Sandtown meteorite
Sandtown is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1938. A total of 9.35 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Sandtown
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1938
- Mass recovered
- 9.35 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.9333° N, 91.6333° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Sandtown
- Joe Wright Mountain Iron, IIIAB · 22 km away
- Calico Rock Iron, IIAB · 49 km away
- Newport Pallasite, PMG · 50 km away
- Norfork Iron, IIIAB · 65 km away
- Lanton Iron, IIIAB · 68 km away
- Miller (Arkansas) H5 · 70 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Tagounite Morocco · 1989
- Balsas Brazil · 1974
- Franceville United States · 1890
- Mapleton United States · 1939
- Pampa Providencia Chile · 1994
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965