What And Where

Recovered near Pricetown in Highland County and recorded on February 13 1893 this specimen entered museum collections and early meteorite catalogues. Historical accounts describe a single stone recovered shortly after the event.

Date And Mass of Pricetown Meteorite

Recovered mass about 0.9 kg from the 1893 find. The small mass suggests a single fragment or a small fall event.

Class And Mineralogy of Pricetown Meteorite

Classified as a stony meteorite with silicate minerals including olivine and hypersthene consistent with ordinary chondrite composition. Petrographic study can determine metamorphic grade and shock history.

Scientific Significance of Pricetown Meteorite

Historic small falls like Pricetown are useful for comparative petrology and for understanding the diversity of chondritic material that reaches Earth. Modern reanalysis can yield new isotopic and trace element data.