Cedartown meteorite
Cedartown is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIAB, that was found in the United States in 1898. A total of 11.3 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Cedartown
- Classification
- Iron, IIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1898
- Mass recovered
- 11.3 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.0167° N, 85.2667° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIAB irons.
Meteorites near Cedartown
- Holland's Store Iron, IIAB · 42 km away
- Paulding County Iron · 43 km away
- Chulafinnee Iron, IIIAB · 68 km away
- Canton Iron, IIIAB · 75 km away
- Losttown Iron, IID · 75 km away
- Ider Iron, IIIAB · 82 km away
Other IIAB meteorites
- Derrick Peak A78011 Antarctica · 1978
- Foum Zguid Morocco · 1998
- Lixian China · 2005
- North Chile Chile · 1875
- Richland United States · 1951
- Squaw Creek United States