Ashfork meteorite
Ashfork is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-MG, that was found in the United States in 1901. A total of 27 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Ashfork
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-MG
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-MG
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1901
- Mass recovered
- 27 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.2500° N, 112.5000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Ashfork
- Seligman Iron, IAB-MG · 33 km away
- San Francisco Mountains Iron, IVA · 53 km away
- Cottonwood H5 · 64 km away
- Winona Winonaite · 100 km away
- Little Ash Creek L5 · 105 km away
- Bagdad Iron, IIIAB · 108 km away
Other IAB-MG meteorites
- Northwest Africa 6203 Algeria · 2008
- Allan Hills A77263 Antarctica · 1977
- La Serena · 1990
- Silver Crown United States · 1887
- Cranbourne Australia · 1854
- Odessa (iron) United States · 1922