Fairburn meteorite
Fairburn is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-ung, that was found in the United States in 1907. A total of 445 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Fairburn
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-ung
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-UNG
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1907
- Mass recovered
- 445 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 43.6030° N, 103.0260° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Fairburn
- Batesland H5 · 91 km away
- Crow Peak Iron, IIAB · 123 km away
- Sioux County Eucrite-mmict · 125 km away
- Marsland H5 · 130 km away
- Clareton L6 · 135 km away
- Hat Creek H4 · 136 km away
Other IAB-UNG meteorites
- Livingston (Tennessee) United States · 1937
- Lime Creek United States · 1834
- Kendall County United States · 1887
- Harlowton United States · 1975
- Grove Mountains 98003 Antarctica · 1999
- Georgetown (iron) · 1988