What And Where

Recovered near New Westville in Preble County in 1941 this iron meteorite was documented and deposited in institutional collections. The recovery from agricultural land is typical of many historical finds in the region.

Date And Mass of New Westville Meteorite

Recovered mass about 4.8 kg from the 1941 find. The specimen has been available for study and display in museum collections.

Class And Mineralogy of New Westville Meteorite

Classified as an iron meteorite with metal phases kamacite taenite and accessory minerals such as chromite and schreibersite. Metallographic study reveals octahedrite texture and Widmanstatten patterning on etched surfaces.

Scientific Significance of New Westville Meteorite

Iron meteorites like New Westville are used to study core formation and cooling rates in differentiated asteroids. Modern analyses include microprobe trace element work and cosmogenic nuclide exposure age determination.