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After detonations and sounds, an iron meteorite [8% Ni] lodged itself in the roots of an oak tree. The actual kidney-shaped mass was not recovered until a few weeks later during plowing. While a local blacksmith and others had dreams of precious metals, G. Troost eventually managed to obtain most of the mass of one of the first witnessed and recorded falls of an iron meteorite.
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The Charlotte (Iron, IVA) meteorite fell in Tennessee, USA, on the 31st July, 1835.
A total mass of 4.3 kg was recovered.

36° 10'N, 87° 20'W



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