Cedar Station        29°54.4’N, 101°54.0’W

Texas, United States

Find: 2001 Apr

Classification: Iron meteorite (ungrouped)

History: This meteorite was found in 2001 by Mr. Daniel Cantu. He brought it into the Monnig Meteorite Collection at TCU for identifcation in late 2011. After its positive identification as a meteorite, an end cut was provided to Dr. John Wasson at UCLA for INAA analyses. The rest of the meteorite, with the exception of a few slices kept by the finder, was purchased by TCU.

Physical characteristics: (R.G. Mayne, TCU) One 6.51 kg fusion-crusted individual. This sample, although weathered on the outside, shows only minor oxidation in its interior.

Petrography: (R.G. Mayne, TCU) This meteorite is an octahedrite. It has fine kamacite lamellae, with a bandwidth estimated at 0.3 mm. One cm-sized bleb of troilite is present in the cut face of the meteorite.

Classification: (J. Wasson, UCLA) This meteorite is an ungrouped iron. It has no close relatives. Chemical composition: Cr=21 μg/g; Co=5.96 mg/g; Ni= 103.1 mg/g; Cu= 258 μg/g; Ga= 16.7 μg/g; As= 6.21 μg/g; Sb= 52 ng/g; W= 0.99 μg/g; Ir= 4.39 μg/g; Pt= 15.0 μg/g; Au= 0.805 μg/g.

Specimens: The main mass (5.74 kg) is held by the Monnig Meteorite Collection at TCU.