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Osseo meteorite

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Type
  
Iron

Group
  
IAB

Region
  
Ontario, Canada

Structural classification
  
coarse octahedrite

Country
  
Canada

Observed fall
  
no

Osseo is an iron meteorite found in 1931 by Mr. Frank Johnston about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Osseo, Ontario. It was about 30 centimetres (12 in) long. No fireball was observed and there was no evidence that it was a recent fall.

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Classification

It is a coarse octahedrite, IAB complex.

Fragments

The main mass is in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington.

References

Osseo meteorite Wikipedia