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Guixi meteorite

Guixi is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in China. A total of 220 kg was recovered.

Illustration of an iron meteorite. No photograph of Guixi has been published yet.

Where it was found

Key facts

Name: Guixi
Classification: Iron, IIIAB
Type: Iron
Group: IIIAB
Fall or find: Find
Year: Not recorded
Mass recovered: 220 kg
Country: China
Coordinates: 28.2833° N, 117.1833° E

What is an iron?

Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.

Meteorites near Guixi

Yukan LL6 · 73 km away
Youxi Mesosiderite-C · 260 km away
Fujian Iron · 311 km away

Other IIIAB meteorites

Meteorite Hills 00409 Antarctica · 2000
Red River United States · 1808
Wimberley United States · 1976
Chulafinnee United States · 1873
Juromenha Portugal · 1968
Meteorite Hills 00864 Antarctica · 2000

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