In 2007, Greg Bruce found a meteorite while prospecting for gold nuggets. The stone was partially buried in a dry wash near the abandoned mining community of La Ciénega in Sonora, Mexico. A thorough search with metal detectors of the surrounding area produced a second complete stone and six fragments. Physical characteristics: The main mass is a regmaglypted stone with remnant fusion crust and a broken edge, weighing 6644 grams. The second stone weighd 490.6 g, and the remaining fragments total 497.8 g, for a total mass of 7632 g. Read more