Navajo meteorite
Navajo is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIAB, that was found in the United States in 1921. A total of 2.18 tonnes was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Navajo
- Classification
- Iron, IIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1921
- Mass recovered
- 2.18 t
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.3333° N, 109.5000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIAB irons.
Meteorites near Navajo
- Holbrook L/LL6 · 79 km away
- Thoreau Iron, IAB complex · 112 km away
- Techado Iron, IIE · 137 km away
- Bluewater Iron, IIIAB · 139 km away
- Coon Butte L6 · 141 km away
- Canyon Diablo Iron, IAB-MG · 143 km away
Other IIAB meteorites
- Lake Murray United States · 1933
- Nenntmannsdorf Germany · 1872
- Raghunathpura India · 1986
- Smithsonian Iron · 1881
- Alkhamasin Saudi Arabia · 1973
- Cedartown United States · 1898