St. Mary's County meteorite
St. Mary's County is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as LL3.3, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1919. A total of 24 g was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- St. Mary's County
- Classification
- LL3.3
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- LL
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1919
- Mass recovered
- 24 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.1667° N, 76.3833° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about LL chondrites.
Meteorites near St. Mary's County
- Sharps H3.4 · 46 km away
- Nanjemoy H6 · 74 km away
- Lorton L6 · 93 km away
- Richmond LL5 · 125 km away
- Norfolk Iron, IIIAB · 141 km away
- Shrewsbury Iron, IAB-sLL · 180 km away
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- Miller Range 090193 · 2009
- Queen Alexandra Range 99391 Antarctica · 1999
- Dominion Range 08241 · 2008
- Miller Range 090974 · 2009
- Queen Alexandra Range 99653 Antarctica · 1999