg	Found	1956	35.900, -101.900
Wellman (c)	H4	45 kg	Found	1964	33.033, -102.333
Saginaw	Iron	44.5 kg	Found	1979	32.866, -97.323
Seminole	H4	43.9 kg	Found	1961	32.683, -102.617
Anton	H4	41.8 kg	Found	1965	33.782, -102.181
Brownfield (1937)	H3.7	41 kg	Found	1937	33.217, -102.183
Calliham	L6	40 kg	Found	1958	28.417, -98.250
Haskell	L5	36 kg	Found	1909	33.213, -99.732
Lueders	Iron, IAB-MG	35.4 kg	Found	1973	32.836, -99.604
Plains	H5	34.3 kg	Found	1964	33.283, -102.767
Bledsoe	H4	30.5 kg	Found	1970	33.592, -103.027
Fairview	Iron, IIIAB	28.8 kg	Found	1986	34.101, -102.650
Monahans (1938)	Iron, IIF	27.9 kg	Found	1938	31.483, -102.883
Dumont	Iron, IVB	27.4 kg	Found	1994	33.817, -100.517
Seagraves (c)	L6/7	26.8 kg	Found	1989	32.983, -102.567
Kaffir (d)	L5	26.8 kg	Found	1981	34.672, -101.815
Forestburg (b)	L5	26.6 kg	Found	1957	33.496, -97.589
Texline	H5	26.2 kg	Found	1937	36.400, -103.017
Denver City	Iron, ungrouped	26.1 kg	Found	1975	33.071, -102.800
Forestburg (a)	L4	26.1 kg	Found	1957	33.507, -97.651
Cedar (Texas)	H4	26 kg	Found	1900	29.828, -96.909
Wayside	H6	23.6 kg	Found	1973	34.802, -101.683
Kaufman	L5	23 kg	Found	1893	32.583, -96.417
Adrian	H4	22.6 kg	Found	1936	35.150, -102.717
Friona	L5	21.9 kg	Found	1981	34.540, -102.568
Kendall County	Iron, IAB-ung	21 kg	Found	1887	29.400, -98.500
La Villa	H4	19.8 kg	Found	1956	26.272, -97.902
Comanche (iron)	Iron, IAB-sLL	19.7 kg	Found	1940	32.017, -98.700
Duncanville	H	17.8 kg	Found	1961	32.633, -96.867
Tulia (d)	H6	17.7 kg	Found	1981	34.607, -101.767
Springlake	L6	17.3 kg	Found	1980	34.344, -102.224
Romero	H4	17.2 kg	Found	1938	35.767, -102.950
Lamesa	Iron, IAB-sLM	16.9 kg	Found	1981	32.883, -101.883
Snyder	H3	16.9 kg	Found	1983	32.717, -100.917
Wellman (g)	H4	16.8 kg	Found	2004	33.040, -102.432
Tell	H6	16.6 kg	Found	1930	34.383, -100.400
Happy Canyon	EL6/7	16.3 kg	Found	1971	34.802, -101.567
Bluff (b)	L4	16 kg	Found	1917	29.863, -96.927
Claytonville	L5	15.6 kg	Found	1964	34.347, -101.490
Channing	H5	15.3 kg	Found	1936	35.717, -102.283
Nordheim	Iron, ungrouped	15.2 kg	Found	1932	28.867, -97.617
Deport	Iron, IAB-sLL	15 kg	Found	1926	33.517, -95.300
Patricia	H5	14.9 kg	Found	1983	32.500, -102.033
Comanche Creek Reservoir	Iron, IIAB	14.5 kg	Found	—	32.289, -97.833
Edmonson (b)	H4	14.4 kg	Found	1981	34.283, -101.833
Gaines County Park	H5	13.7 kg	Found	1977	32.833, -102.733
Pipe Creek	H6	13.6 kg	Found	1887	29.683, -98.917
Wellington	H5	13.4 kg	Found	1955	34.950, -100.250
Gruver	H4	13.1 kg	Found	1934	36.333, -101.400
Nazareth (e)	H6	13.1 kg	Found	1977	34.583, -102.050
Seagraves	H4	13 kg	Found	1962	32.933, -102.583
Talpa	H6	13 kg	Found	1963	31.867, -99.583
Umbarger	L6	13 kg	Found	1954	34.950, -102.118
O'Donnell	H5	12.7 kg	Found	1992	32.912, -101.919
Floydada	Iron, IIIAB	12.5 kg	Found	1912	33.983, -101.283
Kress (a)	L6	12.5 kg	Found	1951	34.358, -101.730
