{"product_id":"wolf-creek-iron-iiiab-individual-58-3g","title":"Wolf Creek Iron, IIIAB — Individual (58.3g)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWolf Creek\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of Australia’s most iconic meteorite localities — associated with the famous \u003cstrong\u003eWolf Creek Crater\u003c\/strong\u003e (Kandimalal), the second largest meteorite impact crater in the world that is clearly visible at the surface, located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The meteorite was first found in \u003cstrong\u003e1947\u003c\/strong\u003e and is classified as an \u003cstrong\u003eIron, IIIAB\u003c\/strong\u003e — one of the most common and well-studied iron meteorite groups, originating from the core of a differentiated asteroid. Total known mass is a minimum of 760 kg, catalogued in Buchwald’s authoritative \u003cem\u003eHandbook of Iron Meteorites\u003c\/em\u003e (1975, Vol. 3, p. 1327) and held in collections at the Smithsonian Institution and the Natural History Museum, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis specimen is a \u003cstrong\u003enatural individual\u003c\/strong\u003e weighing \u003cstrong\u003e58.3 grams\u003c\/strong\u003e, measuring \u003cstrong\u003e45 × 30 × 32 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e. The surface displays the characteristic heavily oxidized and sculpted texture of Wolf Creek irons — a warm ochre-brown patina with dark metallic highlights and deeply etched regmaglypts formed during atmospheric flight billions of years after crystallizing in the core of a long-destroyed asteroid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eClassification Data\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClassification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iron, IIIAB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFind Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1947\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wolf Creek, Western Australia, Australia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTotal Known Mass:\u003c\/strong\u003e 760 kg (minimum)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReference:\u003c\/strong\u003e Buchwald (1975), Vol. 3, p. 1327; NHM Catalogue 5th Ed. (2000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRepository Collections:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smithsonian Institution; Natural History Museum, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eComes with a labeled specimen card. All sales are final on meteorites.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prospector's Vault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42386713870418,"sku":"WC-IIIAB-IND-583","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/8805\/6146\/files\/Wolf_Creek.png?v=1777609587","url":"https:\/\/prospectorsvault.com\/products\/wolf-creek-iron-iiiab-individual-58-3g","provider":"Prospector's Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}