The Lieksa Pallasite and Löpönvaara Iron: Unique Meteorite Discoveries from Eastern Finland
Kotomaa L.* Heinonen J. S. Kohout T. Luttinen A. METSOC 2026 abstract (PDF) “Over 100 iron-bearing suspected meteorites have been discovered in Lieksa, Finland since 2017. Two of them are the Lieksa pallasite and the…
Chemical and genetic characterization of the ungrouped pallasite LieksaOPEN ACCESS
Emily M. Chiappe, Richard D. Ash, Arto Luttinen, Sari Lukkari, Jukka Kuva, Connor D. Hilton, Richard J. Walker MAPSVersion of Record online: 03 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The meteorite Lieksa was found…
Lieksa meteorites (ungrouped pallasite)
Last update: 30 May 2023 Finnish Geologian tutkimuskeskus (GTK) announced the finding of a 238.3-gram meteorite (66 x 60 x 30 mm) by Pekka Vallimies at location 63°24.382’N, 30°04.227’E on 30 May 2017 while looking…
