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Toluca (meteorite)

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Type  Iron
Group  IAB-sLL
Country  Mexico
Structural classification  Coarse Octahedrite
Composition  91% Fe; 8,1 % Ni
Toluca (meteorite)

Region  Toluca Valley, Jiquipilco, Mexico State

Toluca is an iron meteorite found in 1776 in Mexico near Toluca.

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History

The meteorite probably crashed towards the Earth more than 10000 years earlier. For centuries, Mexican people living near the meteorites, used them as a source of metal for various tools. It was discovered by conquistadores in 1776.

The total known mass is about 3 tonnes.

Composition and classification

This iron meteorite is a coarse octahedrite, chemical type IAB-sLL. The mean composition is 91% Fe and 8,1% Ni. It often contains large troilite inclusions.

References

Toluca (meteorite) Wikipedia