Mount Edith meteorite
Mount Edith is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Australia in 1913. A total of 326 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Mount Edith
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1913
- Mass recovered
- 326 kg
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 22.5000° S, 116.1667° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Mount Edith
- Stockyard Creek H5 · 113 km away
- Warden H5 · 116 km away
- Little Minnie Creek L4 · 185 km away
- Roebourne Iron, IIIAB · 189 km away
- Gascoyne Junction H5 · 244 km away
- Mount Egerton Aubrite-an · 297 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Chulafinnee United States · 1873
- Juncal Chile · 1866
- Meteorite Hills 00859 Antarctica · 2000
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850
- Angelica United States · 1916
- Dunganville New Zealand · 1976