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This beautiful mesosiderite was found as several masses, totaling 16.3 kg, about 6 miles WSW of Morristown, Hamblen Co., Tennessee, USA in 1887.   This particular slice was listed as part of the collection of the
 Marquis de Mauroy in his 1909 catalog.  It was part of his donation to the Vatican collection earlier this century and was recently acquired in trade.   It weighs 235.3 grams and measures about 10 by 7.5 cm and is about 1cm thick.   The largest of the metal nodules is about 2.5 cm across.  It is classified as a type 3a mesosiderite.

Price SOLD   If it does not sell by 15August I will cut it and will be offering smaller pieces.

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