"I agree with Michael,
It depends on a number of different factors but generally iron meteorites are less likely to fragment during atmospheric entry compared to a stone or achondrite meteorite. There are plenty of iron meteorite strewnfields…"
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Michael Mulgrew replied to Wade's discussion Single 30lb iron found by accident."Meteorites of all types fall in every way you could imagine - alone or in groups."
Wade posted a discussionSingle 30lb iron found by accident.
If a 30 lb iron metiorite is found by accident. Wouldn't that mean that there could be more in the area? Or do iron metiorites sometimes come down as a single unit? I'm under the assumption there is usually a strewnfeild asosiated with finds. My question is if there's one is there more in the area? What equipment would I need to find more?Thanks See More
Jim K replied to George Zay's discussion WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE METEOR WRONG?"Don't give up, I have meteorites that look a lot like your slag.
Jim"
Max replied to George Zay's discussion WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE METEOR WRONG?"Like Craig said: it has been a long time since somebody posted something here. So I would like to write my first post about my favourite meteorwrong.
I was in Portugal for holidays with my wife doing a road trip and one day I found a Meteorite on…"
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