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Iron, IAB-ung. 3.76 kilograms, fireball witnessed in 1921.
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Two minerals make up the interlocking crystals seen in the Widmanstätten pattern in iron meteorites: kamacite and taenite. Both are iron-nickel alloys, but taenite contains a much higher proportion of nickel.
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The Pitts (Iron) meteorite fell in Georgia, USA, on the 20th April, 1921.
A total mass of 3.76 kg was recovered.

31° 57'N, 83° 31'W



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