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Estherville   contributed by Anne Black, IMCA 2356   MetBul Link

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6.35 grams.   Mesosiderite-A3/4

TKW 320 kg. Observed fall 10 May 1879, in Emmet County, Iowa.



Anne writes:
Hundreds of "nuggets" and 2 large masses (68.5kg and 56.7kg) were found. The 68.5kg was later lost.

Green crystals of olivine are occasionally found in slices of Estherville.


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Jim Strope
 7/22/2014 10:30:44 PM		 Love this Meso. I had a couple of nuggets years ago. Wish I would have kept one.
Mendy Ouzillou IMCA 8395
 7/22/2014 2:45:03 PM		 If someone has an Estherville iron nugget/nodule to sell, let me know. This is a great fall and great meteorite.
Anne Black
 7/22/2014 12:04:28 PM		 Glad you like it Graham. Thank you Paul for noticing. In fact there are many more olivines in this slice, there is a big one in the lower right area, just above a large etched metal blob.
Paul Swartz
 7/22/2014 10:16:35 AM		 It looks like there is at least one olivine in this specimen, near the top edge above the left side of the large oval metal blob.
Graham Macleod
 7/22/2014 3:27:22 AM		 I love the metal throughout and the matrix is an interesting mix. Great piece Anne:)
 

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