Liangcheng meteorite
Liangcheng is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in China in 1959. A total of 200 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Liangcheng
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1959
- Mass recovered
- 200 kg
- Country
- China
- Coordinates
- 40.5000° N, 112.5000° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Liangcheng
- Fengzhen Iron, IIIAB · 42 km away
- Inner Mongolia L6 · 70 km away
- Shangdu Iron, IIIAB · 255 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Balsas Brazil · 1974
- Franceville United States · 1890
- Marshall County United States · 1860
- Picacho United States · 1952
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965
- Canton United States · 1894