Guilford County meteorite
Guilford County is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1822. A total of 1.1 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Guilford County
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1822
- Mass recovered
- 1.1 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.5667° N, 79.8333° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Guilford County
- Uwharrie Iron, IIIAB · 13 km away
- Lick Creek Iron, IIAB · 39 km away
- Moore County Eucrite-cm · 44 km away
- Forsyth County Iron, IIAB · 68 km away
- Monroe H4 · 70 km away
- Mayodan Iron, IIAB · 91 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Meteorite Hills 00864 Antarctica · 2000
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850
- Angelica United States · 1916
- Dunganville New Zealand · 1976
- Lismore Australia · 1959
- Northwest Africa 4707 · 2006