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Photos by Dr. Svend Buhl (Meteorite Recon), Hamburg.   Copyright (c) Dr. Svend Buhl (Meteorite Recon), Hamburg.
780 gram individual.   Iron, IIAB

TKW 806 grams. Fall not observed. Found 20 February 2017, Antofagasta, Chile.


 


Matthias writes:
This is a disk shaped iron with intriguing shape. Unique piece, exposing a set of protruding spikes up to 10 mm long. Original desert patina.

From the MetBul:

History: Found by Svend Buhl at 10:20 am on fine grained grano-diorite pediment. The flat, disk-shaped mass was stuck vertically in the ground, one third of the mass protruding from the soil.

Physical characteristics: A single, shield-shaped mass with brown and black colors. Cut window reveals a metallic unweathered interior.




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John lutzon
 2/11/2024 7:54:37 PM		 ?? Vicennial's. Temperature and airflow determine result. Thank you Svend, Matthias and that other guy---Paul. Maybe, Le acerico.
matthias
 2/11/2024 6:42:15 PM		 Should we name it "The Hedgehog, Atacama"? In any case, Svend:exceptional find. I feel proud to have it here.
matthias
 2/11/2024 6:33:55 PM		 Thanks, confratres. I agree: this piece was once, in its origin, pretty hot. Then cool. Then, at least at its surface, pretty hot again. And finally its simply cool. And yes, John, I see the spikes develop in 90* angles too - but there are, at the margins, some sikes going into another direction. I must confess that I haven't seen such a shape in decades. But what are decades?
John lutzon
 2/11/2024 3:55:34 PM		 With that mostly concave face, and that 90* angle on the spike, I'll bet, in this specimen's born moment, that spike continued to its last molten drop to a conical point. Hmm. Thank you
Bernd Pauli
 2/11/2024 9:43:02 AM		 I concur, very cool!
Andi Koppelt
 2/11/2024 12:26:58 AM		 Rather strange shape. Very cool iron!
 

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