Pierceville Meteorite
Pierceville Iron Meteorite
Find / Fall: Found 1917
Location: Kansas, USA
Classification: Iron, IIIAB
Total Known Weight: 100kg
The Pierceville meteorite was found in 1917 in Kansas, USA. Pierceville was found as a single 100-kilogram mass. It is classified as a medium octahedrite IIIAB iron meteorite.
Pierceville iron meteorites are extremely weathered and have an unusual appearance. Although Pierceville meteorites are so weathered, some specimens still display taenite, lamellae and schreibersite lamellae.
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