Leoville (b) meteorite
Leoville (b) is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as OC, that was found in the United States in 1969. A total of 2.5 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Leoville (b)
- Classification
- OC
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- OC
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1969
- Mass recovered
- 2.5 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.6083° N, 100.4750° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about Ordinary chondrites.
Meteorites near Leoville (b)
- Dresden (Kansas) H5 · 1 km away
- Leoville CV3 · 3 km away
- Prairie Dog Creek H3.7 · 4 km away
- Selden LL5 · 11 km away
- Oberlin LL5 · 22 km away
- Saline H5 · 24 km away
Other OC meteorites
- Österplana 004 Sweden · 1994
- Richland Springs United States · 1980
- Lucerne Valley 007 United States · 1963
- Österplana 045 Sweden · 2002
- Dhofar 860 Oman · 2003
- Österplana 021 Sweden · 1997