Timber Creek meteorite
Timber Creek is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L4, that was found in the United States in 1982. A total of 7 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Timber Creek
- Classification
- L4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1982
- Mass recovered
- 7 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.9833° N, 101.7333° 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 Timber Creek
- Canyon H? · 18 km away
- Wayside H6 · 21 km away
- Happy Canyon EL6/7 · 25 km away
- Tierra Blanca Winonaite · 26 km away
- Umbarger L6 · 35 km away
- Kaffir (b) H4 · 35 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 90400 Antarctica · 1990
- Lewis Cliff 88378 Antarctica · 1988
- Acfer 342 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86135 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983199 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06402 · 2006