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Osseo is an iron meteorite[1] found in 1931 by Mr. Frank Johnston about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Osseo, Ontario. It was about 30 centimetres (12 in) long. No fireball was observed and there was no evidence that it was a recent fall.

Osseo
Type	Iron
Structural classification	coarse octahedrite
Group	IAB[1]
Country	Canada
Region	Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	47°39′00″N 80°05′00″W
Observed fall	no
Found date	June 1931
TKW	46.3 kilograms (102 lb)[1]

Classification

It is a coarse octahedrite, IAB complex.

Fragments

The main mass is in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington.

See also

• Glossary of meteoritics

References

External links

• Encyclopedia of Meteorites: Osseo

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