Edmonson (a)	L6	12 kg	Found	1955	34.283, -101.833
Waka	H6	11.9 kg	Found	1963	36.150, -101.050
McKenzie Draw (a)	H4	11.8 kg	Found	1989	32.925, -102.625
Somervell County	Pallasite, PMG	11.8 kg	Found	1919	32.183, -97.800
Nazareth (iron)	Iron, IIIAB	11.3 kg	Found	1968	34.527, -102.105
Barrilla	H5	11.1 kg	Found	1994	30.783, -103.467
Glen Rose (iron)	Iron, ungrouped	11 kg	Found	1934	32.250, -97.717
Finney	L5	10.7 kg	Found	1962	34.267, -101.567
Barwise	H5	10.4 kg	Found	1950	34.000, -101.500
Spearman	Iron, IIIAB	10.4 kg	Found	1934	36.250, -101.217
Plainview (f)	H4-5	10.3 kg	Found	1950	34.089, -101.840
Round Top (a)	L5	9.9 kg	Found	1934	30.058, -96.651
Mulberry Draw	L5	9.7 kg	Found	1963	35.633, -100.133
Ash Creek	L6	9.5 kg	Fell	2009	31.805, -97.010
Fluvanna (a)	L5	9.5 kg	Found	1967	32.800, -101.117
Buffalo Gap	Iron, IAB-ung	9.3 kg	Found	2003	32.246, -99.993
Spade	H6	8.9 kg	Found	2000	34.001, -102.128
Howe	H5	8.6 kg	Found	1938	33.500, -96.600
Fife	H5	8.6 kg	Found	2003	31.390, -99.406
Lazbuddie	LL5	8.6 kg	Found	1970	34.500, -102.750
Bartlett	Iron, IIIAB	8.6 kg	Found	1938	30.833, -97.500
Burkett	Iron, IAB-MG	8.4 kg	Found	1913	32.033, -99.250
Harleton	L6	8.4 kg	Fell	1961	32.675, -94.512
Uvalde	H5	8.2 kg	Found	1915	29.200, -99.767
O'Donnell (b)	H5	8 kg	Found	2018	32.962, -101.838
Kaffir (c)	L6	8 kg	Found	1980	34.672, -101.815
Wimberley	Iron, IIIAB	7.8 kg	Found	1976	29.967, -98.117
Kyle	L6	7.8 kg	Found	1965	29.975, -97.867
Dawn (a)	H6	7.7 kg	Found	1981	34.860, -102.120
Tahoka	L5	7.7 kg	Found	1994	33.151, -101.699
Round Top (b)	H4	7.2 kg	Found	1939	30.067, -96.700
Mart	Iron, IVA	7.1 kg	Found	1898	31.500, -96.883
Flagg	L5	7 kg	Found	1954	34.433, -102.517
Kendleton	L4	6.9 kg	Fell	1939	29.450, -96.000
Cleburne	Iron, IVA	6.8 kg	Found	1907	32.317, -97.417
Sanderson	Iron, IIIAB	6.8 kg	Found	1936	30.133, -102.150
Tokio (a)	H5	6.6 kg	Found	1974	33.217, -102.632
Allred	L4	6.6 kg	Found	1978	33.100, -102.950
Cedar Station	Iron, ungrouped	6.5 kg	Found	2001	29.907, -101.900
Hub	L5	6.5 kg	Found	1991	34.540, -102.594
Grandview	L5	6.4 kg	Found	2008	32.788, -101.938
Morton	H6	6.4 kg	Found	1980	33.717, -102.767
Floydada (b)	H5	6.3 kg	Found	1999	33.983, -101.333
Rhineland	H5	6.2 kg	Found	1961	33.533, -99.617
Axtell	CV3	6.2 kg	Found	1943	31.660, -96.972
Summerfield	L5	6.2 kg	Found	1979	34.767, -102.417
Cranfills Gap	H6	6 kg	Found	1940	31.750, -97.750
Griffith	Iron, ungrouped	6 kg	Found	1985	33.717, -102.817
Slaton (b)	Iron, IIAB	6 kg	Found	—	33.434, -101.750
Travis County (b)	H4	5.9 kg	Found	—	30.556, -97.953
Kress (c)	L6	5.6 kg	Found	1978	34.338, -101.717
Loop	L6	5.6 kg	Found	1962	32.900, -102.283
Seminole (f)	H5	5.4 kg	Found	2008	32.700, -102.673
Denton County	Iron, IIIAB	5.4 kg	Found	1856	33.000, -97.000
Myersville	OC	5.4 kg	Found	1969	28.950, -97.403
El Sauz	L6	5.2 kg	Fell	2023	26.607, -98.745
Claytonville (b)	OC	5.1 kg	Found	1978	34.348, -101.658
