Garden Head meteorite
Garden Head is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-sHH, that was found in Canada in 1944. A total of 1.3 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Garden Head
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-sHH
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-SHH
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1944
- Mass recovered
- 1.3 kg
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 49.8167° N, 108.4600° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Garden Head
- Burstall Iron, IAB complex · 138 km away
- Catherwood L6 · 249 km away
Other IAB-SHH meteorites
- Kofa United States · 1893
- Gay Gulch Canada · 1901
- Mount Magnet Australia · 1916
- Linville United States · 1882