Osseo meteorite
Appearance
Osseo | |
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Type | Iron |
Structural classification | coarse octahedrite |
Group | IAB[1] |
Country | Canada |
Region | Ontario, Canada |
Coordinates | 47°39′00″N 80°05′00″W / 47.65000°N 80.08333°W |
Observed fall | no |
Found date | June 1931 |
TKW | 46.3 kilograms (102 lb)[1] |
Osseo is an iron meteorite[1] found in 1931 by Mr. Frank Johnston about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Osseo, Ontario. It was about 30 centimetres (12 in) long. No fireball was observed and there was no evidence that it was a recent fall.
Classification
It is a coarse octahedrite, IAB complex.
Fragments
The main mass is in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington.
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