Blanket	L6	5.1 kg	Fell	1909	31.833, -98.833
Temple	L6	5 kg	Found	1959	31.117, -97.300
Tulia (b)	L6	4.8 kg	Found	1917	34.533, -101.700
Fort Stockton	Iron	4.8 kg	Found	1952	30.917, -103.067
South Plains	L5	4.8 kg	Found	1971	34.267, -101.250
Frankel City	L6	4.7 kg	Found	1977	32.333, -102.745
Gail	H4	4.7 kg	Found	1948	32.700, -101.600
Shallowater	Aubrite	4.7 kg	Found	1936	33.700, -101.933
Pony Creek	H4	4.6 kg	Found	1947	31.663, -99.950
Seagraves (b)	H5	4.6 kg	Found	1976	32.917, -102.500
Nueces	H5	4.5 kg	Found	2004	28.303, -98.036
Purmela	Iron, IIF	4.5 kg	Found	1977	29.500, -98.050
Dalhart	H5	4.4 kg	Found	1968	36.043, -102.408
Grassland	L4	4.4 kg	Found	1964	33.117, -101.583
Llano River	Iron, IIIAB	4.3 kg	Found	1975	30.522, -99.737
Lone Star	H4	4.3 kg	Found	1965	34.260, -101.408
McLean	H6	4.3 kg	Found	1939	35.233, -100.600
Sunray	H4	4.3 kg	Found	1985	36.000, -101.833
Tulia (c)	H5/6	4.3 kg	Found	1981	withheld
Wells	LL3.3	4.1 kg	Found	1985	33.050, -101.933
Fluvanna (b)	H6	4.1 kg	Found	1976	32.903, -101.163
Brownfield (1964)	H5	4.1 kg	Found	1964	33.217, -102.183
Seth Ward	H5	3.8 kg	Found	1977	34.269, -101.647
Davy (b)	H4	3.8 kg	Found	1981	29.008, -97.706
Mertzon	Iron, IAB-ung	3.7 kg	Found	1943	31.267, -100.833
Florence	H3	3.6 kg	Fell	1922	30.833, -97.767
Cee Vee	H5	3.6 kg	Found	1959	34.200, -100.483
Del Rio	Iron, IIF	3.6 kg	Found	1965	29.367, -100.967
Laketon	L6	3.6 kg	Found	1937	35.567, -100.667
Muleshoe	H4/6	3.6 kg	Found	1972	34.122, -102.695
Nazareth (b)	L6	3.6 kg	Found	1967	34.500, -102.250
Kaffir (b)	H4	3.5 kg	Found	1966	34.672, -101.815
Yorktown (Texas)	H5	3.5 kg	Found	1957	28.950, -97.403
Smyer	H6	3.3 kg	Found	1968	33.583, -102.167
West Point	L6	3.1 kg	Found	1972	33.075, -102.045
Ackerly	L5	3.1 kg	Found	1995	32.590, -101.772
Shafter Lake	H5	3 kg	Found	1933	32.400, -102.583
Paloduro	Iron, IIIE	3 kg	Found	1935	34.900, -101.217
Wardswell Draw	L6	3 kg	Found	1976	32.903, -102.925
McKenzie Draw (b)	H4	3 kg	Found	1989	32.925, -102.625
Abernathy	L6	2.9 kg	Found	1941	33.850, -101.800
Happy (a)	H3	2.9 kg	Found	1971	35.680, -101.993
Dimmitt (b)	OC	2.8 kg	Found	1981	34.483, -102.328
Fuzzy Creek	Iron, IVA	2.7 kg	Found	—	31.611, -99.904
Hamilton (Texas)	OC	2.7 kg	Found	1965	31.593, -98.250
Kress (b)	L4	2.6 kg	Found	1966	34.358, -101.730
St. Lawrence	LL6	2.6 kg	Found	1965	31.733, -101.505
Monahans (1998)	H5	2.6 kg	Fell	1998	31.608, -102.858
Silverton (Texas)	H4	2.6 kg	Found	1938	34.533, -101.183
Happy (b)	OC	2.5 kg	Found	1972	34.593, -101.993
Chamberlin	H5	2.4 kg	Found	1941	36.200, -102.450
Comanche (stone)	L5	2.4 kg	Found	1956	31.992, -98.652
Eunice	H5	2.3 kg	Found	1961	34.470, -101.758
Tule Draw	H5	2.3 kg	Found	1981	34.667, -102.000
Dumas (b)	H6	2.3 kg	Found	1980	35.925, -101.895
Hereford	OC	2.3 kg	Found	1970	33.795, -102.242
Circle Back	L6	2.3 kg	Found	1977	34.028, -102.680
