Two years of the Javorje meteorite investigations

Meteorite Javorje is a IIIAB medium octahedrite iron meteorite with 7.83 wt% Ni content. It was found inNovember 2009 near village Javorje in the Poljane Valley. With nearly five kilograms it represents the largest andheaviest meteorite found so far in the territory of Slovenia. The purpose of this paper is to present general characteristicsof meteorite Javorje to the slovenian geological community. This paper reviews results of already publishedresearch of this meteorite and provides some newer findings and details about major, accessory and secondaryminerals, and also its cooling rate.