Blackwood Creek meteorite
Blackwood Creek is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was found in the United States in 1998. A total of 67 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Blackwood Creek
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1998
- Mass recovered
- 67 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 40.5000° N, 101.0833° 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 Blackwood Creek
- Hayes Center L6 · 5 km away
- St. Ann H6 · 29 km away
- Culbertson H4 · 36 km away
- Red Willow Iron · 57 km away
- McCook L6 · 59 km away
- Indianola L5 · 64 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 85032 Antarctica · 1985
- Lewis Cliff 88046 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86169 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 050245 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74209 Antarctica · 1974
- DOM 19096 Antarctica · 2019