Sunstone Knoll meteorite
Sunstone Knoll is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was found in the United States in 1985. A total of 16 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Sunstone Knoll
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1985
- Mass recovered
- 16 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.1628° N, 112.7081° W
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 Sunstone Knoll
- Cricket Mountains H6 · 30 km away
- Drum Mountains Iron, IIIAB · 41 km away
- Greener Reservoir H4 · 42 km away
- Tule Valley L6 · 61 km away
- Tule Valley Hardpan 001 L5 · 63 km away
- Tule Valley Hardpan 002 H5 · 63 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills A77140 Antarctica · 1977
- Lewis Cliff 88640 Antarctica · 1988
- Albin (stone) United States · 1949
- Lewis Cliff 86436 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983620 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06590 · 2006