Specimen weight: 385 grams

National Museum of Natural History Collection (Smithsonian)  #1392.

Iron, Ataxite NI-poor (IC).

This very rare anomalous iron meteorite was found on Tocavita hill, near Santa Rosa, Boyaca state, Colombia in 1810. One large piece of ~750 kilograms and many  small pieces were found. The large mass was in display in the town square of Santa Rosa, on a large pillar until 1906 when Henry Ward saw it, negotiated a deal with the mayor of the town to purchase the meteorite and took it. They were intercepted by soldiers who took the mass to Bogota, where Ward was given a 100 kilogram endcut. 

I recently completed a large exchange with the United States National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian), where I acquired this specimen from. Very little Santa Rosa is in private collections, and the history of this meteorite, and this specimen, makes it a treasures part of my private collection.