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The numbering system Monnig used to label his collection is a topic of great intrigue, as scientists and meteorite specialists believe that Monnig's collection numbers are an "intriguing, perhaps almost magical...a tangible link with researchers and collectors who have gone before us," as stated by
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Gradually, his collection grew to be one of the largest private collections in the world: it contained about 3,000 specimens from 400 different meteorites. Probably the most valuable were two
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In 1984, Monnig became the first person to win the Texas Star Party's annual 'Lone
Stargazer Award' for his accomplishments as an observer in amateur astronomy In 1990, he received the
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In the 1920s Monnig started to be interested in astronomy. He founded the Texas
Observers astronomy club and between 1931 and 1947 he published a monthly newsletter – the
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In the early-1930s he started his own meteoritical collection. After he failed with his requests to be allowed to study meteorites at the
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In 1941 he married
Juanita Mickle, who died in 1996. They had no children. Monnig died in the city where he was born on May 4, 1999.
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Geoff Notkin. Scientists have concluded that it is likely that Monnig used a similar labeling system as
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Williams, Thomas R. (2000). "Obituary: Oscar E. Monnig, 1902-1999".
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business and was its president from 1974 to 1981, when it was sold.
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340:"The Monnig Meteorite Collection Numbers Revisited"
89:In the late-1920s, Monnig developed an interest in
315:"Welcome to the Oscar E. Monnig Meteorite Gallery"
166:Monnig later decided to donate the collection to
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238:Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
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268:Ehlmann, Arthur J.; Timothy J. McCoy.
121:, he increased his collecting effort.
363:. Astronomical Society of the Pacific
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196:Astronomical Society of the Pacific
361:"Past Amateur Achievement Winners"
119:American Museum of Natural History
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1246:American people of German descent
1231:20th-century American astronomers
172:Oscar E. Monnig Meteorite Gallery
338:Mignan, Arnaud (August 2012).
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1241:People from Fort Worth, Texas
270:"A biography of Oscar Monnig"
317:. Texas Christian University
272:. Texas Christian University
291:"Monnig Meteorite Database"
124:He questioned witnesses of
51:. He worked for the family
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1069:extraterrestrial materials
168:Texas Christian University
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295:Monnig Meteorite Database
206:was named in his honour.
192:Amateur Achievement Award
68:Texas Observers Bulletin
848:Meteorites on Mars list
843:Martian meteorites list
149:carbonaceous chondrites
111:Smithsonian Institution
105:Meteoritical collection
1251:Meteorite researchers
997:Nonmagmatic meteorite
1064:Ca–Al-rich inclusion
99:Meteoritical Society
1236:American collectors
1226:Amateur astronomers
250:2000BAAS...32.1682W
49:University of Texas
35:Monnig was born in
180:Harvey H. Nininger
163:, Texas, in 1961.
21:amateur astronomer
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776:Mare basalts
575:Carbonaceous
486:strewn field
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1221:1999 deaths
1216:1902 births
1096:CI1 fossils
992:Amphoterite
976:Octahedrite
971:Hexahedrite
678:Acapulcoite
605:C ungrouped
520:Parent body
444:meteoritics
401:Otto Kippes
204:2780 Monnig
151:, found at
25:meteoritics
1210:Categories
1037:weathering
1011:Mineralogy
959:Structural
934:Main group
916:Stony-iron
718:Asteroidal
683:Brachinite
661:Achondrite
481:statistics
440:Meteorites
384:Paul Baize
367:2007-08-12
321:2007-08-12
300:2023-09-08
276:2007-08-12
210:References
117:, and the
91:meteorites
82:, and the
45:law degree
37:Fort Worth
1190:Meteoroid
1155:See also:
1080:Patterns
1047:chondrule
1016:petrology
929:Pallasite
821:Nakhlites
751:Howardite
741:Diogenite
708:Winonaite
698:Lodranite
670:Primitive
624:Kakangari
611:Enstatite
567:Chondrite
476:impactite
452:Meteorite
347:Meteorite
202:asteroid
200:main belt
126:meteoroid
62:Astronomy
53:dry goods
47:from the
1158:Asteroid
1137:Journals
1059:Minerals
1052:presolar
944:Pyroxene
831:ALH84001
804:NWA 7034
703:Ureilite
651:Rumuruti
629:Ordinary
558:grouplet
461:Glossary
349:: 10–13.
157:Oklahoma
153:Crescent
1043:Grains
966:Ataxite
791:Martian
746:Eucrite
731:Aubrite
726:Angrite
515:Notable
505:Largest
498:hunting
246:Bibcode
194:of the
130:bolides
84:planets
76:meteors
1183:shower
1178:Meteor
1132:Awards
816:Kaidun
471:bolide
186:Awards
134:dollar
113:, the
80:comets
1168:Comet
1105:Lists
1027:shock
893:IIIAB
763:Lunar
693:IIICD
553:group
544:class
395:1990
343:(PDF)
161:Bells
138:pound
41:Texas
1125:type
1120:name
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899:IIIF
896:IIIE
873:IIAB
862:Iron
781:List
556:and
549:clan
540:type
493:Find
466:Fall
442:and
136:per
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688:IAB
538:By
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