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Meteorite
Catalogue information
LastDodo number
10154001
Area
Miscellaneous
Title
Meteorite
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Collection / set
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Number in collection
Item
Year
Dimensions
73 x 62 x 44
Theme
Country / area
Language
Type
Number of pages
Person
Designer
Material
Colour
Part
Details
446g
Element Percent
Fe 86.5%
Mn 4.10%
Ti 4.03%
Ca 2.58%
Po 0.81%
An ataxite is any iron meteorite containing more than 16 percent nickel.
Ataxites are a rare meteorite class, where of the 49 iron meteorites whose falls have been observed, none is an ataxite. However, the 60-ton Hoba meteorite, the largest on Earth and found buried on a farm in Namibia in 1920, is an ataxite.
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Part
Name
Meteorite