Thank you Jack, Does anyone have any photos of Toluca tools they could share? Any other thoughts about Toluca as a sour se of this axe? If from Toluca would that make this a possible Mayan or Aztec culture or would you simply say Pre-Columbian artifact? Thank you.
---- Jack Schrader <schrad...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > > Hello Carl. My guess would be that it is a Toluca or Xiquipilco meteorite. > This meteorite is known by both names as it was discovered in the Toluca > Valley of Xiquipilco Mexico in 1776. This meteoritic iron was well known to > the early settlers in the area and they used the iron they found to make many > of their common everyday tools. Nininger documented a number of tools made > from this same iron when he visited the area and began collecting the > meteorites from the locals. Best wishes, Jack ----- Original Message ---- From: "cdtuc...@cox.net" <cdtuc...@cox.net> To: meteoritelist <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 4:21:33 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID List, Please forgive me. I had some old photos I forgot to delete. What I am looking for is the correct age and culture of this antique Axe made of meteorite iron. Thanks Carl > List, > Can anyone help me identify the age and origin of this meteorite Iron Axe. > Weighs 3.5 pounds. and is over 6 inches long. > Thank you. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/13030...@n07/?saved=1 > > Carl Esparza > IMCA 5829 > Meteoritemax > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
