Weighing about 107 kilograms (236 lb) before being cut into pieces, the Elbogen meteorite has an octahedrite structure.
Its dimensions were approximately 50×30×20 centimetres (19.7×11.8×7.9 in) and the mass was rounded and wedge-shaped.
The whole surface is covered with dark gray oxides of iron, dull and without the signs of the original fusion crust.
The iron must have been partially, if not completely, artificially heated or forged in an iron mill.
The cut, etched surface of the meteorite shows a Widmanstätten pattern with tiny round troilite modules.
The main mass of the meteorite is formed by nickel-iron alloys.
Weighing about 107 kilograms (236 lb) before being cut into pieces, the Elbogen meteorite has an octahedrite structure. Its dimensions were approximately 50×30×20 centimetres (19.7×11.8×7.9 in) and the mass was rounded and wedge-shaped. The whole surface is covered with dark gray oxides of iron, dull and without the signs of the original fusion crust. The iron must have been partially, if not completely, artificially heated or forged in an iron mill. The cut, etched surface of the meteorite shows a Widmanstätten pattern with tiny round troilite modules. The main mass of the meteorite is formed by nickel-iron alloys.
Elbogen (meteorite)