Turriff meteorite
Turriff is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L5, that was found in Australia in 1994. A total of 218 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Turriff
- Classification
- L5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1994
- Mass recovered
- 218 g
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 35.4833° S, 142.6000° E
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 Turriff
- Pigick H5 · 82 km away
- Rainbow CO3.2 · 82 km away
- Lismore Iron, IIIAB? · 84 km away
- Koraleigh L6 · 84 km away
- Dimboola H5 · 124 km away
- Wedderburn Iron, IAB-sLH · 141 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 83052 Antarctica · 1983
- Lewis Cliff 87137 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 984032 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06732 · 2006
- Yamato 981709 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04723 · 2004