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
Naifa	8.0 g	Iron	1932	Found	Saudi Arabia
Lewis Cliff 88023	8.0 g	Iron, ungrouped	1988	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00417	7.8 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Fukue	7.3 g	Iron	1849	Found	China
Meteorite Hills 00834	7.1 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00709	6.8 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00421	6.7 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Lewis Cliff 85369	6.3 g	Iron, ungrouped	1985	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00420	6.3 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Minnesota (iron)	6.1 g	Iron	1950	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 01088	5.8 g	Iron, IIIAB	2001	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00407	5.4 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00415	5.2 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00812	5.0 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Miller Range 05147	4.9 g	Iron, IIIAB	2005	Found	—
Meteorite Hills 00414	4.8 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Ste. Croix	4.8 g	Iron, IIIAB	1988	Found	France
Meteorite Hills 00418	4.8 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Roberts Massif 04186	4.6 g	Iron, IIE?	2004	Found	—
Yamato 790132	4.5 g	Iron	1979	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00416	4.4 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 791836	4.3 g	Iron	1979	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 791093	4.1 g	Iron, IIE-an	1979	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 01089	4.1 g	Iron, IIIAB	2001	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00413	3.8 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 001038	3.7 g	Iron, ungrouped	2000	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00905	3.5 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Norin-Shibir	3.5 g	Iron, ungrouped	1900	Found	China
Meteorite Hills 00724	3.3 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Lefroy	3.3 g	Iron	1904	Found	Australia
Meteorite Hills 001136	3.2 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Lewis Cliff 88631	3.2 g	Iron, ungrouped	1988	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00411	3.2 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00726	3.1 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Meteorite Hills 00410	3.0 g	Iron, IIIAB	2000	Found	Antarctica
Lewis Cliff 88055	1.7 g	Iron, ungrouped	1988	Found	Antarctica
Yamato 82003	1.4 g	Iron	1982	Found	Antarctica
Ameca-Ameca	1.2 g	Iron	1889	Found	Mexico
Lewis Cliff 87109	0.9 g	Iron, ungrouped	1987	Found	Antarctica
Lewis Cliff 88698	0.8 g	Iron	1988	Found	Antarctica
Lewis Cliff 88677	0.6 g	Iron	1988	Found	Antarctica
LaPaz Icefield 03916	0.6 g	Iron, ungrouped	2002	Found	—