Specimen Record TC-00011

Specimen Record
TC-00011

Tarda · C2-ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite · 2.03 g

This page is the permanent record for the specimen bearing serial TC-00011. It is issued by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co. as a reference for present and future owners. The photographs below show this specific specimen and are the primary means of verifying it.

Identification

Serial
TC-00011
Meteorite
Tarda
Classification
C2-ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite
Petrologic type
Matrix-rich breccia, matrix dominated by phyllosilicates
Weight
2.03 g
Form
Complete individual
Find location
Near Tarda, Morocco
Surface
Fusion crusted
Shock stage
Low
Weathering grade
W0

Classification record

Published in
Meteoritical Bulletin, MB 109 (2021)
Classifier
C. Agee and K. Ziegler, UNM; A. Irving, UWS; L. Garvie, ASU; D. Sheikh, FSU; P. Carpenter, WUSL; H. Chennaoui Aoudjehane, FSAC; M. Zolensky, JSC; P. Schmitt-Kopplin, HZM
Type specimen
52.4 g total, held as 13 g at FSAC, 21 g at UNM and 18.4 g at the Burke Museum, University of Washington
Total known weight
4 kg
Approved count
One of 31 approved meteorites classified as C2-ungrouped, as recorded in the Meteoritical Bulletin database in August 2026
Bulletin entry
Meteoritical Bulletin Database, Tarda

Provenance

Tarda is a confirmed fall. On 25 August 2020 at about 2:30 in the afternoon local time, a fireball was widely witnessed across southern Morocco, travelling from southwest to northeast. Eyewitnesses as far as 150 km away described a bright yellow fireball with green edges, followed by a thick trail of white smoke that hung in the air for several seconds, a whistling sound, and multiple detonations. Searching began the same day, and the first piece was recovered the following day by Alalou Youssef near his village of Tarda. The strewnfield is about 3 km long, roughly 10 km east of Tarda. The meteorite was classified by a team drawn from the University of New Mexico, the University of Washington, Arizona State University, Florida State University, Washington University in St. Louis, Université Hassan II Casablanca, NASA Johnson Space Center and Helmholtz Zentrum München, and published in the Meteoritical Bulletin, MB 109. Oxygen isotope values do not overlap those of any established carbonaceous chondrite group, which is the basis for the ungrouped designation. This 2.03 gram complete individual was acquired by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co. and offered as a classified specimen.

Photographic record

Tarda C2-ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite complete individual, 2.03g, fusion crusted face with scale cube, specimen record TC-00011
Fusion crusted face with scale cube.
Profile view of the Tarda carbonaceous chondrite individual, 2.03g, with scale cube, specimen record TC-00011
Profile view.
Contraction cracks in the fusion crust of the Tarda carbonaceous chondrite, 2.03g, specimen record TC-00011
Contraction cracks in the fusion crust.
Macro of the fine grained matrix of the Tarda carbonaceous chondrite, 2.03g, specimen record TC-00011
Matrix detail.
On verification. The serial number on the accompanying certificate card is an index to this record. The photographs above and the stated weight are what identify this specimen. Meteorite surfaces, clast patterns and cut faces are individual to each stone, so a specimen can be compared directly against these images and weighed against the figure recorded here to two decimal places.
On handling. The Meteoritical Bulletin records Tarda stones as friable, of low density, and particularly susceptible to moisture, noting that material slakes rapidly in contact with water or alcohol. This specimen should be kept dry and handled as little as possible.
Record issued by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co., IMCA Member #3323, Hobe Sound, Florida.
Issued 11 August 2026. Classification data reproduced from the Meteoritical Bulletin entry cited above.
Questions regarding this record may be directed to brian@tcmeteorites.com.

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