Toluca
£220
The Robert Elliott Meteorite Collection
Auction: 18 August 2009 at 15:00 BST
Description
Etched end piece
Dimensions
229g, 6.6 x 5.5cm
Footnote
Toluca (Xiquipilco, Mexico State, Mexico) IA (iron) - found 1776
For many years after its discovery in the Toluca Valley in 1776, the Toluca meteorite was gathered by the local Indian population as a source of iron, and fashioned into agricultural implements and tools for use by the community.