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that have been shattered by impacts. The heat released from the radioactive decay of the short-lived nuclides Al and Fe is considered as a plausible cause for the melting and differentiation of their parent bodies in the early Solar System. Melting produced from the heat of impacts is another cause
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is always present; the concentration is nearly always higher than 5% and may be as high as about 25%. A significant percentage of nickel can be used in the field to distinguish meteoritic irons from human-made iron products, which usually contain lower amounts of Ni, but it is not enough to prove
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Because they are also denser than stony meteorites, iron meteorites also account for almost 90% of the mass of all known meteorites, about 500 tons. All the largest known meteorites are of this type, including the largest—the
538:: 6.1–6.8% Ni. The Ni concentrations are positively correlated with As (4–9 μg/g), Au (0.6–1.0 μg/g) and P (0.17–0.40%) and negatively correlated with Ga (54–42 μg/g), Ir (9–0.07 μg/g) and W (2.4–0.8 μg/g).
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Ungrouped meteorites. This is actually quite a large collection (about 15% of the total) of over 100 meteorites that do not fit into any of the larger classes above, and come from about 50 distinct parent
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They are easily recognized as unusual, as opposed to stony meteorites. Modern-day searches for meteorites in deserts and
Antarctica yield a much more representative sample of meteorites overall.
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The
Seymchan meteorite was initially considered a group IIE iron meteorite, but as new fragments were discovered it was reclassified as a stony-iron meteorite from the palassite main group.
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There were originally four of these groups designated by the Roman numerals I, II, III, IV. When more chemical data became available these were split, e.g. Group IV was split into
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the importance of iron meteorites as a resource decreased, at least in those cultures that developed those techniques. In
Ancient Egypt and other civilizations before the
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and IVB meteorites. Even later some groups got joined again when intermediate meteorites were discovered, e.g. IIIA and IIIB were combined into the IIIAB meteorites.
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because both have similar spectral characteristics in the visible and near-infrared. Iron meteorites are thought to be the fragments of the cores of larger ancient
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Chemical and isotope analysis indicates that at least about 50 distinct parent bodies were involved. This implies that there were once at least this many large,
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M. K. Weisberg; T. J. McCoy, A. N. Krot (2006). "Systematics and
Evaluation of Meteorite Classification/s". In D. S. Lauretta; H. Y. McSween, Jr. (eds.).
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The iron meteorites were previously divided into two classes: magmatic irons and non magmatic or primitive irons. Now this definition is deprecated.
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392:). Today iron meteorites are prized collectibles for academic institutions and individuals. Some are also tourist attractions as in the case of the
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1332:(1969). The chemical classification of iron meteorites—III. Hexahedrites and other irons with germanium concentrations between 80 and 200 ppm.
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content against different trace elements (e.g. Ga, Ge and Ir). The different iron meteorite groups appear as data point clusters.
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for a much longer time. Iron meteorites themselves were sometimes used unaltered as collectibles or even religious symbols (e.g.
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IA: Medium and coarse octahedrites, 6.4–8.7% Ni, 55–100 ppm Ga, 190–520 ppm Ge, 0.6–5.5 ppm Ir, Ge-Ni correlation negative.
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IB: Ataxites and medium octahedrites, 8.7–25% Ni, 11–55 ppm Ga, 25–190 ppm Ge, 0.3–2 ppm Ir, Ge-Ni correlation negative.
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There are also specific categories for mixed-composition meteorites, in which iron and 'stony' materials are combined.
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593:: Medium to coarse octahedrites, 6.8–7.8% Ni,6.3–7.2 ppm Ga, 0.7–1.1 ppm Ge, 1.3–7.9 ppm Ir, Ge–Ni correlation absent
888:: Year found: 1836, Country: Namibia, individual weighing 3986 grams. This specimen is in the private collection of
213:, comprising only about 5.7% of witnessed falls, iron meteorites have historically been heavily over-represented in
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569:: octahedrites of various coarseness, 7.5–9.7% Ni, 21–28 ppm Ga, 60–75 ppm Ge, 1–8 ppm Ir, Ge-Ni correlation absent
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IIB: Coarsest octahedrites, 5.7–6.4% Ni, 446–59 pm Ga, 107–183 ppm Ge, 0.01–0.5 ppm Ir, Ge-Ni correlation negative.
772:. It weighs about 14,500 kilograms (32,000 pounds). This is the largest meteorite ever found in the United States.
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They can be found even when buried by use of surface metal-detecting equipment, due to their metallic composition.
563:: Fine to medium octahedrites, 9.8–11.3%Ni, 70–83 ppm Ga, 82–98 ppm Ge, 3.5–18 ppm Ir, Ge-Ni correlation positive
368:, which was forged into cultural objects, tools or weapons. With the advent of smelting and the beginning of the
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Wasson, John T.; Choe, Won-Hie (31 July 2009). "The IIG iron meteorites: Probable formation in the IIAB core".
