| Toluca | |
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500g Toluca slice
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| Type | Iron |
| Structural classification | Coarse Octahedrite |
| Group | IAB-sLL |
| Composition | 90.5% Fe; 8.1% Ni |
| Country | Mexico |
| Region | Toluca Valley, Jiquipilco, Mexico State |
| Coordinates | 19°27′N 99°35′W / 19.450°N 99.583°W / 19.450; -99.583[1] |
| Observed fall | No |
| Fall date | >10,000 years ago |
| Found date | about 1776 |
| TKW | 3tonnes |
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Toluca is a group of iron meteorites found in Jiquipilco, Mexico near Toluca.[1]
The meteorites probably crashed into Earth more than 10,000 years ago.[2] For centuries, Mexican people living near the meteorites used them as a source of metal for various tools. They were first described by conquistadores in about 1776.[1]
The total known mass is about 3 tonnes.[3]
These iron meteorites are a coarse octahedrite, chemical type IAB-sLL.[3] The mean composition is 90.5% Fe and 8.1% Ni.[1] They often contain large troilite inclusions.
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