Colonia Obrera meteorite
Colonia Obrera is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIE, that was found in Mexico in 1973. A total of 12.2 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Colonia Obrera
- Classification
- Iron, IIIE
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIE
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1973
- Mass recovered
- 12.2 kg
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 24.0167° N, 104.6667° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIE irons.
Meteorites near Colonia Obrera
- Rancho de la Pila (1882) Iron, IIIAB · 39 km away
- Otinapa Pallasite, PMG · 42 km away
- Cacaria Iron, IIIAB · 55 km away
- San Francisco del Mezquital Iron, IIAB · 67 km away
- Rancho Gomelia Iron, IIIAB · 81 km away
- Sombrerete Iron, IAB-sHL · 110 km away
Other IIIE meteorites
- Aliskerovo Russia · 1977
- Porto Alegre Brazil · 2005
- Coopertown United States · 1860
- Willow Creek United States · 1914
- Paneth's Iron · 1873
- Cachiyuyal Chile · 1874