Toluca (meteorite)

Toluca
500g Toluca slice
TypeIron
Structural classificationCoarse Octahedrite
GroupIAB-sLL
Composition90.5% Fe; 8.1% Ni
CountryMexico
RegionToluca Valley, Jiquipilco, Mexico State
Coordinates19°27′N 99°35′W / 19.450°N 99.583°W / 19.450; -99.583[1]
Observed fallNo
Fall date>10,000 years ago
Found dateabout 1776
TKW3 tonnes
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Toluca is a group of iron meteorites found in Jiquipilco, Mexico near Toluca.[1]

  1. ^ a b Vagn Fabritius Buchwald (1975). "Handbook of Iron Meteorites".