Chico Mountains meteorite
Chico Mountains is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIAB, that was found in Mexico in 1915. A total of 212 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Chico Mountains
- Classification
- Iron, IIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1915
- Mass recovered
- 212 g
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 29.0000° N, 103.2500° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIAB irons.
Meteorites near Chico Mountains
- Study Butte H3-6 · 41 km away
- Coahuila Iron, IIAB · 60 km away
- Peña Blanca Spring Aubrite · 126 km away
- El Burro Iron, IIAB · 142 km away
- Sanderson Iron, IIIAB · 165 km away
- Juanita de Angeles H5 · 190 km away
Other IIAB meteorites
- Uasara
- Avce Italy · 1908
- Cosmo Newberry Australia · 1980
- Derrick Peak 88025 Antarctica · 1988
- Derrick Peak A78013 Antarctica · 1978
- Guadalupe y Calvo Mexico · 1971