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29: 346: 531: 290: 482:(NAGPRA) against the American Museum of Natural History. In response, the Museum filed a federal lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment against the CTGRC in 2000. An agreement with the Museum was reached later that year in which the meteorite would remain at the museum with tribal members being able to conduct a private ceremony around the meteorite once a year, and that ownership will be transferred to CTGRC should the museum cease to have the meteorite on display. 193: 281:, which acquired it in 1906. Having been seen by an estimated 40 million people over the years, and given its striking appearance, it is among the most famous meteorites. In 2005, the CTGRC sued to have the meteorite returned to their control, ultimately reaching an agreement that gave the tribe access to the meteorite while allowing the museum to keep it as long as they are exhibiting it. 569:(2,240 pounds, 1,016.0 kg), each of which may simply be called a "ton". In 1906, the American Museum of Natural History stated that the weight of the meteorite was "at least 31,200 pounds, or about 15.6 tons", consistent with American usage of "ton" usually meaning the short ton. As of 2023, the American Museum of Natural History website gives the weight as "15.5 tons". 556:
Different sources report different weights of the Willamette Meteorite, ranging from 15,500 kilograms (34,200 lb) to 12,700 kilograms (28,000 lb). Circa 2008, pages of the American Museum of Natural History website stated both "15.5 tons" and "14 tons". There are differences between the
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newspaper asserted the CTGRC would file a lawsuit against the new owner, but the CTGRC disavowed the editorial and said they had no such intent, and that they could not stop the sale. While the newspaper printed an apology, the specimen was withdrawn. A lawsuit was filed against the newspaper in
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at the end of the last Ice Age (~13,000 years ago). Some of these ice rafts included boulders (known as 'glacial erratic' by geologists) like the Willamette meteorite, which eventually sank in the flood waters and settled where they were found by humans.
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right at the time when the meteorite reached the area and the ice barrier became unstable and breached. The resulting flood involved up to 10 million cubic meters per second of water discharge, with large blocks of ice rafting down the
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introduced a resolution that would demand that the museum return the meteorite to Oregon. The tribes said they were not consulted, they did not support the resolution, and were content with the current arrangement with the museum.
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The deep crevasses of the meteorite resulted from both its high-speed atmospheric entry and its subsequent weathering. Exposed to the elements for thousands of years, rainwater interacted with the mineral
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by artist Garrick Imatani, working in conjunction with the CTGR. Imatani also created an interpretation of this meteorite that is on permanent display at the University of Oregon in Straub Hall.
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Scott, E. R. D.; Wasson, J. T.; Buchwald, V. F. (1973). "The chemical classification of iron meteorites—VII. A reinvestigation of irons with Ge concentrations between 25 and 80 ppm".
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A 4.5-ounce (130 g), 7.5-inch (19 cm) piece of the meteorite, also with a Macovich Collection provenance, was purchased in a 2006 auction and was displayed at the
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meteorite in 1997, was planned to be auctioned in October 2007, which led to claims by the CTGRC of insensitivity. Bidders dropped out when an editorial in the Portland
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at the end of the last Ice Age (~13,000 years ago). It has long been held sacred by indigenous peoples of the Willamette Valley, including the federally recognized
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ton Willamette Meteorite, the largest ever found in the United States, about 2 miles N.W. of this place. Marker erected August 4, 1962 by West Linn Fair Board."
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which slowly dissolved portions of the meteorite. This resulted in the gradual development of the hollows that are visible today.
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On the agreement between American Museum of Natural History and the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community
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The 28-pound (13 kg) crown section of the meteorite that had been traded to the Macovich Collection for a
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that collided with another object. Willamette has a recrystallized structure with only traces of a medium
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since long before it was removed from its location in the Willamette Valley near the modern city of
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at the discovery site was only explained after the 1920s, with the new understanding about the
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The Willamette Meteorite weighs about 34,200 pounds (15,500 kg). It is classified as a
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are shown in red. The meteorite was rafted by the floods embedded inside an ice block.
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Geological Society of Oregon on the Missoula Floods & the Willamette Meteorite
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mile (1,200 m) distance. The move was discovered, and after a lawsuit, the
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University of Oregon: Museum of Natural History. Retrieved on October 31, 2007.
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at the discovery site; researchers believe the meteorite landed in what is now
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Abstracts and Program for the 49th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society
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tribes, demanded that it be returned and filed an action pursuant to the
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Pugh, R. N.; Allen J.E. (1986). "Origin of the Willamette Meteorite".
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The Clackamas people have long used the meteorite, which they call
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American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved on August 16, 2008.
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Strange Journey: Further Travels of The Willamette Meteorite.
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held that Oregon Iron and Steel Company was the legal owner.
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Willamette meteorite, West Linn, Clackamas Co., Oregon, USA
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Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
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The Meteoritical Society. Retrieved on August 16, 2008.
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Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
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Oregon Iron Co. v. Hughes, 47 Or 313, 82 P 572 (1905)
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American Museum of Natural History
Type
Iron
Structural classification
octahedrite
Group
IIIAB
Fe
Ni
Ga
Ge
Ir
United States
Oregon
45°22′N 122°35′W / 45.367°N 122.583°W / 45.367; -122.583
Observed fall
TKW
Related media on Wikimedia Commons
Clackamas
iron-nickel meteorite
U.S. state
Oregon
meteorite
United States
impact crater
Canada
Montana
glacial erratic
Willamette Valley

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