Muenatauray

Bolivar, Venezuela

Found 1960 March 5

Iron (IIAB)

The owner found an iron meteorite on the ground, approximately 27 × 23 × 12 cm (exact weight unknown but estimated at ~30 kg). Mineralogy and classification (D. H. Hill, UAz): the specimen appears to have a complete fusion crust with some regmaglypts. The meteorite has two textural regions—one structureless and one with recrystallised, 1 mm-sized domains, suggestive of pre-atmospheric heating and subsequent annealing. Bulk composition (D. H. Hill, UAz): Fe = 91.35%, Ni = 5.339%, Ga = 59.1 ppm, Ir = 12.75 ppm, Co = 4227 ppm, Au = 0.54 ppm, As = 3.66 ppm, Sb = 0.051 ppm. Specimens: type specimen, 134 g, UAz; main mass with finder (J. Coronel, c/o Ms. Adriana Munoz, 6725 Clyde Street, Apt. 1-G, Forest Hills, New York 11375, USA).