San Francisco del Mezquital meteorite
San Francisco del Mezquital is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIAB, that was found in Mexico in 1868. A total of 7.5 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- San Francisco del Mezquital
- Classification
- Iron, IIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1868
- Mass recovered
- 7.5 kg
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 23.4833° N, 104.3667° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIAB irons.
Meteorites near San Francisco del Mezquital
- Colonia Obrera Iron, IIIE · 67 km away
- Rancho de la Pila (1882) Iron, IIIAB · 71 km away
- Sombrerete Iron, IAB-sHL · 73 km away
- Otinapa Pallasite, PMG · 103 km away
- Cacaria Iron, IIIAB · 121 km away
- Rancho Gomelia Iron, IIIAB · 146 km away
Other IIAB meteorites
- Braunau Poland · 1847
- Derrick Peak 00201 Antarctica · 2000
- Derrick Peak A78004 Antarctica · 1978
- Dutch Flat United States · 2002
- Indianópolis Brazil · 1989
- Miller Range 07666 · 2007