Forestburg (b) meteorite
Forestburg (b) is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L5, that was found in the United States in 1957. A total of 26.6 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Forestburg (b)
- Classification
- L5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1957
- Mass recovered
- 26.6 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 33.4956° N, 97.5886° 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 Forestburg (b)
- Forestburg (a) L4 · 6 km away
- Dexter Iron, IIIAB · 65 km away
- Saginaw Iron · 74 km away
- Denton County Iron, IIIAB · 78 km away
- Lake Murray Iron, IIAB · 86 km away
- McKinney L4 · 88 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills A77140 Antarctica · 1977
- Lewis Cliff 88644 Antarctica · 1988
- Albin (stone) United States · 1949
- Lewis Cliff 86447 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983620 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06592 · 2006