Teocaltiche meteorite
Teocaltiche is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, that was found in Mexico in 1903. A total of 10 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Teocaltiche
- Classification
- Iron
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1903
- Mass recovered
- 10 kg
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 21.4333° N, 102.5667° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Meteorites near Teocaltiche
- Tuxtuac LL5 · 87 km away
- Silao H5 · 135 km away
- Las Colonas Howardite · 141 km away
- Zacatecas (1792) Iron, ungrouped · 154 km away
- La Charca OC · 158 km away
- Espiritu Santo Iron, IIIAB · 164 km away
Other Iron meteorites
- Lasher Creek United States · 1948
- Fuling China · 1960
- Campo de Pucara (iron) Argentina · 1879
- Wei-hui-fu (a) · 1931
- Patti Italy · 1922
- Lewis Cliff 88677 Antarctica · 1988