Tazewell meteorite
Tazewell is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-sLH, that was found in the United States in 1853. A total of 27 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Tazewell
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-sLH
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-SLH
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1853
- Mass recovered
- 27 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.4333° N, 83.7500° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Tazewell
- Waldron Ridge Iron, IAB complex · 23 km away
- Morristown Mesosiderite-A3 · 42 km away
- Clinton Iron · 56 km away
- Cumberland Falls Aubrite · 70 km away
- Maryville L6 · 77 km away
- Babb's Mill (Blake's Iron) Iron, ungrouped · 79 km away
Other IAB-SLH meteorites
- Dayton United States · 1892
- Wedderburn Australia · 1951
- Northwest Africa 968 · 2001
- Northwest Africa 3206 · 2004
- Northwest Africa 2680 · 2005
- Lewis Cliff 86540 Antarctica · 1986