Uruachic meteorite
Uruachic is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Mexico in 1989. A total of 13 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Uruachic
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1989
- Mass recovered
- 13 kg
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 27.8500° N, 108.2333° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Uruachic
- Carichic H5 · 117 km away
- Huizopa Iron, IVA · 121 km away
- Bacubirito Iron, ungrouped · 188 km away
- Tarahumara Iron, IIE · 207 km away
- Chihuahua City Iron, IC · 226 km away
- Buenaventura Iron, IIIAB · 227 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Sychevka Russia · 1988
- Balsas Brazil · 1974
- Franceville United States · 1890
- Mapleton United States · 1939
- Pampa Providencia Chile · 1994
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965