Boxhole meteorite
Boxhole is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Australia in 1937. A total of 500 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Boxhole
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1937
- Mass recovered
- 500 kg
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 22.6167° S, 135.2000° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Boxhole
- Huckitta Pallasite, PMG-an · 65 km away
- Arltunga Iron, IID-an · 97 km away
- Alikatnima Iron, ungrouped · 137 km away
- Bond Springs H6 · 171 km away
- Mount Sir Charles Iron, IVA · 180 km away
- Henbury Iron, IIIAB · 300 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Red River United States · 1808
- Wimberley United States · 1976
- Chupaderos Mexico · 1852
- Juromenha Portugal · 1968
- Meteorite Hills 00864 Antarctica · 2000
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850
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