Allegan meteorite
Allegan is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1899. A total of 32 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Allegan
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1899
- Mass recovered
- 32 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 42.5333° N, 85.8833° 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 Allegan
- Grand Rapids Iron, ungrouped · 49 km away
- South Bend Pallasite, PMG · 102 km away
- La Porte Iron, IIIAB · 125 km away
- Plymouth Iron, IIIAB · 138 km away
- Hamlet LL4 · 141 km away
- Reed City Iron, ungrouped · 151 km away
Other H meteorites
- Al Huqf 002 Oman · 2000
- Lewis Cliff 86457 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82016 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 021947 Antarctica · 2003
- Tysnes Island Norway · 1884
- Dhofar 576 Oman · 2001
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