Plainview (1950)	H	2.2 kg	Found	1950	34.117, -101.783
Lider (a)	L5	2.2 kg	Found	1972	34.655, -101.640
Perryton	LL6	2.1 kg	Found	1975	36.353, -100.732
Hartley	L	2.1 kg	Found	1967	35.942, -102.160
Plantersville	H6	2.1 kg	Fell	1930	30.700, -96.117
Post	L	2 kg	Found	1965	33.117, -101.383
Walcott	H5	2 kg	Found	1983	32.400, -101.950
Foster	H4	2 kg	Found	1975	33.100, -102.267
Clarendon (a)	H5	2 kg	Found	1979	34.905, -100.913
Elton	Iron, ungrouped	1.9 kg	Found	1936	33.717, -100.833
Richland Springs	H5	1.9 kg	Fell	1980	31.250, -99.033
Sulphur Springs Draw	H5	1.9 kg	Found	1990	32.983, -102.378
Kaffir (a)	L5	1.9 kg	Found	1965	34.623, -101.917
Lider (b)	H5	1.8 kg	Found	1972	34.655, -101.640
Needmore	OC	1.8 kg	Found	1976	34.045, -102.799
Briscoe	L5	1.8 kg	Found	1940	34.350, -101.400
Sweetwater	H5	1.8 kg	Found	1961	32.550, -100.417
Sterley	Pallasite, PMG	1.7 kg	Found	1950	34.210, -101.390
Dexter	Iron, IIIAB	1.7 kg	Found	1889	33.817, -97.000
Seminole (c)	H4	1.7 kg	Found	1967	32.550, -102.392
Seminole (d)	H6	1.7 kg	Found	1976	32.717, -102.650
Ferguson Switch	H5	1.7 kg	Found	1937	34.000, -101.500
Rock Creek	L5	1.6 kg	Found	—	34.422, -101.498
Brownfield (iron)	Iron, IID	1.6 kg	Found	1960	33.217, -102.183
Wellman (d)	H	1.6 kg	Found	1966	33.017, -102.367
Loop (b)	H	1.6 kg	Found	1964	32.992, -102.388
Peck's Spring	L5	1.6 kg	Found	1926	32.000, -102.000
Brownfield (c)	OC	1.6 kg	Found	1974	33.135, -102.278
Iredell	Iron, IIAB	1.5 kg	Found	1898	31.967, -97.867
Nazareth (d)	H6	1.5 kg	Found	1968	34.583, -102.083
Meadow (a)	H5	1.5 kg	Found	1975	33.331, -102.269
Lubbock	L5	1.5 kg	Found	1938	33.600, -101.733
Lamesa (b)	H4	1.4 kg	Found	2005	32.700, -102.024
Mereta	H4	1.4 kg	Found	1941	31.426, -100.133
Allen	H4	1.4 kg	Found	1923	33.100, -96.700
Panhandle	H5	1.4 kg	Found	1969	35.333, -101.383
Jonah	H5	1.3 kg	Found	1963	30.625, -97.533
Ballinger	Iron, IAB-MG	1.3 kg	Found	1927	31.767, -99.983
Plainview (e)	H5	1.3 kg	Found	2010	34.185, -101.706
Lakeview	H4	1.2 kg	Found	1970	34.533, -101.700
Hart Camp	H6	1.2 kg	Found	1970	33.998, -102.177
Seminole Draw (b)	H5	1.2 kg	Found	1976	32.717, -102.650
Seminole (b)	H4	1.2 kg	Found	1965	32.543, -102.705
Dougherty	L6	1.1 kg	Found	2002	33.979, -101.200
Boerne	H6	1.1 kg	Found	1932	29.800, -98.800
McAddo	L6	1.1 kg	Found	1935	33.750, -100.933
Slaton	L4	1.1 kg	Found	1941	33.433, -101.750
Troup	L6	1 kg	Fell	1917	32.167, -95.100
Venus	H4	1 kg	Found	1960	32.400, -97.083
Bronco	OC	972 g	Found	1971	33.283, -102.967
Hart	CK3	966 g	Found	2010	34.377, -102.117
Wellman (e)	H4	959 g	Found	1973	33.678, -102.315
Aiken	OC	956 g	Found	1936	34.200, -101.500
Olton	H3.5	953 g	Found	1948	34.167, -102.134
Brady	L6	927 g	Found	1937	31.050, -99.467
Leslie	H5	895 g	Found	1968	34.611, -100.855
Happy (c)	OC	884 g	Found	1971	34.583, -102.050
Loop (c)	OC	861 g	Found	1964	32.983, -102.388
Canyon	H?	860 g	Found	1957	34.967, -101.933
