Little Minnie Creek meteorite
Little Minnie Creek is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L4, that was found in Australia in 1997. A total of 357 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Little Minnie Creek
- Classification
- L4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1997
- Mass recovered
- 357 g
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 24.1383° S, 115.8717° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Little Minnie Creek
- Gascoyne Junction H5 · 81 km away
- Dalgety Downs L4 · 137 km away
- Stockyard Creek H5 · 144 km away
- Warden H5 · 145 km away
- Mount Edith Iron, IIIAB · 185 km away
- Mount Egerton Aubrite-an · 198 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills A81069 Antarctica · 1981
- Lumpkin United States · 1869
- Allan Hills 85112 Antarctica · 1985
- Lewis Cliff 88244 Antarctica · 1988
- Acfer 190 Algeria · 1990
- Lewis Cliff 85457 Antarctica · 1985