Meteoric iron, rusted portion reduced by hydrogen gas and cooled by it

Made:
before 1889
Meteoric iron

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Meteoric iron
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Meteoric iron, rusted portion reduced by hydrogen gas and cooled in the same, conducted by R. Smith, on portions of the largest meteorite in the British Museum and on the rust derived from it

Details

Category:
Metallurgy
Object Number:
1889-164/2716
type:
specimen
credit:
John Percy Collection