Tierra Blanca	Winonaite	860 g	Found	1965	34.933, -102.017
Lockney	L6	824 g	Found	1944	34.150, -101.300
Tokio (b)	OC	823 g	Found	1974	33.205, -102.658
New Lynn	L6	800 g	Found	1986	33.170, -101.638
Leander	L4	760 g	Found	1940	30.600, -97.900
Seminole (e)	H5	758 g	Found	1977	32.717, -102.650
Plainview (d)	L6	700 g	Found	1979	34.188, -101.704
Hale Center (no. 2)	H4	695 g	Found	1936	34.050, -101.750
Meadow (b)	L6	691 g	Found	1981	33.331, -102.269
Pedernales	Iron, IAB complex	691 g	Found	1980	30.333, -98.950
Naruna (a)	H4	672 g	Found	1935	30.950, -98.267
Seminole (g)	H5	640 g	Found	1999	32.717, -102.650
Plainview (c)	OC	631 g	Found	1963	34.125, -101.757
Hale Center (no. 1)	L5	610 g	Found	1936	34.050, -101.750
Deport (a)	H4	604 g	Found	1944	33.517, -95.300
Pep	OC	591 g	Found	1966	33.730, -102.577
Monument Draw	Acapulcoite	525 g	Found	1985	32.503, -102.743
Naruna (b)	H4	513 g	Found	1942	30.950, -98.283
Cedar Lake	H5-6	509 g	Found	1998	32.844, -102.471
Finney (c)	OC	492 g	Found	1978	34.298, -101.683
Seminole Draw (a)	L6	478 g	Found	1976	32.717, -102.650
Study Butte	H3-6	417 g	Found	1983	29.302, -103.500
Bells	C2-ung	375 g	Fell	1961	33.600, -96.467
Wellman (b)	OC	343 g	Found	1964	33.025, -102.417
Hueco Tanks	L6	314 g	Found	1985	31.917, -106.150
Lost Draw	OC	309 g	Found	1980	33.289, -102.543
Plains (d)	H4	280 g	Found	1991	33.267, -102.900
El Paso	LL4	276 g	Found	1950	31.783, -106.233
New Deal	H6	266 g	Found	2010	33.721, -101.839
Dawn (b)	H4/5	258 g	Found	1981	34.860, -102.120
Wellman (f)	H3-4	252 g	Found	2002	33.130, -102.380
Junction	L5	241 g	Found	1932	30.500, -99.833
Happy Draw (a)	L4	224 g	Found	1981	withheld
Nazareth (c)	H5	222 g	Found	1970	34.583, -102.083
Chico Mountains	Iron, IIAB	212 g	Found	1915	29.000, -103.250
New Moore (b)	OC	200 g	Found	1975	33.118, -102.113
Tulia (iron)	Iron	190 g	Found	1969	34.555, -101.630
Hueco Tanks (b)	H5	150 g	Found	1985	31.917, -106.150
Happy Draw (b)	H4/5	120 g	Found	1981	withheld
Bronco (b)	OC	101 g	Found	1980	33.275, -102.960
New Moore (a)	OC	100.3 g	Found	1972	33.117, -102.117
Kirbyville	Eucrite-mmict	97.7 g	Fell	1906	30.750, -95.950
Sligo	H3.9	78 g	Found	1976	33.119, -102.741
San Pedro Springs	L6	72 g	Found	1887	29.500, -98.500
Kress (d)	H5	57 g	Found	1994	34.383, -101.717
Bronco (c)	OC	53 g	Found	1980	33.275, -102.960
Nazareth (a)	L6	44 g	Found	1938	34.500, -102.250
Mount Blanco	L5	36.2 g	Fell	2016	33.756, -101.249
Vigo Park	L4	35 g	Found	1934	34.683, -101.383
Clarendon (b)	H5	26.8 g	Found	1981	34.936, -100.942
Guadaloupe County	Iron	20.5 g	Found	1950	29.500, -98.000
Holliday	Iron	12 g	Found	1950	33.750, -98.833
Timber Creek	L4	7 g	Found	1982	34.983, -101.733
Crosbyton	H	—	Found	1963	33.667, -101.267
Landreth Draw	H5	—	Found	1955	37.250, -98.133
Odessa (iron)	Iron, IAB-MG	—	Found	1922	31.717, -102.400
Zapata County	Iron	—	Found	1930	27.000, -99.000

