Lefroy meteorite
Lefroy is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, that was found in Australia in 1904. A total of 3.3 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Lefroy
- Classification
- Iron
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1904
- Mass recovered
- 3.3 g
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 40.7333° S, 146.9667° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Meteorites near Lefroy
- Blue Tier Iron · 103 km away
- Moorleah L6 · 118 km away
- Castray River Iron · 155 km away
- Oberon Bay LL6 · 193 km away
- Willow Grove Iron, ungrouped · 300 km away
- Cranbourne Iron, IAB-MG · 326 km away
Other Iron meteorites
- Wei-hui-fu (a) · 1931
- Paulding County United States · 1901
- Lewis Cliff 88698 Antarctica · 1988
- Guadaloupe County United States · 1950
- Coldwater (iron) United States · 1923
- Xiquipilco no. 2 · 1949