Gerzeh meteorite
Gerzeh is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, that was found in Egypt in 1911.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Gerzeh
- Classification
- Iron
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1911
- Mass recovered
- —
- Country
- Egypt
- Coordinates
- 29.3167° N, 31.2833° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Meteorites near Gerzeh
- El Faiyum H5 · 42 km away
- Minqar Abd el Nabi H6 · 148 km away
- Sinai L6 · 211 km away
- Nakhla Martian (nakhlite) · 240 km away
- Abu Moharek H4 · 271 km away
Other Iron meteorites
- Wei-hui-fu (a) · 1931
- Paulding County United States · 1901
- Lewis Cliff 88698 Antarctica · 1988
- Guangyuan China · 1965
- Coldwater (iron) United States · 1923
- Xiquipilco no. 2 · 1949