Tucson Ring meteorite

Coordinates: 31°51′N 110°58′W / 31.850°N 110.967°W / 31.850; -110.967
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Tucson Ring
Observed fall
No
Found date1850[1]
TKW975 kg[1]
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The Tucson Ring meteorite is a brezinaite meteorite fragment, first described by Bunch and Fuchs.[2] It was reported as one of several masses of virgin iron found at the foot of the Sierra de la Madera and transported to the plaza of Tucson, Arizona circa 1850, where it was used as an anvil in a blacksmith's shop.[3]

The meteorite on display in the Smithsonian Institution Building, 1867.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Tucson". The Meteoritical Society. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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