Iron Creek meteorite
Iron Creek is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Canada in 1869. A total of 175 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Iron Creek
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1869
- Mass recovered
- 175 kg
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 53.0000° N, 112.0000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Iron Creek
- Kinsella Iron, IIIAB · 44 km away
- Innisfree L5 · 64 km away
- Ferintosh OC · 70 km away
- Bruderheim L6 · 116 km away
- Edmonton (Canada) Iron, IIAB · 120 km away
- Redwater H4 · 122 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Balsas Brazil · 1974
- Franceville United States · 1890
- Marshall County United States · 1860
- Picacho United States · 1952
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965
- Canton United States · 1894