Rare "Hart CK3 Meteorite" Find

USA / Texas / Hart /
 science, geology, historical layer / disappeared object
In 2010 a field worker found a dense brown stone beside the road 0.25 miles south of the city of Hart, Castro County, Texas. After scientific analysis, the stone was determined to be a rare CK3 meteorite, one of only 33 CK3 meteorites known in the world and the only one found in the Western Hemisphere. It is also the largest single mass of the type CK3, weighing 966 Grams. The Meteoritical Society officially named the stone "Hart" in accordance with its rules naming meteorites after the nearest city where it was found.
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Coordinates:   34°22'36"N   102°7'0"W
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