Brenham

Brenham is classified as a main-group pallasite, which is a rare type of stony-iron meteorite. When sliced and polished, it reveals stunning, translucent yellow-green olivine crystals embedded directly within an iron-nickel matrix.

The Brenham meteorite was discovered in Kiowa County, Kansas, where numerous masses have been recovered across a broad strewn field. The meteorite takes its name from the nearby town of Brenham.

Yes, because a large amount of material has been recovered from the Kansas strewn field over the decades, Brenham slices are relatively common on the commercial meteorite market. Collectors particularly prize sliced and etched specimens that show the Widmanstätten patterns alongside the olivine crystals.

Native Americans had known about the heavy iron masses for centuries prior to Western documentation, using them for trade and tools. The first formal scientific recognition of the meteorite occurred in the late nineteenth century when settlers began sending specimens to researchers.