Iron

$500.00

$40.00 shipping
Seller offers an extended return window of up to 30 days
Ships from USA

The Landes meteorite, found at Landes, Grant County, West Virginia, USA, was found in 1930, but not properly recognized until 1968. The story goes that it was ploughed up in a field and left for 38 years outside a barn where it showed little sign of deterioration. It had a total known weight of 69.8 kg. It is a Nickel-Iron meteorite: a Silicated Iron (IA). This large thumbnail sized cut cuboid has 6 cut surfaces, the largest two being 2.8 x 1.7 cm in area and the iron component is still bright and fresh. It weighs 16.5 g. Ex David Baker.