Claytonville (b) meteorite
Claytonville (b) is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as OC, that was found in the United States in 1978. A total of 5.14 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Claytonville (b)
- Classification
- OC
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- OC
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1978
- Mass recovered
- 5.14 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.3483° N, 101.6583° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about Ordinary chondrites.
Meteorites near Claytonville (b)
- Kress (c) L6 · 5 km away
- Finney (c) OC · 6 km away
- Kress (d) H5 · 7 km away
- Kress (a) L6 · 7 km away
- Kress (b) L4 · 7 km away
- Seth Ward H5 · 9 km away
Other OC meteorites
- Krutikha Russia · 1906
- Österplana 039 Sweden · 2000
- Caswell County United States · 1810
- Österplana 015 Sweden · 1996
- Tribune (b) · 1981
- Northwest Africa 2041 · 2003