1" Polished Maslyanino Iron Meteorite Slice (9.8 grams) - Russia

A single mass was discovered on May 25, 1992 in a wheat field near Maslyanino village in Russia. 1.4 kilograms went to the Russian Academy of Sciences for research work and the main mass is reported to be in a museum in Novosibirsk. Slices of this meteorite show a high percentage of silicate and troilite clasts. Etching reveals a interesting broken up fin octahedrite texture in the metal between these clasts.