Barbacena meteorite
Barbacena is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, ungrouped, that was found in Brazil in 1918. A total of 9.03 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Barbacena
- Classification
- Iron, ungrouped
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Ungrouped
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1918
- Mass recovered
- 9.03 kg
- Country
- Brazil
- Coordinates
- 21.2167° S, 43.9333° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Ungrouped irons.
Meteorites near Barbacena
- Itutinga Iron, IIIAB · 77 km away
- São João Nepomuceno Iron, IVA-an · 102 km away
- Para de Minas Iron, IVA · 166 km away
- Ibitira Eucrite-mmict · 175 km away
- Maria da Fé Iron, IVA · 191 km away
- Sete Lagoas H4 · 197 km away
Other Ungrouped meteorites
- Lewis Cliff 88631 Antarctica · 1988
- Dorrigo Australia · 1948
- South Byron United States · 1915
- N'Goureyma Mali · 1900
- Griffith United States · 1985
- Allan Hills A77255 Antarctica · 1977