Toluca (meteorite)

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.

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

[3] These iron meteorites are a coarse octahedrite, chemical type IAB-sLL.