113.1 gram full slice. 160 x 54 x 2-3 mm. Iron, Ungrouped
TKW 152 kg. Fall not observed. Found April 1999, Konya, Turkey.
  
Matthias writes:
Iron meteorite, ungrouped, finest octahedrite
Elegantly shaped, etched complete slice. 113.1 g, with original patina all around.
From the MetBul:
A 152 kg piece of iron was discovered by Mr. Cemil Gunay in April 1999, while he was plowing a field. The specimen was 30 cm deep. Mr. Gunay kept the specimen outside in a hot and dry environment in his garden for approximately 10 years, when the existence of the specimen was noted by Turkish meteorite collector Mesut Kasikci (a resident of France), who then informed academic research institutions about the find. The specimen was brought by Mesut Kasikci to Dr. Catherine Caillet Komorowski of the MNHNP.
The specimen measured approximately 40 × 60 × 25 cm and has a sculpted appearance, with large irregular cavities on one side and smooth regmaglypts on the other. Weathering is minimal.
Note: This iron meteorite was found close to Turgut in the Turkish region of Konya. In his late years there lived and died Jalal al-Din Rumi, one of the most famous mystics and poets of the Middle Ages and founder of the congregation of the dancing dervishes. For the meteorite: good place for touch down. |