Iron meteorite
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Iron meteorites, also called siderites or ferrous meteorites, are a type of meteorite consisting overwhelmingly of an iron–nickel alloy known as meteoric iron, which usually comprises two mineral phas
Tamentit Iron Meteorite, found in 1864 in the Sahara, weighing about 500 kg (1,100 lb). On display at Vulcania park in France.
Widmanstätten pattern as seen on an etched and polished slice of an olivine-free portion of the Seymchan meteorite. Scale unknown.
The Hoba meteorite, the biggest known iron meteorite. It lies in Namibia and weighs about 60 tons.
The Willamette Meteorite on display at the American Museum of Natural History. It weighs about 14,500 kilograms (32,000 pounds). This is the largest meteorite ever found in the United States.
Meteoric iron
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Meteoric iron, sometimes meteoritic iron, is a native metal and early-universe protoplanetary-disk remnant found in meteorites and made from the elements iron and nickel, mainly in the form of the min
Iron meteorite
…Iron meteorites, also called siderites or ferrous meteorites, are a type of meteorite consisting overwhelmingly of an iron–nickel alloy known as meteoric iron, which usually comprises two mineral phases: kamacite and taenite. Most iron meteorites originate from cores of planetesimals, with the exception of…
Widmanstätten pattern on a 500g endcut from the Toluca iron meteorite
A lance made from a narwhal tusk with an iron head made from the Cape York meteorite.