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The Karee Kloof (Iron) meteorite fell in Eastern Cape, South Africa, in 1914.
A total mass of 92.1 kg was recovered.

31° 36'S, 25° 48'E

Through the kindness of Mr. F. W. FitzSimons, Director of the PorL Elizabeth Museum, South Africa, pieces of this iron were placed at the disposal of the writer for examination and analysis. The original mass, weighing about 203 lb. (92 kg.), was found at Karee Kloof, about nine miles from Hofmeyer, Cape Province, South Africa, and was presented to the Port Elizabeth Museum by D/Jr. N. H. Ogilvie in 1914.1 From a cast which was made under the direction of Miss M. Wilman, Director of the McGregor Memorial Museum, Kimberley, the dimensions of the mass are approximately 43 x 30 x 20 cm
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