Lumpkin meteorite
Lumpkin is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1869. A total of 340 g was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Lumpkin
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1869
- Mass recovered
- 340 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 32.0333° N, 84.7667° 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 Lumpkin
- Auburn Iron, IIG · 96 km away
- Waverly Iron, IAB-an · 104 km away
- Carver Iron, IIAB · 116 km away
- Pitts Iron, IAB-ung · 118 km away
- Forsyth L6 · 133 km away
- Locust Grove Iron, IIAB · 157 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