Dorofeevka meteorite
Dorofeevka is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIF, that was found in Kazakhstan in 1910. A total of 12.6 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Dorofeevka
- Classification
- Iron, IIF
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIF
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1910
- Mass recovered
- 12.6 kg
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Coordinates
- 53.3333° N, 70.0667° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIF irons.
Meteorites near Dorofeevka
- Bogoslovka H5 · 126 km away
- Erofeevka H4 · 164 km away
- Novorybinskoe Iron, IVA · 180 km away
Other IIF meteorites
- Corowa Australia · 1964
- Repeev Khutor Russia · 1933
- Purmela United States · 1977
- Monahans (1938) United States · 1938
- Del Rio Mexico · 1965