Iron Meteorite

1,070 meteorites · 514,527.8 kg total mass

Iron meteorites are composed primarily of iron-nickel alloy. They originate from the cores of differentiated asteroids and display distinctive Widmanstatten patterns when cut and etched.

Classifications in This Group

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Name	Mass	Class	Year	Type	Country
Meteorite Hills 00403	58.5 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Roberts Massif 04299	55.2 g	Iron, ungrouped	2004	Found	—
Roberts Massif 04162	52.3 g	Iron, ungrouped	2004	Found	—
Lujan	50.0 g	Iron	1878	Found	Argentina
Southern Michigan	49.0 g	Iron	1965	Found	—
Dutch Flat	48.8 g	Iron, IIAB	2002	Found	United States
Lusk	46.0 g	Iron	1940	Found	Canada
Meteorite Hills 00428	45.8 g	Iron, ungrouped	2000	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 07448	42.4 g	Iron, IAB complex	2007	Found	—
Tamarack	41.0 g	Iron, IIAB	2004	Found	Canada
Campo de Pucara (iron)	41.0 g	Iron	1879	Found	Argentina
Northwest Africa 5608	40.9 g	Iron, IIE	2007	Found	—
Elephant Moraine 96009	40.0 g	Iron, IAB-ung	1996	Found	Antarctica
Sleeper Camp 002	39.5 g	Iron	1966	Found	Australia
Meteorite Hills 00864	38.0 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 87516	36.0 g	Iron, ungrouped	1987	Found	Antarctica
Midland	34.0 g	Iron	1960	Found	Canada
Meteorite Hills 00859	33.9 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Murchison Downs	33.0 g	Iron, ungrouped	1925	Found	Australia
Jonesboro	30.0 g	Iron, IVA	1891	Found	United States
Northwest Africa 6165	29.0 g	Iron, IAB-sLM	2003	Found	—
Fish Canyon	27.3 g	Iron, IAB complex	1992	Found	Mexico
Lewis Cliff 86540	21.1 g	Iron, IAB-sLH	1986	Found	Antarctica
Hatfield	21.0 g	Iron, IAB complex	1941	Found	United States
Meteorite Hills 00404	20.7 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Guadaloupe County	20.5 g	Iron	1950	Found	Mexico
Northwest Africa 968	20.0 g	Iron, IAB-sLH	2001	Found	—
Selcany	20.0 g	Iron	1900	Found	Czech Republic
Yamato 75105	19.6 g	Iron, IIAB	1975	Found	Antarctica
Sawtooth Knob	18.5 g	Iron, IIAB	2002	Found	United States
Meteorite Hills 00408	18.1 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Rub' al-Khali 003	18.0 g	Iron	1957	Found	Saudi Arabia
Meteorite Hills 00405	17.0 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Tacoma	16.7 g	Iron, IAB complex	1925	Found	Canada
Meteorite Hills 00406	16.1 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 87506	15.2 g	Iron, IAB-ung	1987	Found	Antarctica
Elephant Moraine 83390	15.2 g	Iron, IIE-an	1983	Found	Antarctica
Ballarat	15.0 g	Iron, IAB complex	1867	Found	Australia
Elephant Moraine 87505	14.5 g	Iron, IAB-ung	1987	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00409	14.0 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Allan Hills 84233	13.6 g	Iron, ungrouped	1984	Found	Antarctica
Pennyweight	12.7 g	Iron, ungrouped	1982	Found	Australia
Holliday	12.0 g	Iron	1950	Found	United States
Patti	12.0 g	Iron	1922	Fell	Italy
Elephant Moraine 87504	10.7 g	Iron, IAB-ung	1987	Found	Antarctica
Castray River	10.0 g	Iron	1899	Found	Australia
Meteorite Hills 00419	9.0 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00412	8.7 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 031370	8.7 g	Iron, ungrouped	2003	Found	—
Nochtuisk	8.0 g	Iron	1876	Found	—