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4594.9 grams. Iron, IIIAB
TKW 18.8 kg. Fall not observed. Found 1890, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
  
Paul writes:
I visited the Vienna Natural History Museum (NHM) in May of 2014. The NHM has the largest meteorite display in the world.
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 me a behind-the-scenes tour on a day when the museum was closed. He told me 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:
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 I am able to post some of the pictures I took.
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Found at the arrow (green or red) on the map below
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Paul Swartz
10/22/2016 7:38:44 PM |
It was found close to the Franceville Coal Mine, which operated from 1882-1898, mainly to supply the new railroad. Click the icon at the lower-left of the map to switch to road map view. Click the + button 5 times and 'S. Franceville Coal Mine Rd.' will be visible to the right.
There is a bit of information here https://books.google.com/books?id=FhUMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA339&lpg=PA339&dq=franceville+coal+mine+history&source=bl&ots=IsIxG-CizQ&sig=dKoR2u14NWeeO4dlhuPTANPA28k&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwin2IGr1e_PAhXjyVQKHR_vAc4Q6AEIVzAI#v=onepage&q&f=false
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Stephen Dunklee
10/22/2016 5:20:30 PM |
realy nice iron meteorite! |
Anne Black
10/22/2016 3:01:10 PM |
Thank you Paul, Thank you Bernd. Very nice iron. (I wonder how this place got that name). |
Bernd Pauli
10/22/2016 12:48:06 PM |
Buchwald, p. 576: "It appears that a large specimen of *7512 gr* offered for sale as late as 1921 (Ward's Price List No. 237) comprises most of the remaining weight, but *it is not known who purchased this specimen*." |
Bernd Pauli
10/22/2016 8:57:13 AM |
According to Buchwald, etched sections "display a somewhat distorted Widmanst*tten structure of slightly wavy, long kamacite lamellae ..." |
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