Linville meteorite
Linville is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-sHH, that was found in the United States in 1882. A total of 442 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Linville
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-sHH
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-SHH
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1882
- Mass recovered
- 442 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.8667° N, 81.9167° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Linville
- Bridgewater Iron, IID · 17 km away
- Wood's Mountain Iron, IVA · 32 km away
- Black Mountain Iron, IAB-MG · 50 km away
- Ferguson OC · 52 km away
- Bald Mountain L4 · 52 km away
- Alexander County Iron, IAB complex · 62 km away
Other IAB-SHH meteorites
- Garden Head Canada · 1944
- Mount Magnet Australia · 1916
- Kofa United States · 1893
- Gay Gulch Canada · 1901