North Dakota Meteorites

To date 10 meteorites have been found in North Dakota. I have included a map below.

Name Location Find/Fall Classification Group Remarks
Bowsmont Pembina Co.

Find 1962

Stone Ordinary Chondrite L6 A 2.27 kg stone was recovered and a 226.3 g stone was recovered in 1991
Bowsmont(b) Pembina Co. Find 1972 Stone Ordinary Chondrite L5 A 342 g stone was recovered. A second stone weighing1380.5g was recovered in 1975.
Drayton Pembina Co. Find 1982 July Stone Ordinary Chondrite H4/5 A 2.35 kg stone was recovered from a field.
Freda Grant Co. Find 1919 Iron. Ataxite-Ni Rich   An oriented 268 g mass was recovered in a field.
Glasston Pembina Co. Find 1969 Stone Ordinary chondrite. L5 One 1990 g stone was found.
Jamestown Stutsman Co Find 1885 Iron. Fine octahedrite. IVA A 4kg mass was found 20 miles south of Jamestown.
New Leipzig Grant Co. Find 1936 Iron. Coarse octahedrite. IAB A 20kg mass was found on a farm.
Niagara Grand Forks Co. Find 1879 August Iron Coarse octahedrite. IAB One 115g mass was found while hunting for rocks.
Richardton Stark Co.

Fall June 30, 1918 2148 hrs

Stone. Ordinary chondrite. H5 Over 140 specimens weighing 90.718 kg have been recoverd from this fall.
Williston McKenzie Co. Find 1962 Iron. Medium octahedrite. IIIAB A 7645 g mass was found 10 miles South of Williston.

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