Queen Alexandra Range 99679 meteorite
Queen Alexandra Range 99679 is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, officially classified as CK4, that was found in Antarctica in 1999. A total of 3.7 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Queen Alexandra Range 99679
- Classification
- CK4
- Type
- Chondrite · Carbonaceous
- Group
- CK
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1999
- Mass recovered
- 3.7 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 84.0000° S, 168.0000° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about CK chondrites.
Meteorites near Queen Alexandra Range 99679
- Queen Alexandra Range 02100 LL5 · 0 km away
- Queen Alexandra Range 02101 LL5 · 0 km away
- Queen Alexandra Range 02102 LL5 · 0 km away
- Queen Alexandra Range 02103 H5 · 0 km away
- Queen Alexandra Range 02104 H5 · 0 km away
- Queen Alexandra Range 02105 LL6 · 0 km away
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- Elephant Moraine 87526 Antarctica · 1987
- Northwest Africa 735 Algeria · 1999
- Northwest Africa 1905 · 2002
- Graves Nunataks 06173 · 2006