Alkali meteorite
Alkali is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was found in the United States in 1998. A total of 30 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Alkali
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1998
- Mass recovered
- 30 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.8667° N, 117.4000° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Alkali
- Mud Dry Lake H3 · 33 km away
- Owens Valley Iron, IIIAB · 69 km away
- Bonnie Claire 001 H5 · 77 km away
- Bonnie Claire 002 H5 · 77 km away
- Quartz Mountain Iron, IIIAB · 96 km away
- Lunar Dry Lake L5 · 136 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 382 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86416 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 81044 Antarctica · 1981
- Grove Mountains 021870 Antarctica · 2003
- Trenzano Italy · 1856
- Dhofar 537 Oman · 2001