Purmela meteorite
Purmela is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIF, that was found in the United States in 1977. A total of 4.5 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Purmela
- Classification
- Iron, IIF
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIF
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1977
- Mass recovered
- 4.5 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 29.5000° N, 98.0500° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIF irons.
Meteorites near Purmela
- Guadaloupe County Iron · 5 km away
- San Pedro Springs L6 · 44 km away
- Kendall County Iron, IAB-ung · 45 km away
- Wimberley Iron, IIIAB · 52 km away
- Kyle L6 · 56 km away
- Davy (a) L4 · 62 km away
Other IIF meteorites
- Dorofeevka Kazakhstan · 1910
- Del Rio Mexico · 1965
- Corowa Australia · 1964
- Repeev Khutor Russia · 1933
- Monahans (1938) United States · 1938