Bur-Abor Iron Meteorites for Sale
Bur-Abor, North-Eastern province, Kenya
- Location: 3º 59' N, 41º
39' E
- Structural Type: Medium
Octahedrite (0.95 mm)
- Chemical Class: IIIAB
(7.54% Ni.)
- Found: November 27, 1997
- ~50 fragments totaling 280-300 kg,
the largest weighing >250 kg. were found by a family
after they heard an explosion and saw a cloud of dust.
Nearby banana trees were broken, and some contained
embedded metal shards. However, the recovered iron
meteorite is too weathered to be consistent with a recent
date of fall. Description (M. Genge, NHM) and composition
(J. Wasson UCLA): band width, 0.95 mm: Widmanstatten
structure exposed on outer surface; Ni content of
kamacite, 6±0.5 wt%; bulk metal, Co=0.513%, Ni=7.99%:
Ga=20.9 ppm; As=6.24 ppm; Ir=0.774 ppm; Au=0.83 ppm.
(From the Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 84.) Click here to see the British Natural History
Museum write-up on their sample.
We have more Bur Abor that I am now
preparing. Sorry about the state of this page. I hope to have
some new slices and ends soon.
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| #BUR29-5 |
# BUR69-5 |
ABOUT SCALE
Each photo has a small cube one centimeter on a side. The
photo above gives you an idea how big it is. The ruler is
in inches at the top. The coin is a US dime. If you are
interested in a specimen, I will be happy to send you the
dimensions or a photo with different scale. |
| Weight: 29.5 |
Weight: 69.5 gm |
| Features: slice |
Features: Slice. |
| Price: sold |
sold |
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