Iron meteorites, also called siderites or ferrous meteorites, are a type of meteorite that consist overwhelmingly of an iron–nickel alloy known as meteoric iron that usually consists of two …

An experienced meteorite researcher, hunter, or collector can usually identify a genuine iron meteorite just by looking at it and holding it. While melting in our atmosphere, iron meteorites …

Iron meteorite, any meteorite consisting mainly of iron, usually combined with small amounts of nickel. When such meteorites, often called irons, fall through the atmosphere, they may …

There are three main groups of meteorite: iron meteorites, stony-iron meteorites and stony meteorites. They differ in their amount of iron-nickel metal they contain and what they reveal …

Iron meteorites are thought to be samples of metallic cores and pools that formed in diverse small planetary bodies. Their great diversity offers remarkable insights into the formation of asteroids …

Most iron meteorites likely originated in the cores of large asteroids, and are composed almost entirely of nickel-iron alloy, which is also a primary component of the Earth's core.

Iron meteorites are fragments of differentiated planetary bodies, representing the metallic cores of ancient asteroids that formed during the early history of the Solar System, more than 4.5 billion …

Iron meteorites consist of metallic iron with variable nickel contents (typically between 5 and 15 wt.%), although there are a few meteorites with up to 60 wt.% Ni [15.1]. Iron meteorites are the …

Nov 1, 2009 · We review the general structure and classification of iron meteorites and outline the crystallization and formation of the iron meteorite chemical groups and their thermal history as …

Iron meteorites are dense, very heavy, and have often been forged into unusual or even spectacular shapes as they plummet, melting, through our planet's atmosphere.