Bear Creek (meteorite)

Short description: Meteorite found in the United States

Bear Creek

Bear Creek meteorite exhibit at the Center for Meteorite Studies, Tempe, Arizona.

Type| Medium octahedrite
Class| IIIAB
Group| Iron
Country| United States
Region| Jefferson County, Colorado
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 39°36′N 105°18′W﻿ / ﻿39.6°N 105.3°W﻿ / 39.6; -105.3
Observed fall| No
TKW| 226.79 kilograms (500.0 lb)

The Bear Creek meteorite, formerly known as the Colorado meteorite, is an octahedrite meteorite that was found in 1866 in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States . It has a mass of 226.7 kg (500 lb) and average dimensions of 350 mm × 250 mm × 11 mm (13.78 in × 9.84 in × 0.43 in).[1][2]

## See also

* Glossary of meteoritics

## References

1. ↑ "Bear Creek". Southwest Meteorite Laboratory. http://www.meteoritelab.com/collection/?findid=503&c=Meteorite. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
2. ↑ "Bear Creek meteorite (IIIAB)". Colorado Meteorite Society. http://www.peaktopeak.com/comets/mets.php?metid=12. Retrieved August 6, 2018.

## External links

* Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Bear Creek - Lunar and Planetary Institute
* Map of Colorado meteorite locations (PDF)
* IMCA EoM: Bear Creek (Iron, IIIAB)

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