Lockney meteorite
Lockney is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was found in the United States in 1944. A total of 824 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Lockney
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1944
- Mass recovered
- 824 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.1500° N, 101.3000° W
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 Lockney
- Sterley Pallasite, PMG · 11 km away
- South Plains L5 · 14 km away
- Lone Star H4 · 16 km away
- Floydada Iron, IIIAB · 19 km away
- Floydada (b) H5 · 19 km away
- Aiken OC · 19 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 83052 Antarctica · 1983
- Lewis Cliff 87137 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 984032 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06732 · 2006
- Yamato 981709 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04723 · 2004