Northwest Africa 2679 meteorite
Northwest Africa 2679 is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-sHL, that was found in 2004. A total of 512 g was recovered.
Key facts
- Name
- Northwest Africa 2679
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-sHL
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-SHL
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2004
- Mass recovered
- 512 g
- Country
- Not recorded
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Other IAB-SHL meteorites
- Muzaffarpur India · 1964
- Hassi-Jekna Algeria · 1890
- Victoria West South Africa · 1860
- Nova 011 · 2009
- Northwest Africa 4706 · 2006
- Northwest Africa 2428 · 2004