Guadaloupe County meteorite
Guadaloupe County is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, that was found in the United States in 1950. A total of 21 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Guadaloupe County
- Classification
- Iron
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1950
- Mass recovered
- 21 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 29.5000° N, 98.0000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Meteorites near Guadaloupe County
- Purmela Iron, IIF · 5 km away
- San Pedro Springs L6 · 48 km away
- Kendall County Iron, IAB-ung · 50 km away
- Wimberley Iron, IIIAB · 53 km away
- Kyle L6 · 54 km away
- Davy (a) L4 · 59 km away
Other Iron meteorites
- Komagome Japan · 1926
- DOM 23077 Antarctica · 2023
- Zhongxiang China · 1981
- Salina United States · 1908
- Nashville (iron) United States · 1934
- Laguna Manantiales Argentina · 1945