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Willamette meteorite

Willamette is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1902. A total of 15.5 tonnes was recovered.

Where it was found

Key facts

Name: Willamette
Classification: Iron, IIIAB
Type: Iron
Group: IIIAB
Fall or find: Find
Year: 1902
Mass recovered: 15.5 t
Country: United States
Coordinates: 45.3667° N, 122.5833° W

What is an iron?

Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.

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Other IIIAB meteorites

Balsas Brazil · 1974
Franceville United States · 1890
Mapleton United States · 1939
Pampa Providencia Chile · 1994
Veliko-Nikolaevsky Priisk Russia · 1902
Canton United States · 1894

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