Tell meteorite
Tell is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was found in the United States in 1930. A total of 16.6 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Tell
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1930
- Mass recovered
- 16.6 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.3833° N, 100.4000° W
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 Tell
- Cee Vee H5 · 22 km away
- Leslie H5 · 49 km away
- Dumont Iron, IVB · 64 km away
- Wellington H5 · 64 km away
- Silverton (Texas) H4 · 74 km away
- Clarendon (a) H5 · 75 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 235 Algeria · 1991
- Lewis Cliff 86329 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 794022 Antarctica · 1979
- Grove Mountains 021593 Antarctica · 2003
- Thiel Mountains 07015 Antarctica · 2008
- Dhofar 396 Oman · 2001