Specimen Record TC-00049

Specimen Record
TC-00049

Kaalijarv · Iron, IAB-MG · 127.37 g

This page is the permanent record for the specimen bearing serial TC-00049. It is issued by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co. as a reference for present and future owners. The photographs below show this specific specimen and are the primary means of verifying it.

Identification

Serial
TC-00049
Meteorite
Kaalijarv
Classification
Iron, IAB-MG
Weight
127.37 g
Form
End cut, one etched cut face
Find location
Estonia (58° 24'N, 22° 40'E). Found 1937; not an observed fall.
Surface
Etched cut face on one side; natural weathered exterior on the reverse.

Classification record

Published in
Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin. Classification history: NHM Catalogue, 5th Edition (2000), IAB; MetBase, v. 7.1 (2006), IAB-MG.
Total known weight
2.25 kg, the mass recorded for Kaalijarv in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database

Provenance

Acquired by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co.

Photographic record

Kaalijarv iron meteorite, IAB-MG, 127.37 g end cut standing upright, full view of the etched cut face with brown weathered exterior along the left edge
Full view of the etched cut face, with the weathered exterior visible along the left edge.
Kaalijarv iron meteorite, IAB-MG, 127.37 g end cut standing upright, etched cut face seen at an angle with the brown weathered exterior along the left edge
The etched cut face at an angle, showing the outline of the specimen and the edge where the cut meets the exterior.
Kaalijarv iron meteorite, IAB-MG, 127.37 g end cut, natural weathered exterior of the back side, standing upright
The reverse: natural weathered exterior of the end cut.
Kaalijarv iron meteorite, IAB-MG, 127.37 g end cut, close-up of the etched cut face showing several intersecting sets of fine straight Neumann bands
Close-up of the etched face showing intersecting sets of fine straight lines (Neumann bands).
On verification. The serial number on the accompanying certificate card is an index to this record. The photographs above and the stated weight are what identify this specimen. Meteorite surfaces, clast patterns and cut faces are individual to each stone, so a specimen can be compared directly against these images and weighed against the figure recorded here to two decimal places.
Record issued by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co., IMCA Member #3323, Hobe Sound, Florida.
Issued 16 October 2026. Classification data reproduced from the Meteoritical Bulletin entry cited above.
Questions regarding this record may be directed to brian@tcmeteorites.com.