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Oakley   contributed by John Divelbiss   MetBul Link

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There are only 9 meteorites classified   Iron IIIF

TKW 111 kg. Fall not observed. Found 1926, near Oakley, Idaho, USA.



 


John writes:
From 4/28/16 visit to Smithsonian. The Oakley Iron was a new one to me and a real treat to see and photograph.
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Aziz habibi
 5/23/2016 11:33:24 AM		 Awesome
Anne Black
 5/15/2016 9:08:15 PM		 Cowboy hat!!??? For a very strong cowboy! ;-)
Graham
 5/15/2016 2:31:14 PM		 New to me...surprised as it's spectacular...thanks for showing this John.
M Schulman
 5/15/2016 10:04:00 AM		 Ooooo really gorgeous one. And great local color with the newspaper comparison to a cowboy hat.
MexicoDoug
 5/15/2016 7:14:04 AM		 Also, Article from the Salt Lake Tribune: "Oakley, Idaho May 12 [1926]At the Idaho Power Co.'s offices here a small meteorite discovered in the hills a few miles east of Oakley is on exhibition. It is about the same size as a cowboy hat and weighs 260 pounds."
Bernd Pauli
 5/15/2016 6:36:38 AM		 "A mass of about => 113 kg *= was found in 1926 10 miles northeast of Oakley, Cassia County."
Aziz habibi
 5/15/2016 3:48:30 AM		 Awesome
Graham Macleod
 5/15/2016 2:54:20 AM		 Fantastic Meteorite John! This is a beautifully Regged and rare Iron. What was the weight of this beauty? Cheers M8.
John Hope
 5/15/2016 2:37:48 AM		 Amazing.Thanks very much for sharing Jhon,you are so lucky to have been to the Smithsonian.
 

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