It came from outta space...

... between 20-40,000 years ago, landing near Arizona, USA.
It is coarse octahedrite.
For those of you desperate to know, its chemical class is Group 1, 7.1%Ni, 0.46Co, 0.26P, about 1%C, 1%S, 80ppm Ga, 320ppm Ge, 1.9ppm Ir. Further details available on request. ;)
Extra: From late evening stroll.

Many thanks to Freespiral for hosting the mineral themed  tinytuesday. 

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