Marshall County meteorite
Marshall County is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1860. A total of 6.8 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Marshall County
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1860
- Mass recovered
- 6.8 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.0000° N, 88.2500° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Marshall County
- Smithland Iron, IVA · 20 km away
- Murray CM2 · 46 km away
- Palmersville H5 · 67 km away
- Mount Vernon Pallasite, PMG · 76 km away
- Cape Girardeau H6 · 122 km away
- Charlotte Iron, IVA · 124 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Meteorite Hills 00864 Antarctica · 2000
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850
- Angelica United States · 1916
- Dunganville New Zealand · 1976
- Liangcheng China · 1959
- Northwest Africa 4707 · 2006