Castray River meteorite
Castray River is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, that was found in Australia in 1899. A total of 10 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Castray River
- Classification
- Iron
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1899
- Mass recovered
- 10 g
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 41.5000° S, 145.4167° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Meteorites near Castray River
- Moorleah L6 · 60 km away
- Lefroy Iron · 155 km away
- Oberon Bay LL6 · 282 km away
Other Iron meteorites
- Coldwater (iron) United States · 1923
- Wietrzno-Bobrka Slovakia
- Poison Spring United States · 1971
- Lujan Argentina · 1878
- Hejing China · 1965
- Czestochowa Rakow II Poland