Olton meteorite
Olton is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H3.5, that was found in the United States in 1948. A total of 953 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Olton
- Classification
- H3.5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1948
- Mass recovered
- 953 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.1672° N, 102.1336° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Olton
- Spade H6 · 18 km away
- Hart Camp H6 · 19 km away
- Springlake L6 · 21 km away
- Hart CK3 · 23 km away
- Edmonson (a) L6 · 30 km away
- Edmonson (b) H4 · 30 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 302 Algeria · 1992
- Lewis Cliff 86373 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 794084 Antarctica · 1979
- Grove Mountains 021700 Antarctica · 2003
- Tieret 010 Tunisia · 2010
- Dhofar 479 Oman · 2001