What And Where

Found by a farmer in a field near Kossuth Auglaize County in 1975 this iron meteorite was submitted for classification and is recorded in the Meteoritical Bulletin. The find location coordinates and specimen distribution are documented in institutional catalogues.

Date And Mass of Kossuth Meteorite

Found in 1975 with a total mass of about 5.9 kg. Multiple curated specimens are held in university and museum collections for study and display.

Class And Mineralogy of Kossuth Meteorite

Classified as an iron meteorite IVA with fine octahedrite texture. Published bulk metal chemistry reports list nickel cobalt and trace element abundances and the specimen displays kamacite taenite and accessory troilite consistent with IVA irons.

Scientific Significance of Kossuth Meteorite

IVA irons are interpreted as samples from the outer portions of differentiated parent body cores and their trace element systematics inform models of core crystallization and impact disruption. Analytical work includes metallography electron microprobe and trace element mass spectrometry.