Frontier Mountain 97016 meteorite
Frontier Mountain 97016 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was found in Antarctica in 1997. A total of 5.1 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Frontier Mountain 97016
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1997
- Mass recovered
- 5.1 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 72.9525° S, 160.4450° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Frontier Mountain 97016
- Frontier Mountain 03025 H6 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 09001 H5 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 03077 H5 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 03078 L6 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 09002 L4 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 03071 H5/6 · 0 km away
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- Lewis Cliff 88435 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86419 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 090746 Antarctica · 2010
- Yamato 74487 Kenya · 1974
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