Dayton meteorite
Dayton is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-sLH, that was found in the United States in 1892. A total of 26.3 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Dayton
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-sLH
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-SLH
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1892
- Mass recovered
- 26.3 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.7500° N, 84.1667° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Dayton
- Enon Iron, ungrouped · 23 km away
- New Westville Iron, IVA · 56 km away
- Fairfield Iron, IAB-MG · 59 km away
- Pricetown L6 · 75 km away
- Cincinnati Iron, IIAB · 76 km away
- Kossuth Iron, IVA · 103 km away
Other IAB-SLH meteorites
- Lewis Cliff 86540 Antarctica · 1986
- Freda United States · 1919
- Föllinge Sweden · 1932
- Wedderburn Australia · 1951
- Tazewell United States · 1853
- Northwest Africa 968 · 2001
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