Burns, IIIAB

The recovery of Burns is described succinctly in its Meteoritical Bulletin write-up:

Screen Shot 2013-12-31 at 3.02.30 AMThe recovery of the meteorite was described in more detail in the May 2007 issue of Meteorite Magazine.

Of note; our purchasing the meteorite allowed it to remain intact.  A few meteorite dealers were angling to cut the iron into three blocks.  Given the iron’s spectacular shape and character, we are very thankful to Anne Black for allowing us to purchase the meteorite in its entirety.

 

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A corner being removed for analysis at the Montana Meteorite Lab – a very tricky cut!  No additional material was removed.

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