Nantan meteorite

Nantan
GroupIIICD (2000), IAB-MG (2006)
CompositionMeteoric iron: 6.96% Nickel.[1]
CountryChina
RegionGuangxi
Coordinates25°6′N 107°42′E / 25.100°N 107.700°E / 25.100; 107.700
Observed fallPossible[2]
Fall date1516
Found date1958
TKW9,500 kilograms (20,900 lb)
Strewn fieldYes
The largest fragment of Nantan meteorite exhibit in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan[3]
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The Nantan meteorite is an iron meteorite that belongs to the IAB group and the MG (main group) subgroup.[4]

In 2000, pieces of the meteorite were included in an art installation for The BullRing Shopping Centre in Birmingham, England. A plaque now commemorates the occasion. [5]

As of December 2012, pieces of Nantan meteorite were on sale at US$1/g.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference CR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference MinDat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Nantan Meteorite, National Museum of Nature and Science
  4. ^ "Nantan". Meteoritical Society.
  5. ^ "BullRing".