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69 grams end cut. Chondrite-ung
TKW 765 grams. Fall not observed. Found some time between August 2017 and September 2018.
From the MetBul:
Petrography: (C. A. Jansen, Frank E. Brenker, J. Zipfel, Senck, A. N. Krot, UH) The meteorite is very metal-rich consisting of ~70 vol% Fe,Ni, ~25-30 vol% silicates, <5 vol% troilite and is completely free of matrix. Minor quantities of Fe-oxides, probably of terrestrial origin, are present. The silicate portion is dominated by abundant, well-rounded chondrules up to 1.2 mm, mostly POP, PO and PP types. Many chondrules are fragmented. Metal phases are predominantly kamacite; taenite and tetrataenite are rarer. Accessory troilite occurs as coarse isolated grains, occasionally associated with tetrataenite. Merrillite, chlorapatite and chromite are found inside metal grains and in peripheral parts of some chondrules.
  
Roving writes:
2020 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, impromptu meeting with Mark Lyon, IMCA 6752.
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jim brady
2/9/2020 11:32:52 AM |
unusual one--thank you roving reporter and Paul |
Bernd Pauli
2/9/2020 9:20:46 AM |
Strange indeed but fascinating! |
Graham Ensor
2/9/2020 4:21:09 AM |
Now that is a strange one...very nice. |
matthias
2/9/2020 2:51:08 AM |
Snow flurry, made of iron.
What a beauty, and what a strange meteorite. |
Jesper
2/9/2020 2:32:35 AM |
A chondrite with 70% iron * wauw |
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