Class: III-AB Octahedrite
Found: Australia in June 1947
Wolf Creek specimens are fairly rare. This meteorite was discovered after the huge crater that it left was first noticed by air in 1947.
The left sample shows the weathering that occurred in the Australian desert for millions of years. The right one shows some undeteriorated metal from a larger section of the meteorite..
Class: iII-AB Octahedrite
Found: Trenton, Wisconsin in 1858
A number of large pieces from an iron meteorite were found in Trenton township near West Bend, Wisconsin in 1858. More were found in 1873 and further searches in 1952 and 1964 even more.
Note: All meteorite photographs include a 1 cm scaling cube for sizing reference. Click on the image to expand.
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Class: III-B Octahedrite
Found: Ayacucho, Peru in 1949
A mass of 141 kg of this meteorite was found in the Peruvian Andes in 1949. Studies of the crystalline structure show that, at some point in its life, this meteorite was heated to 1000 degrees C!
Class: III-CD Octahedrite
Found: China in 1950
Nantan was a huge fall witnessed in China in 1516. Nantan samples are not as heavy as other iron meteorites because much of the iron is in the form of iron oxide - rust! Nantan is fragile; the pieces will literally crumble away if exposed to humid air.
