Iron Meteorites:

Octahedrites | Hexahedrites | Ataxites | Ungrouped

Iron meteorites are composed of nickel-iron metal and minor accessory minerals. They are thought to be fragments from cores of ancient asteroid that have been shattered by impacts. While only 6% of witnesed falls are iron meteorites, they account for almost 90% of the mass of all known meteorites (approximately 500 tons.)

Octahedrites

Boxhole   Boxhole (IIIAB)
Northern Tettitory, Australia
112.5 gram individual
Campo Del Cielo   Campo Del Cielo (IAB)
Chaco, Argentina
37.9 kilogram individual
Canyon Diablo   Canyon Diablo (IAB)
Coconino Canyon, Arizona, USA
387 gram and 122 gram individuals
Gibeon   Gibeon (IVA)
Great Nama Land, Namibia
1060 gram full slice
Henbury   Henbury (IIIAB)
Northern Teritory, Australia
280 gram full slice
Mont-Dieu   Mont-Dieu (IIE)
Ardennes, France
57.37 gram full slice
Mundrabilla   Mundrabilla (IIICD)
Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia
126 gram individual
Muonionlusta   Muonionlusta (IVA)
Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia
220 kilogram individual and 24.75 kilogram end cut
Nantan   Nantan (IIICD)
Guangxi, China
32.85 kilogram individual, 1.72 & 49.57 kilogram end cuts
Odessa   Odessa (IAB)
Ector County, Texas USA
9.76 kilogram individual
Patagonia   Patagonia (IAB)
Argentina
375.5 gram full slice
Sikhote-Alin   Sikhote-Alin (IIAB)
Moritime Territory, Russia
397.5 gram individual and 107 gram shrapnel
Toluca   Toluca (IAB)
Argentina
7.44 kilogram end cut and 95.5 gram full slice
Zacatecas   Zacatecas (IIIAB)
Mexico
116 gram full slice
Zagora   Zagora (IAB)
Quazazate, Morocco
327 gram full slice
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Hexahedrites

Richland   Richland (IIAB)
Navarro County, Texas, USA
421 gram part slice
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Ataxites

Dumont   Dumont (IVB)
King County, Texas USA
750 gram full slice
Chinga   Chinga (IVB)
Tanna Tuva, Tuva Republic, Russia
168 gram full slice
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Ungrouped

Sacramento Wash 005   Sacramento Wash 005 (Ung)
Mojave County, Arizona, USA
54.06 main mass and 5.374 & 5.844 gram individuals (???)
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