Willamette Meteorite

E303166

iron meteorite meteorite nickel-iron meteorite

The Willamette Meteorite is the largest meteorite ever found in the United States and a prominent iron meteorite specimen renowned for its cultural and scientific significance.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
AMNH Willamette Meteorite	1
Willamette Meteorite canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	iron meteorite ⓘ meteorite ⓘ nickel-iron meteorite ⓘ
approximateDimensions	about 3 meters across ⓘ
catalogCode	Willamette Meteorite self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: AMNH Willamette Meteorite
composition	iron ⓘ nickel ⓘ
considered	sacred object ⓘ
continentFound	North America ⓘ
countryFound	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
currentCity	New York City ⓘ
currentCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
currentLocation	American Museum of Natural History ⓘ
currentState	New York ⓘ
discoveredBy	Ellis Hughes ⓘ
discoveryYear	1902 ⓘ
estimatedOrigin	asteroid belt ⓘ
exhibitedAt	American Museum of Natural History ⓘ surface form: American Museum of Natural History Rose Center for Earth and Space
fallObserved	no ⓘ
fallStatus	find ⓘ
foundNear	West Linn, Oregon ⓘ Willamette Valley ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor	Clackamas people ⓘ surface form: Clackamas Chinook people Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ
hasDisplayFeature	interpretive signage ⓘ visitor access platform ⓘ
hasFeature	large cavities ⓘ oxidized surface ⓘ regmaglypts ⓘ
isLargestMeteoriteIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
legalDispute	subject of ownership dispute ⓘ
mass	about 15.5 metric tons ⓘ about 34,000 pounds ⓘ
meteoriteClass	IIIAB ⓘ
meteoriteType	iron ⓘ
namedAfter	Willamette River ⓘ Willamette Valley ⓘ
notableFor	being the largest meteorite found in the United States ⓘ cultural importance to Native American communities ⓘ distinctive sculpted cavities ⓘ
ownershipClaimedBy	American Museum of Natural History ⓘ Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon ⓘ
publicAccess	on public display ⓘ
scientificSignificance	important for study of iron meteorites ⓘ used to study planetary core formation ⓘ
stateFound	Oregon ⓘ
terrestrialDiscoveryContext	found on land surface ⓘ
usedIn	ceremonial practices ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Museum of Natural History → hasNotableObject → Willamette Meteorite ⓘ

Willamette Meteorite → catalogCode → Willamette Meteorite self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: AMNH Willamette Meteorite