Stockyard Creek meteorite
Stockyard Creek is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in Australia in 2008. A total of 2.7 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Stockyard Creek
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2008
- Mass recovered
- 2.7 kg
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 23.2556° S, 116.9008° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Stockyard Creek
- Warden H5 · 4 km away
- Mount Edith Iron, IIIAB · 113 km away
- Little Minnie Creek L4 · 144 km away
- Roebourne Iron, IIIAB · 152 km away
- Mount Egerton Aubrite-an · 187 km away
- Gascoyne Junction H5 · 223 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 85032 Antarctica · 1985
- Lewis Cliff 88045 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86169 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 050210 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74209 Antarctica · 1974
- DOM 19093 Antarctica · 2019