Veliko-Nikolaevsky Priisk meteorite
Veliko-Nikolaevsky Priisk is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Russia in 1902. A total of 24.27 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Veliko-Nikolaevsky Priisk
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1902
- Mass recovered
- 24.27 kg
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 53.8333° N, 97.3333° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
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- Thule Greenland · 1955
- Billings United States · 1903
- Grosvenor Mountains 95522 Antarctica · 1995
- Meteorite Hills 00403 Antarctica · 2000
- Puente del Zacate Mexico · 1904