Beaver Creek meteorite
Beaver Creek is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in Canada in 1893. A total of 14 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
- Beaver Creek
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1893
- Mass recovered
- 14 kg
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 51.1667° N, 117.3333° 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 Beaver Creek
- Revelstoke CI1 · 114 km away
- Mayerthorpe Iron, IAB complex · 329 km away
- Whitecourt Iron, IIIAB · 336 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 84121 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87183 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 86076 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 023086 Antarctica · 2003
- Yamato 74054 Antarctica · 1974
- Dhofar 845 Oman · 2001