Mineral and chemical composition of the new iron meteorite Javorje from Slovenia

The single-piece iron meteorite Javorje, with a mass of 4920 g, is the heaviest and largest meteorite found in the territory of Slovenia. The meteorite Javorje is a medium octahedrite with kamacite bandwidth of 0.85 +/- 0.26 mm. The bulk composition of Ni (7.83 use non-breaking space to keep unit and numbers together in the same line wt%), Co (0.48 wt%) and trace elements Ga (25 mu g/g), Ge (47 mu g/g), Ir (7.6 mu g/g), As (5.8 mu g/g), Au (0.47 mu g/g), and Pt (13.4 mu g/g) indicates that the meteorite Javorje belongs to the chemical group IIIAB. Mineral and bulk chemical compositions are consistent with other reported group IIIAB meteorites. The presence of numerous rhabdites, carlsbergite, sparse troilite, and chromite and abundance of daubreelites are in accordance with low-Ni and low-P IIIAB iron meteorites. The severely weathered surface and secondary weathering products in the interior of the meteorite suggest its high terrestrial age.