Cleveland meteorite
Cleveland is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1860. A total of 115 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Cleveland
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1860
- Mass recovered
- 115 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.8833° N, 84.7833° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Cleveland
- Dalton Iron, IIIAB · 20 km away
- Pickens County H6 · 50 km away
- Persimmon Creek Iron, IAB-sLM · 53 km away
- Murphy Iron, IIAB · 72 km away
- Union County Iron, IC · 73 km away
- Losttown Iron, IID · 75 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Wimberley United States · 1976
- Chulafinnee United States · 1873
- Juromenha Portugal · 1968
- Meteorite Hills 00864 Antarctica · 2000
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850
- Angelica United States · 1916