Blaine Lake meteorite
Blaine Lake is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was found in Canada in 1974. A total of 1.9 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Blaine Lake
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1974
- Mass recovered
- 1.9 kg
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 52.7700° N, 106.8967° W
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 Blaine Lake
- Red Deer Hill L6 · 78 km away
- Kinley L6 · 84 km away
- Catherwood L6 · 97 km away
- Bruno Iron, IIAB · 119 km away
- Springwater Pallasite, PMG-an · 128 km away
- Annaheim Iron, IAB-sLL · 146 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 86602 Antarctica · 1986
- Lewis Cliff 88275 Antarctica · 1988
- Acfer 246 Algeria · 1991
- Lewis Cliff 86023 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 982904 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06329 · 2006