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The asteroid belt is not likely to contain bodies with high concentrations of iron. Iron meteorites are believed to come from the Oort Cloud, not from the asteroid belt.
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Hmm; I'd like to see some more details on that, please.
From here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_belt#Composition
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M-type (metal-rich) asteroids form about 10% of the total population; their spectra resemble that of iron-nickel.
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Is this no longer thought to be the case?