Western Arkansas meteorite
Western Arkansas is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IVA, that was found in the United States in 1890. A total of 1.75 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Western Arkansas
- Classification
- Iron, IVA
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IVA
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1890
- Mass recovered
- 1.75 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.0000° N, 94.0000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IVA irons.
Meteorites near Western Arkansas
- Delaware L4 · 55 km away
- Zaffra Iron, IAB-MG · 68 km away
- Hatfield Iron, IAB complex · 71 km away
- Cabin Creek Iron, IIIAB · 72 km away
- Fayetteville H4 · 118 km away
- Hope Iron, IAB-MG · 151 km away
Other IVA meteorites
- Page City United States · 1980
- Para de Minas Brazil · 1934
- Putnam County United States · 1839
- Rembang Indonesia · 1919
- Rica Aventura Chile · 1910
- San Francisco Mountains United States · 1920