Huizopa meteorite
Huizopa is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IVA, that was found in Mexico in 1907. A total of 140 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Huizopa
- Classification
- Iron, IVA
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IVA
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1907
- Mass recovered
- 140 kg
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 28.9000° N, 108.5667° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IVA irons.
Meteorites near Huizopa
- Uruachic Iron, IIIAB · 121 km away
- Buenaventura Iron, IIIAB · 140 km away
- Moctezuma Iron, IAB-sLL · 146 km away
- Cumpas Iron, IIIAB · 162 km away
- Casas Grandes Iron, IIIAB · 183 km away
- Carichic H5 · 183 km away
Other IVA meteorites
- Wood's Mountain United States · 1918
- Yanhuitlan Mexico · 1825
- Yingde China · 1964
- Yudoma Russia · 1946
- Zaragoza Spain
- Akyumak Turkey · 1981