Lac Dodon

Lac Dodon
TypeIron
Structural classificationCoarse octahedrite
GroupIAB complex[1]
Composition91% Fe, 8.64% Ni, 71 ppm Ga, 377 ppm Ge, 3.30 ppm Ir
CountryCanada
RegionQuebec, Canada
Coordinates45°57′00″N 73°55′00″W / 45.95000°N 73.91667°W / 45.95000; -73.91667
Observed fallno
Found date1993
TKW0.8 kilograms (1.8 lb)[1]

Lac Dodon is an iron meteorite discovered by Roland Octerneau of Montreal on rural private property near Lac Dodon, Saint-Calixte, Quebec.[1][2]

The recovered fragment measures approximately 10 centimetres (3.9 in) x 5 centimetres (2.0 in) x 6 centimetres (2.4 in). The meteorite was oxidized on its exterior and lying at the surface of the ground.

  1. ^ a b c Meteoritical Bulletin Database
  2. ^ Kissin,S. A.; Herd, R. K., 1995, Two New Iron Meteorites from the Province of Quebec, Canada, Meteoritics, vol. 30,no. 5, page 527