| Abee meteorite | |
| Type: | Chondrite |
| Class: | Enstatite chondrite |
| Group: | EH4 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Region: | Alberta |
| Lat Long: | 54.2386°N -113.0222°W |
| Observed Fall: | Yes |
| Fall Date: | 9 June 1952 |
| Found Date: | 14 June 1952 |
| Tkw: | 107kg (236lb) |
| Image2 Caption: | Small 1.26 g slice. |
Abee is an enstatite chondrite meteorite that fell on 9 June 1952 in Alberta, Canada.
The Abee meteorite fell at 11:05 p.m. on 9 June 1952. A stone of was recovered from a 6feet deep crater.[1]
It was found five days later in Harry Buryn's wheat field located in the community of Abee, Alberta, Canada; which is located in Thorhild County, along the Canadian National Railway and Highway 63, 16km (10miles) north of Thorhild and 49km (30miles) from Boyle.
Abee is classified as an enstatite chondrite with a petrologic type 4, thus belonging to the group EH4. It is the only example in the world of an EH4 impact-melt breccia meteorite.[2]