Sacramento Mountains meteorite
Sacramento Mountains is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1890. A total of 237.2 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Sacramento Mountains
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1890
- Mass recovered
- 237.2 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 32.9167° N, 104.6667° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Sacramento Mountains
- Lakewood L6 · 44 km away
- Picacho Iron, IIIAB · 44 km away
- Piñon Iron, ungrouped · 49 km away
- Tinnie Iron, IVB · 75 km away
- Acme H5 · 88 km away
- Malaga OC · 100 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Canton United States · 1894
- Hot Springs United States · 1995
- Meteorite Hills 00415 Antarctica · 2000
- Ruff's Mountain United States · 1844
- York (iron) United States · 1878
- Dalton United States · 1879