Alexander County meteorite
Alexander County is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB complex, that was found in the United States in 1875. A total of 192 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Alexander County
- Classification
- Iron, IAB complex
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1875
- Mass recovered
- 192 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.7500° N, 81.2500° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Alexander County
- Ferguson OC · 42 km away
- Hendersonville L5 · 52 km away
- Bridgewater Iron, IID · 56 km away
- Linville Iron, IAB-sHH · 62 km away
- Colfax Iron, IAB-ung · 66 km away
- Wood's Mountain Iron, IVA · 85 km away
Other IAB meteorites
- Pedernales United States · 1980
- Osseo Canada · 1931
- Northwest Africa 4701 · 2007
- Nieder Finow Germany · 1950
- Monturaqui Chile · 1965
- Meridiani Planum · 2005