[meteorite-list] Italian iron?

[bernd.pauli at paulinet.de]

Jan wrote:

> A friend of mine came up to me today with
> the story he bought a 450 grams Italian iron

I wonder whether it's a piece of the Barbianello, unusually Ni-rich, ungrouped
ataxitic IAB-IIICD iron - *very* unlikely though but who knows. Unlikely because
there are only 860 grams and the main mass weighs 479 grams.

Any comments? ... Matteo?

Best wishes,

Bernd