Iron meteorites
Of the 1,063 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), 48 are iron meteorites: meteorites made mostly of iron-nickel metal. The same dataset holds 880 complete find records of this group, so seen falls make up 5.2 % of its records. Median recovered mass of the falls: 7.9 kg. The heaviest is Sikhote-Alin (23 tonnes, 1947). The earliest is Elbogen in 1399. The most recent is Kavarpura in 2006.
Bright dots: falls in this group. Faint dots: all other observed falls.
Classes inside the group
| Class | Falls | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Iron, IIIAB | 10 | an iron meteorite of chemical group IIIAB, defined by its nickel and trace-element content |
| Iron | 7 | an iron meteorite without an assigned chemical group in this record |
| Iron, IIAB | 6 | an iron meteorite of chemical group IIAB, defined by its nickel and trace-element content |
| Iron, IVA | 4 | an iron meteorite of chemical group IVA, defined by its nickel and trace-element content |
| Iron, ungrouped | 4 | an iron meteorite that matches none of the recognised chemical groups |
| Iron, IID | 3 | an iron meteorite of chemical group IID, defined by its nickel and trace-element content |
| Iron, IAB-sHL | 3 | an iron meteorite of chemical group IAB-sHL, defined by its nickel and trace-element content |
| Iron, IAB-ung | 3 | an iron meteorite of chemical group IAB-ung, defined by its nickel and trace-element content |
| Iron, IAB-sLL | 2 | an iron meteorite of chemical group IAB-sLL, defined by its nickel and trace-element content |
| Iron, IAB-MG | 1 | an iron meteorite of chemical group IAB-MG, defined by its nickel and trace-element content |
| Iron, IIE | 1 | an iron meteorite of chemical group IIE, defined by its nickel and trace-element content |
| Iron, IIE-an | 1 | an iron meteorite of chemical group IIE (anomalous), defined by its nickel and trace-element content |
| Iron, IIF | 1 | an iron meteorite of chemical group IIF, defined by its nickel and trace-element content |
| Iron, IIIAB-an | 1 | an iron meteorite of chemical group IIIAB (anomalous), defined by its nickel and trace-element content |
| Iron, IAB complex | 1 | an iron meteorite of chemical group IAB complex, defined by its nickel and trace-element content |
When they fell
The 1910s hold the most falls of this group: 8.
Every fall in the group
| Year | Fall | Class | Country | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1399 | Elbogen | Iron, IID | Czech Republic | 107 kg |
| 1621 | Jalandhar | Iron | India | 2 kg |
| 1751 | Hraschina | Iron, IID | Croatia | 49 kg |
| 1835 | Charlotte | Iron, IVA | United States | 4.3 kg |
| 1847 | Braunau | Iron, IIAB | Czech Republic | 39 kg |
| 1870 | Nedagolla | Iron, ungrouped | India | 4.5 kg |
| 1876 | Rowton | Iron, IIIAB | United Kingdom | 3.5 kg |
| 1885 | Mazapil | Iron, IAB-sLL | Mexico | 4 kg |
| 1886 | Cabin Creek | Iron, IIIAB | United States | 49 kg |
| 1890 | Hassi-Jekna | Iron, IAB-sHL | Algeria | 1.2 kg |
| 1890 | Jianshi | Iron, IIIAB | China | 600 kg |
| 1898 | Mariaville | Iron | United States | 340 g |
| 1898 | Quesa | Iron, IAB-ung | Spain | 11 kg |
| 1899 | Magnesia | Iron, IAB-sHL | Turkey | 5 kg |
| 1900 | N'Goureyma | Iron, ungrouped | Mali | 38 kg |
| 1903 | Tyumen | Iron | Russia | 750 g |
| 1904 | Okano | Iron, IIAB | Japan | 4.7 kg |
| 1908 | Avce | Iron, IIAB | Slovenia | 1.2 kg |
| 1912 | N'Kandhla | Iron, IID | South Africa | 17 kg |
| 1913 | Sakauchi | Iron | Japan | 4.2 kg |
| 1914 | Palinshih | Iron | China | 18 kg |
| 1916 | Boguslavka | Iron, IIAB | Russia | 256 kg |
| 1916 | Treysa | Iron, IIIAB-an | Germany | 63 kg |
| 1917 | Garhi Yasin | Iron, IIE | Pakistan | 380 g |
| 1918 | Norfork | Iron, IIIAB | United States | 1.1 kg |
| 1919 | Rembang | Iron, IVA | Indonesia | 10 kg |
| 1921 | Pitts | Iron, IAB-ung | United States | 3.8 kg |
| 1921 | Samelia | Iron, IIIAB | India | 2.5 kg |
| 1922 | Patti | Iron | Italy | 12 g |
| 1926 | Komagome | Iron | Japan | 238 g |
| 1927 | Udei Station | Iron, IAB-ung | Nigeria | 103 kg |
| 1933 | Repeev Khutor | Iron, IIF | Russia | 7 kg |
| 1934 | Bahjoi | Iron, IAB-sLL | India | 10 kg |
| 1939 | Nyaung | Iron, IIIAB | Myanmar | 738 g |
| 1945 | Soroti | Iron, ungrouped | Uganda | 2 kg |
| 1947 | Sikhote-Alin | Iron, IIAB | Russia | 23 tonnes |
| 1959 | Yardymly | Iron, IAB complex | Azerbaijan | 150 kg |
| 1961 | Kayakent | Iron, IIIAB | Turkey | 85 kg |
| 1962 | Bogou | Iron, IAB-MG | Burkina Faso | 8.8 kg |
| 1964 | Muzaffarpur | Iron, IAB-sHL | India | 1.2 kg |
| 1968 | Juromenha | Iron, IIIAB | Portugal | 25 kg |
| 1975 | Ningbo | Iron, IVA | China | 14 kg |
| 1981 | Akyumak | Iron, IVA | Turkey | 50 kg |
| 1986 | Raghunathpura | Iron, IIAB | India | 10 kg |
| 1988 | Chisenga | Iron, IIIAB | Malawi | 3.9 kg |
| 1990 | Sterlitamak | Iron, IIIAB | Russia | 325 kg |
| 1993 | Ban Rong Du | Iron, ungrouped | Thailand | 17 kg |
| 2006 | Kavarpura | Iron, IIE-an | India | 6.8 kg |