Oscuro Mountains meteorite
Oscuro Mountains is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-MG, that was found in the United States in 1895. A total of 3.6 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Oscuro Mountains
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-MG
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-MG
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1895
- Mass recovered
- 3.6 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 33.6333° N, 106.3833° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Oscuro Mountains
- Luis Lopez Iron, IIIAB · 68 km away
- El Capitan Iron, IIIAB · 83 km away
- La Luz H4 · 86 km away
- Hasparos Iron, IAB-MG · 91 km away
- Alamogordo H5 · 92 km away
- Puente-Ladron L · 95 km away
Other IAB-MG meteorites
- Zaffra United States · 1919
- Itapuranga Brazil
- Seeläsgen Poland · 1847
- Casey County United States · 1877
- Northwest Africa 6164 · 2007
- Allan Hills A77263 Antarctica · 1977