Deal meteorite
Deal is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1829. A total of 28 g was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Deal
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1829
- Mass recovered
- 28 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 40.2500° N, 74.0000° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Deal
- Peekskill H6 · 115 km away
- Yorktown (New York) L5 · 116 km away
- Stratford L6 · 128 km away
- Weston H4 · 129 km away
- Wethersfield (1982) L6 · 197 km away
- Wethersfield (1971) L6 · 197 km away
Other L meteorites
- Adrar 002 Algeria · 1990
- Lewis Cliff 86203 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983283 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06435 · 2006
- Yamato 980844 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04575 · 2004