LaPaz Icefield 04644 meteorite
LaPaz Icefield 04644 is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, officially classified as Chondrite-fusion crust, that was found in 2004. A total of 0.63 g was recovered. It is a relict meteorite: so altered by weathering that little original meteorite material remains.
Key facts
- Name
- LaPaz Icefield 04644
- Classification
- Chondrite-fusion crust
- Type
- Chondrite · Carbonaceous
- Group
- CH
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2004
- Mass recovered
- 0.63 g
- Country
- Not recorded
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about CH chondrites.
Other CH meteorites
- LaPaz Icefield 04773 · 2004
- Northwest Africa 4781 · 2006
- Patuxent Range 91546 Antarctica · 1991
- Sahara 97039 · 1997
- Acfer 366 Algeria · 2002
- Deakin 001 Australia · 1978