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788:, weighing 5,360 kilograms (11,600 pounds), was found in 1784 and brought in 1888 to its current location at
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Two classifications are in use: the classic structural classification and the newer chemical classification.
1250:"Numerical simulations of the differentiation of accreting planetesimals with Al and Fe as the heat sources"
599:: Fine octahedrites, 7.4–9.4% Ni, 1.6–2.4 ppm Ga, 0.09–0.14 ppm Ge, 0.4–4 ppm Ir, Ge-Ni correlation positive
557:: Plessitic octahedrites, 9.3–11.5% Ni, 37–39 ppm Ga, 88–114 ppm Ge, 4–11 ppm Ir, Ge-Ni correlation positive
441:, most common class. They can be further divided up on the basis of the width of the kamacite lamellae from
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Scott, Edward R. D.; Wasson, John T. (1 January 1975). "Classification and properties of iron meteorites".
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also occur as plate shaped inclusions, which show up on cut surfaces as cm-long and mm-thick lamellae. The
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Meteorite articles, including discussions of iron meteorites, in
Planetary Science Research Discoveries
587:: Coarse octahedrites, 8.2–9.0% Ni, 17–19 ppm Ga, 3–37 ppm Ge, 0.05–6 ppm Ir, Ge-Ni correlation absent
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605:: Ataxites, 16–26% Ni, 0.17–0.27 ppm Ga, 0,03–0,07 ppm Ge, 13–38 ppm Ir, Ge–Ni correlation positive
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Goldstein, Joseph (October 1967). "The iron meteorites, their thermal history and parent bodies".
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They are much more likely to survive atmospheric entry, and are more resistant to the resulting
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The iron found in iron meteorites was one of the earliest sources of usable iron available to
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581:: Ataxites to fine octahedrites, 10–23% Ni, 1.5–27 ppm Ga, 1.4–70 ppm Ge, 0.02–0.55 ppm Ir
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In 2006 iron meteorites were classified into 13 groups (one for uncategorized irons):
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A newer chemical classification scheme based on the proportions of the trace elements
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Universal Book of Astronomy: From the Andromeda Galaxy to the Zone of Avoidance
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The Otumpa mass, meteoric iron weighing 635 kilograms (1,400 pounds), from the
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575:: Medium octahedrites, 7.1–10.5% Ni, 16–23 ppm Ga, 27–47 ppm Ge, 0.01–19 ppm Ir
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The older structural classification is based on the presence or absence of the
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may be a notable exception, in that they probably originate from the crust of
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Additional groups and grouplets are discussed in the scientific literature:
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Plessitic (Opl): a transitional structure between octahedrites and ataxites
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IIA: Hexahedrites, 5.3–5.7% Ni, 57–62 ppm Ga, 170–185 ppm Ge, 2–60 ppm Ir.
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as seen on an etched and polished slice of an olivine-free portion of the
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832:, class IIAB). This specimen is about 12 centimetres (4.7 in) wide.
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The overwhelming bulk of these meteorites consists of the FeNi-alloys
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in Rio de
Janeiro. It is the largest meteorite ever found in Brazil.
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separates the iron meteorites into classes corresponding to distinct
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parent bodies. This classification is based on diagrams that plot
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A 1.7-kilogram (3.7 lb) individual meteorite from the 1947
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49:, weighing about 500 kg (1,100 lb). On display at
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Meteorite composed of iron-nickel alloy called meteoric iron
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1022:"Seymchan: A Main Group Pallasite - Not an Iron Meteorite"
231:. Hence, they are more likely to be found as large pieces.
278:, asteroids in the asteroid belt – many more than today.
1067:. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. pp. 19–52.
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The chemical composition is dominated by the elements
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1097:"Formation of non-magmatic iron-meteorite group IIE"
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1513:(Sec. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press.
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1464:John T. Wasson: Meteorites. Springer-Verlag 1974.
364:Iron meteorites were historically used for their
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748:, the biggest known iron meteorite. It lies in
452:Coarsest (Ogg): lamellae width > 3.3 mm
357:For usage of the metal of iron meteorites, see
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1435:James H. Shirley, Rhodes Whitmore Fairbridge,
217:collections. This is due to several factors:
209:Although they are fairly rare compared to the
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856:). This specimen is about 9 centimeters wide.
464:Finest (Off): lamellae width < 0.2 mm
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1020:van Niekerk, D.; et al. (August 2007).
928:Iron meteorite, 5 cm long, weighing 77 grams
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1165:. Cambridge University Press. p. 152.
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458:Medium (Om): lamellae width 0.5–1.3 mm
455:Coarse (Og): lamellae width 1.3–3.3 mm
224:They are much more resistant to weathering.
