Loreto (meteorite)

Short description: Meteorite

Loreto

A photograph of Loreto sent by collector Stuart H. Perry to the Smithsonian Institution.

Type| Iron meteorite
Country| Mexico
Region| Baja California Sur
Observed fall| No
Found date| 1896
TKW| 95 kilograms (209 lb)

The Loreto is a meteorite that was found in Baja California Sur, Mexico. It was found in 1896 and weighed approximately 95 kilograms (209 lb).[1]

It was donated, by Stuart H. Perry, to the United States National Museum. Today, it resides in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History.[1]

A small amount of the meteorite was distributed to other organizations, leaving NMNH with 90 kilograms (200 lb).[1]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Loreto Meteorite". 2005-163. Smithsonian Institution Archives. http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_11410.

## See also

* Glossary of meteoritics

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