Kofa meteorite
Kofa is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-sHH, that was found in the United States in 1893. A total of 490 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Kofa
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-sHH
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-SHH
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1893
- Mass recovered
- 490 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 33.5000° N, 114.0000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Kofa
- Quartzsite L4 · 27 km away
- Diablo Pass L6 · 33 km away
- Oldman Mountain H5 · 33 km away
- Little Harquahala Mountains H-melt rock · 40 km away
- Bouse L4-6 · 52 km away
- Big Horn Mountains H4 · 71 km away
Other IAB-SHH meteorites
- Garden Head Canada · 1944
- Mount Magnet Australia · 1916
- Linville United States · 1882
- Gay Gulch Canada · 1901