Paymaster Mine meteorite
Paymaster Mine is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L5, that was found in the United States in 2004. A total of 159 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Paymaster Mine
- Classification
- L5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2004
- Mass recovered
- 159 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 33.1867° N, 114.9178° W
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 Paymaster Mine
- Chocolate Mountains Ureilite · 20 km away
- Cargo Muchacho Mountains CO3 · 33 km away
- Winterhaven Howardite · 35 km away
- Imperial H4 · 72 km away
- Diablo Pass L6 · 79 km away
- Oldman Mountain H5 · 79 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