Ballinoo meteorite
Ballinoo is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIC, that was found in Australia in 1892. A total of 42.2 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Ballinoo
- Classification
- Iron, IIC
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIC
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1892
- Mass recovered
- 42.2 kg
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 27.7000° S, 115.7667° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIC irons.
Meteorites near Ballinoo
- Woolgorong L6 · 9 km away
- Yalgoo LL · 120 km away
- Mellenbye LL6 · 138 km away
- Dalgaranga Mesosiderite-A · 146 km away
- Dingle Dell Unclassified · 173 km away
- Milly Milly Iron, IIIAB · 197 km away
Other IIC meteorites
- Perryville United States · 1906
- Unter-Mässing Germany · 1920
- Cratheús (1950) · 1909
- Kumerina Australia · 1937
- Salt River United States · 1850
- Wiley United States · 1938