Osseo meteorite

Osseo
Type	Iron
Group	IAB[1]
Structural classification	coarse octahedrite
Country	Canada
Region	Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	47°39′00″N 80°05′00″W / 47.65°N 80.0833333°W / 47.65; -80.0833333Coordinates: 47°39′00″N 80°05′00″W / 47.65°N 80.0833333°W / 47.65; -80.0833333
Observed fall	no
Found date	June 1931
TKW	46.3 kilograms (102 lb)[1]

Osseo is an iron meteorite^[1] found in 1931 by Mr. Frank Johnston about 5 km from Osseo, Ontario. It was about 30 cm long. No fireball was observed and there was no evidence that it was a recent fall.

Classification

It is a coarse octahedrite, IAB complex.

Fragments

The main mass is in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Meteoritical Bulletin Database

External links

• Encyclopedia of Meteorites: Osseo