Winona meteorite

Winona
TypePrimitive achondrite
GroupWinonaite
Parent bodyWinonaite-IAB-IIICD
CompositionEnstatite, olivine, meteoric iron, plagioclase, troilite
CountryUnited States
RegionArizona
Coordinates35°12′N 111°24′W / 35.200°N 111.400°W / 35.200; -111.400
Observed fallNo
Found date1928
TKW24 kilograms (53 lb)

The Winona meteorite is a primitive achondrite meteorite. It is the type specimen and by far the largest meteorite of the winonaite group.[1]

  1. ^ M. K. Weisberg; T. J. McCoy; A. N. Krot (2006). "Systematics and Evaluation of Meteorite Classification". In D. S. Lauretta; H. Y. McSween Jr. (eds.). Meteorites and the early solar system II (PDF). Tucson: University of Arizona Press. pp. 19–52. ISBN 978-0816525621. Retrieved 15 December 2012.