Tieraco Creek meteorite
Tieraco Creek is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Australia in 1922. A total of 41.7 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Tieraco Creek
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1922
- Mass recovered
- 41.7 kg
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 26.3333° S, 118.3333° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Tieraco Creek
- Murchison Downs Iron, ungrouped · 76 km away
- Mount Padbury Mesosiderite-A1 · 78 km away
- Mount Leake L5 · 90 km away
- Doolgunna L · 106 km away
- Juderina Spring L6 · 107 km away
- Landor Iron · 152 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Juncal Chile · 1866
- Meteorite Hills 00859 Antarctica · 2000
- Schwetz Poland · 1850
- Angelica United States · 1916
- Dunganville New Zealand · 1976
- Liangcheng China · 1959