San Angelo meteorite
San Angelo is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1897. A total of 88 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- San Angelo
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1897
- Mass recovered
- 88 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 31.4167° N, 100.3500° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near San Angelo
- Mereta H4 · 21 km away
- Pony Creek H4 · 47 km away
- Fuzzy Creek Iron, IVA · 47 km away
- Mertzon Iron, IAB-ung · 49 km away
- Ballinger Iron, IAB-MG · 52 km away
- Talpa H6 · 88 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Balsas Brazil · 1974
- Franceville United States · 1890
- Mapleton United States · 1939
- Pampa Providencia Chile · 1994
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965
- Canton United States · 1894