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104 kg.   Iron, IIIAB

TKW 104 kg. Fall not observed. Found 1866, Atacama, Chile.



From Buchwald:

A mass of 104 kg ... was found in 1866 by Lisaras Fonseca near the watershed on the western side of the Alta Cordillera of the Andes between Rio Juncal and the dried up Salinas de Pedemal. Fonseca was mineral exploring when he spotted the large black mass close to the road. Thinking it to be silver, he decided to take it to Copiapo; but on his arrival there he learned of its true nature. Fonseca was of the opinion that the mass had been moved previously by a party of miners from the other side of the Andes and then abandoned with the intention of removing it later. The meteorite was acquired by the government of Chile and presented to France where it was exhibited in 1867 at the Paris Exhibition as the main attraction of a large Chilean mineral collection.

   

Hanno writes:

I took this picture while traveling with a friend 2 weeks ago to Paris MNHMP where they currently have a special exhibition of meteorites.

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