The Franconia meteorite was discovered

in a dry wash in Mojave County, Arizona, USA,

on October 31, 2002. The original

find, located without use of a metal detector, consisted

of one specimen weighing approximately 4.75 kg. The

specimen was classified as an

H ordinary chondrite (H5, S3, W2) [1]. Approximately

one year after the original Franconia find, additional

hunters began finding meteorites within a ~10 km radius

of the first find, many not knowing that a meteorite

had already been found in the area. To date, it is estimated

that well over 100 specimens, comprising a total

known weight of > 100 kg, have been found in the