Point of Rocks (iron) meteorite
Point of Rocks (iron) is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1956. A total of 18 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Point of Rocks (iron)
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1956
- Mass recovered
- 18 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.5000° N, 104.5000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Point of Rocks (iron)
- Palo Blanco Creek Eucrite-mmict · 0 km away
- Point of Rocks (stone) L6 · 0 km away
- Chico L6 · 27 km away
- Abbott H3-6 · 30 km away
- Tafoya (a) H4 · 36 km away
- Tafoya (b) H5 · 36 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Dunganville New Zealand · 1976
- Liangcheng China · 1959
- Northwest Africa 3208 · 2006
- Thunda Australia · 1881
- Billings United States · 1903
- Grosvenor Mountains 95522 Antarctica · 1995