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1377:"Iron came from Space before the Iron Age"
1248:Sahijpal, S.; Soni, P.; Gagan, G. (2007).
637:Magmatic and nonmagmatic (primitive) irons
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1364:Meteorites: Classification and Properties
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461:Fine (Of): lamellae width 0.2–0.5 mm
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1061:Meteorites and the early Solar System II
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656:Nonmagmatic or primitive iron meteorites
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1426:. University of California Press, 1975.
1353:. University of California Press, 1986.
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908:resembling thumbprints, discovered on
174:. Most iron meteorites originate from
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45:Iron Meteorite, found in 1864 in the
1403:"Meteorites in History and Religion"
1351:Cosmic Debris: Meteorites in History
812:, found in 1783 in Chaco, Argentina.
260:of melting and differentiation. The
251:Iron meteorites have been linked to
1571:at Meteoritical Bulletin Database.
1511:Meteorites and their parent planets
1254:Meteoritics & Planetary Science
1135:"Meteoric Iron- Properties and Use"
1027:Meteoritics & Planetary Science
844:A 700-gram (25 oz) individual
197:that signaled the beginning of the
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1437:Encyclopedia of planetary sciences
1275:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2007.tb00589.x
1040:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2007.tb00601.x
770:American Museum of Natural History
378:Tutankhamun's meteoric iron dagger
154:that consist overwhelmingly of an
110: 500 short tons (450 t)
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1289:Gupta, G.; Sahijpal, S. (2010).
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904:The Murnpeowie meteorite, with
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437:(O): average to high nickel,
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162:that usually consists of two
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1235:10.1016/0016-7037(67)90120-2
868:Meteorite fragment from the
182:, with the exception of the
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1424:Handbook of Iron Meteorites
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715:Pyroxene Pallasite grouplet
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2255:extraterrestrial materials
1509:McSween, Harry Y. (1999).
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475:(D): very high nickel, no
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1186:David J. Darling (2004).
1159:Emiliani, Cesare (1992).
1121:10.1016/j.gca.2016.09.043
790:National Museum of Brazil
752:and weighs about 60 tons.
676:IC, IIAB, IIC, IID, IIF,
408:Structural classification
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1366:. Springer-Verlag, 1974.
1295:J. Geophys. Res. Planets
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672:Magmatic iron meteorites
2034:Meteorites on Mars list
2029:Martian meteorites list
1496:10.1029/RG013i004p00527
1266:2007M&PS...42.1529S
940:Glossary of meteoritics
484:Chemical classification
1192:. Wiley. p. 260.
870:Cañon Diablo Meteorite
826:Sikhote-Alin meteorite
439:Widmanstätten patterns
352:
2183:Nonmagmatic meteorite
1589:Iron Meteorite images
1476:Reviews of Geophysics
994:Meteoritical Bulletin
846:Chinga iron meteorite
708:Main group pallasites
699:Stony–iron meteorites
690:Stony–iron meteorites
477:Widmanstätten pattern
425:Widmanstätten pattern
414:Widmanstätten pattern
380:. The Inuit used the
123:Widmanstätten pattern
2250:Ca–Al-rich inclusion
1316:10.1029/2009JE003525
766:Willamette Meteorite
423:(H): low nickel, no
390:Willamette meteorite
1548:2009GeCoA..73.4879W
1488:1975RvGSP..13..527S
1307:2010JGRE..115.8001G
1227:1967GeCoA..31.1733G
1113:2017GeCoA.197..396W
945:Hraschina meteorite
808:, exhibited in the
382:Cape York meteorite
349:meteoritic origin.
262:IIE iron meteorites
1439:, Springer, 1997.
1422:Vagn F. Buchwald,
1383:. 22 December 2017
1139:www.tf.uni-kiel.de
1002:. 5 September 2024
768:on display at the
322:plates are called
127:Seymchan meteorite
60:Compositional type
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1172:978-0-521-40949-0
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1864:Acapulcoite
1791:C ungrouped
1706:Parent body
1630:meteoritics
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282:Composition
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989:"Tamentit"
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205:Occurrence
148:meteorites
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1937:Howardite
1927:Diogenite
1894:Winonaite
1884:Lodranite
1856:Primitive
1810:Kakangari
1797:Enstatite
1753:Chondrite
1662:impactite
1638:Meteorite
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912:Station,
890:Howardite
872:90mm wide
386:Clackamas
257:asteroids
215:meteorite
158:known as
152:meteorite
141:siderites
2339:Asteroid
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1990:NWA 7034
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374:Iron Age
370:Iron Age
327:lamellae
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166:phases:
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1977:Martian
1932:Eucrite
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1701:Notable
1691:Largest
1684:hunting
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92:, and
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