Casas Grandes meteorite
Casas Grandes is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Mexico in 1867. A total of 1.55 tonnes was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Casas Grandes
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1867
- Mass recovered
- 1.55 t
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 30.4000° N, 107.8000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Casas Grandes
- Buenaventura Iron, IIIAB · 71 km away
- Columbus H5 · 164 km away
- Huizopa Iron, IVA · 183 km away
- Cumpas Iron, IIIAB · 185 km away
- Moctezuma Iron, IAB-sLL · 192 km away
- Deming H5 · 203 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Juromenha Portugal · 1968
- Meteorite Hills 00864 Antarctica · 2000
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850
- Angelica United States · 1916
- Durango · 1804
- Lismore Australia · 1959