Nantan meteorite

Nantan
Nantan
Group	IIICD (2000), IAB-MG (2006)
Composition	Meteoric iron: 6.96% Nickel.
Country	China
Region	Guangxi
Coordinates	25°6′N 107°42′E / 25.100°N 107.700°E
Observed fall	Possible
Fall date	1516
Found date	1958
TKW	9,500 kilograms (20,900 lb)
Strewn field	Yes
	The largest fragment of Nantan meteorite exhibit in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan
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The Nantan meteorite is an iron meteorite that belongs to the IAB group and the MG (main group) subgroup.^[4]

In 2000, pieces of the meteorite were included in an art installation for The BullRing Shopping Centre in Birmingham, England. A plaque now commemorates the occasion. ^[5]

As of December 2012^[update], pieces of Nantan meteorite were on sale at US$1/g.^[1]

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[3] Nantan Meteorite, National Museum of Nature and Science

[Meteoritical_Bulletin_Database_Nantan-4] "Nantan". Meteoritical Society.

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Nantan

Group	IIICD (2000), IAB-MG (2006)
Composition	Meteoric iron: 6.96% Nickel.^[1]
Country	China
Region	Guangxi
Coordinates	25°6′N 107°42′E / 25.100°N 107.700°E / 25.100; 107.700
Observed fall	Possible^[2]
Fall date	1516
Found date	1958
TKW	9,500 kilograms (20,900 lb)
Strewn field	Yes
The largest fragment of Nantan meteorite exhibit in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan^[3]
Related media on Wikimedia Commons