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Toluca is a shower of iron meteorites found in Jiquipilco, Mexico near Toluca.[1]

Toluca
500g Toluca slice
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[1]
Observed fall	No
Fall date	>10,000 years ago
Found date	about 1776
TKW	3 tonnes
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History

The meteorites probably crashed towards the Earth more than 10,000 years earlier.[2] For centuries, Mexican people living near the meteorites used them as a source of metal for various tools. They were seen by conquistadores about 1776.[1]

The total known mass is about 3 tonnes.[3]

Composition and classification

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.

See also

• Glossary of meteoritics

References

На других языках

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[de] Toluca (Meteorit)

Der Meteorit Toluca wurde vor 1776 im Toluca-Tal (Jiquipilco, Mexiko) entdeckt. Das Metall des Eisenmeteoriten wurde von den dort lebenden Indios zur Herstellung von landwirtschaftlichen Werkzeugen genutzt.

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- [en] Toluca (meteorite)

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[ru] Толука (метеорит)

Толука (Toluca) — железный метеорит весом 2 100 000 грамм. Обнаружен в 1776 году испанскими конкистадорами в долине Толука (Хикипулько, Мехико, Мексика). Металл метеорита использовался индейцами для изготовления орудий.

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