Pricetown meteorite
Pricetown is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1893. A total of 900 g was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Pricetown
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1893
- Mass recovered
- 900 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.1167° N, 83.8500° 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 Pricetown
- Cincinnati Iron, IIAB · 56 km away
- Fairfield Iron, IAB-MG · 69 km away
- Kenton County Iron, IIIAB · 73 km away
- Dayton Iron, IAB-sLH · 75 km away
- Enon Iron, ungrouped · 84 km away
- Cynthiana L/LL4 · 87 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 84231 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 88082 Antarctica · 1988
- Acfer 044 Algeria · 1989
- Lewis Cliff 85317 Antarctica · 1985
- Yamato 982235 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 10068 · 2010