Pickens County meteorite
Pickens County is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was found in the United States in 1908. A total of 400 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Pickens County
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1908
- Mass recovered
- 400 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.5000° N, 84.5000° 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 Pickens County
- Losttown Iron, IID · 28 km away
- Canton Iron, IIIAB · 33 km away
- Cleveland Iron, IIIAB · 50 km away
- Union County Iron, IC · 54 km away
- Dalton Iron, IIIAB · 55 km away
- Paulding County Iron · 62 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 84228 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87276 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 86138 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 050026 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74148 Antarctica · 1974
- DOM 19006 Antarctica · 2019