Buenaventura meteorite
Buenaventura is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Mexico in 1969. A total of 113.6 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Buenaventura
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1969
- Mass recovered
- 113.6 kg
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 29.8000° N, 107.5500° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Buenaventura
- Casas Grandes Iron, IIIAB · 71 km away
- Huizopa Iron, IVA · 140 km away
- Tres Castillos Iron, ungrouped · 173 km away
- Chihuahua City Iron, IC · 188 km away
- Tarahumara Iron, IIE · 192 km away
- Aldama (a) Iron, IIIAB · 195 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Frankfort (iron) United States · 1866
- Marshall County United States · 1860
- Picacho United States · 1952
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965
- Canyon City United States · 1875
- Ider United States · 1957