The Bear Creek meteorite, formerly known as the Colorado meteorite, is an octahedrite meteorite that was found in 1866 in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. It has a mass of and average dimensions of . The Bear Creek meteorite is a IIIAB iron meteor which is the largest class of metoerite.
See also Glossary of meteoritics
References
External links Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Bear Creek - Lunar and Planetary Institute Map of Colorado meteorite locations (PDF) IMCA EoM: Bear Creek (Iron, IIIAB)