Quartz Mountain meteorite
Quartz Mountain is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1935. A total of 4.83 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Quartz Mountain
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1935
- Mass recovered
- 4.83 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.2000° N, 116.7000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Quartz Mountain
- Bonnie Claire 001 H5 · 34 km away
- Bonnie Claire 002 H5 · 34 km away
- Mud Dry Lake H3 · 79 km away
- Alkali H6 · 96 km away
- Stewart Valley 004 L6 · 115 km away
- Stewart Valley 012 H6 · 117 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Meteorite Hills 00859 Antarctica · 2000
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850
- Angelica United States · 1916
- Dunganville New Zealand · 1976
- Liangcheng China · 1959
- Northwest Africa 3208 · 2006