St. Francis Bay meteorite
St. Francis Bay is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was found in Namibia in 1976. A total of 532 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- St. Francis Bay
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1976
- Mass recovered
- 532 g
- Country
- Namibia
- Coordinates
- 25.0667° S, 14.8833° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near St. Francis Bay
- Namib Desert H4 · 60 km away
- Gobabeb H4 · 169 km away
- Maltahöhe Iron, IAB-sLM · 212 km away
- Rooikop 001 H5 · 221 km away
- Rooikop 002 L5 · 221 km away
- Rooikop 003 L4/5 · 221 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills A77249 Antarctica · 1977
- Lewis Cliff 88721 Antarctica · 1988
- Allan Hills 83002 Antarctica · 1983
- Lewis Cliff 87090 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 983884 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06676 · 2006