Bernic Lake meteorite
Bernic Lake is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-MG, that was found in Canada in 2002. A total of 9.16 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Bernic Lake
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-MG
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-MG
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2002
- Mass recovered
- 9.16 kg
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 50.4385° N, 95.5294° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Bernic Lake
- Lone Island Lake Iron, IAB-sLL · 49 km away
- Giroux Pallasite, PMG · 117 km away
- Riverton H5 · 117 km away
- Homewood L6 · 194 km away
- Bowesmont (b) L5 · 226 km away
- Drayton H4/5 · 228 km away
Other IAB-MG meteorites
- Bogou Burkina Faso · 1962
- Mount Ayliff South Africa · 1907
- Wolsey United States · 1981
- Hasparos United States · 1935
- Retuerta del Bullaque Spain · 1980
- Burkett United States · 1913