Mount Margaret meteorite
Mount Margaret is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L5, that was found in Australia in 1972. A total of 850 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Mount Margaret
- Classification
- L5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1972
- Mass recovered
- 850 g
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 28.8333° S, 122.1833° E
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 Mount Margaret
- Pennyweight Iron, ungrouped · 33 km away
- Prospector Pool Iron, ungrouped · 70 km away
- Leonora L4 · 77 km away
- Edjudina H4 · 84 km away
- Yarri Iron, IIIAB · 116 km away
- Cosmo Newberry Iron, IIAB · 120 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills A77140 Antarctica · 1977
- Lewis Cliff 88640 Antarctica · 1988
- Albin (stone) United States · 1949
- Lewis Cliff 86436 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983620 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06590 · 2006