header
  MetSoc Home            Publications            Contacts  
Search the Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Last update: 6 Aug 2022
Search for: Search type: Search limits: Display: Publication:
Names
Text help
Places
Classes
Years
Contains
Starts with
Exact
Sounds like
NonAntarctic
Falls  Non-NWAs
What's new
  in the last:
Include past classifications in search
Limit to approved meteorite names
Search text:  
Pontlyfni
Basic information Name: Pontlyfni
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1931
Country: United Kingdom
Mass:help 157 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  Winonaite
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Winonaite
Recommended:  Winonaite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 74 approved meteorites classified as Winonaite.   [show all]
Search for other: Primitive achondrites, Winonaites
Catalogs:
Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.):   
    Require SI photo
Search for this meteorite in the Natural History Museum collection (U.K.):   
    Require NHM photo
References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
Find references in NASA ADS:
Find references in Google Scholar:
Photos:
CreditPhotos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Trajectory of the meteorite   
Geography:

United Kingdom
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (53° 2' 11"N, 4° 19' 10"W)
     Recommended::   (53° 2' 11"N, 4° 19' 10"W)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.7 m apart

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Wales, United Kingdom (plus 2 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 23 approved meteorites from United Kingdom (plus 23 unapproved names)
Proximity search:
Find nearby meteorites: enter search radius (km):
Synonymshelp: Pont Llyfni (In NHM Cat)

Direct link to this page