TOLUCA IRON (Large)

TOL279
Solid Metal Toluca

A very good hand specimen weighing about 10 ounce. The Toluca meteorite offered has been in our collection for many years. It is a natural example with a nice patina.

55 x 52 x 35 mm

279 g complete individual

PPG: $2.24

$625.00

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Toluca

Location:
  • Mexico
    • Mexico State
Found: 1776
Group:
  • Iron
Type:
  • Octahedrite, coarse
Class:
  • IAB-sLL
Total known weight: >3000kg

The terrestrial age of this iron meteorite is thought to be 50-60 thousand years. It is a polycrystalline, inclusion-rich coarse octahedrite.