Mont Dieu meteorite
Mont Dieu is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, ungrouped, that was found in France in 1994. A total of 360 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Mont Dieu
- Classification
- Iron, ungrouped
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Ungrouped
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1994
- Mass recovered
- 360 kg
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 49.5500° N, 4.8667° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Ungrouped irons.
Meteorites near Mont Dieu
- Tintigny Unclassified · 50 km away
- Lesves L6 · 91 km away
- Hainaut H3-6 · 118 km away
- Gilzem H5 · 123 km away
- Bitburg Iron, IAB complex · 128 km away
- Tourinnes-la-Grosse L6 · 137 km away
Other Ungrouped meteorites
- Lewis Cliff 88055 Antarctica · 1988
- Dermbach Germany · 1924
- South Byron United States · 1915
- N'Goureyma Mali · 1900
- Grand Rapids United States · 1883
- Allan Hills A77255 Antarctica · 1977
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