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9.9 kg.   Iron, IIIAB

TKW 326 kg. Fall not observed. Found April 1913 by James Bourke of Boolaloo Station, Western Australia, Australia.



 

Paul writes:

My wife, Wendy, and I visited the Vienna Natural History Museum (NHM) in May of 2014. The NHM has the largest meteorite display in the world. I was like a kid in a candy store :)

The Meteorite Hall has been completely revamped and provides a stunning experience. In conjunction with the re-opening of the Hall, the NHM published a book about its meteorite collection. Naturally, it has lots of first-rate photos. Check it out here.

Dr. Ludovic Ferriere, the Curator of the Rock Collection and co-curator of the Meteorite Collection, was kind enough to give us a behind-the-scenes tour on a day when the museum was closed. He told us there are about 1,100 specimens of 650 different meteorites on exhibit, which represents 12% of the collection.

The museum is forbidden by law to sell any part of the collection and they have ceased trading, so they are dependent on donations of material and money to expand the collection. For more information:

• see the 'Sponsors' tab at the museum web site
• contact Dr. Ferriere directly at ludovic.ferriere@nhm-wien.ac.at
• visit his personal web site

It is the policy of the NHM to allow visitors to photograph the exhibits, but only for personal use. Pictures cannot be used for commercial purposes without written permission. The MPOD is in the personal use category so we are able to post some of the pictures we took.

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