Paulding County meteorite
Paulding County is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, that was found in the United States in 1901. A total of 725 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Paulding County
- Classification
- Iron
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1901
- Mass recovered
- 725 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.0000° N, 84.8000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Meteorites near Paulding County
- Canton Iron, IIIAB · 37 km away
- Losttown Iron, IID · 39 km away
- Cedartown Iron, IIAB · 43 km away
- Pickens County H6 · 62 km away
- Holland's Store Iron, IIAB · 71 km away
- Dalton Iron, IIIAB · 91 km away
Other Iron meteorites
- Queen Alexandra Range 99001 Antarctica · 1999
- Lusk United States · 1940
- Holliday United States · 1950
- Dadin Argentina · 1949
- Yamato 82003 Antarctica · 1982
- Saginaw United States · 1979