Bealiba meteorite
Bealiba is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was found in Australia in 1950. A total of 652 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Bealiba
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1950
- Mass recovered
- 652 g
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 36.8000° S, 143.5500° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Bealiba
- Maryborough Unclassified · 36 km away
- Wedderburn Iron, IAB-sLH · 41 km away
- Ballarat Iron, IAB complex · 89 km away
- Lismore Iron, IIIAB? · 96 km away
- Moama Eucrite-cm · 128 km away
- Dimboola H5 · 139 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 83052 Antarctica · 1983
- Lewis Cliff 87143 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 984032 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06733 · 2006
- Yamato 981709 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04725 · 2004