El Tigre meteorite
El Tigre is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Mexico in 1993. A total of 5 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- El Tigre
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1993
- Mass recovered
- 5 kg
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 19.9672° N, 103.0517° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near El Tigre
- Atemajac L6 · 65 km away
- Espiritu Santo Iron, IIIAB · 91 km away
- Ameca-Ameca Iron · 126 km away
- Teocaltiche Iron · 171 km away
- Tuxtuac LL5 · 192 km away
- La Charca OC · 200 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 84120 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87264 Antarctica · 1987
- York (stone) United States · 1928
- Larkman Nunatak 06809 · 2006
- Yamato 982106 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04777 · 2004