Jackson County meteorite
Jackson County is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1846. A total of 450 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Jackson County
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1846
- Mass recovered
- 450 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.4167° N, 85.5000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Jackson County
- Livingston (Tennessee) Iron, IAB-ung · 22 km away
- Cookeville Iron, IAB-ung · 28 km away
- Carthage Iron, IIIAB · 46 km away
- Smithville Iron, IAB-MG · 58 km away
- Edmonton (Kentucky) Iron, IAB-sLM · 70 km away
- Scottsville Iron, IIAB · 71 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Marshall County United States · 1860
- Picacho United States · 1952
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965
- Canton United States · 1894
- Hot Springs United States · 1995
- Meteorite Hills 00416 Antarctica · 2000