Reading the classifications

H, L, LL (ordinary chondrites)

The most common meteorites — stony, with visible metal flecks. H = high iron content, L = low, LL = very low. The digit (3–6) says how much the parent asteroid heated it: 3 is the most pristine.

Carbonaceous chondrites (CM, CV, CO…)

Primitive, carbon-bearing stones that predate the planets — some carry water-bearing minerals and amino acids. Fragile and rare on the ground.

Irons (IAB, IIIAB…)

Solid nickel-iron from the shattered cores of asteroids. Dense, magnetic, and the easiest meteorites to recognize — most of the biggest US finds are irons.

Pallasites & mesosiderites (stony-irons)

The showpieces: pallasites are gem-quality olivine suspended in polished metal, from the core-mantle boundary of destroyed asteroids.

Achondrites (eucrite, howardite…)

Volcanic rocks from bodies large enough to melt — most trace to the asteroid Vesta; the rarest are from the Moon and Mars.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many meteorites have been found in Texas?

317 meteorites from Texas are officially recognized in the scientific record — 14 witnessed falls and 303 finds. The largest is Red River at 800 kg.

Can I hunt for meteorites in Texas?

On BLM-managed public land, casual collecting is legal without a permit: surface finds, up to 10 lb per person per year, personal use only. National parks prohibit all collecting, and on private land the meteorite belongs to the landowner. Always verify land status before hunting.

How do I know if a rock is a meteorite?

Quick field checks: meteorites are unusually dense, most attract a magnet (iron-nickel content), fresh ones have a thin black fusion crust, and many show regmaglypts (thumbprint-like depressions). Slag and magnetite are the common false alarms.

⚠️ Always verify current regulations, weather conditions, and access requirements before visiting any location. Information provided is based on community submissions and may not be current or accurate.

Coordinates are historical find locations from the scientific record, often approximate — not guaranteed collecting spots; verify land status and permissions before hunting. Source of record: Meteoritical Bulletin Database (Meteoritical Society).