Ordinary chondrite (L6)
Fell, 24 May 1914

About 30 stones fell, but specimens in the National Museum in Budapest were destroyed. Recrystallized textures and volume abundances — olivine (41%), orthopyroxene (25.5%), plagioclase (15%), Fe-Ni metal (7%) and troilite (4%) — determined by Levi-Donati & Prinz from a single thin-section appeared to be quite normal for an L6 chondrite.

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ⓘ Chromite

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ Native Iron

ⓘ var. Kamacite

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

4 valid minerals.

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ⓘ L6 chondrite meteorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

References:

Levi-Donati, G. R. & Prinz, Martin (1989) Petrology of three undescribed Hungarian chondrites: Kisvarsany Mike and Òfehèrtò. Meteoritics 24: p. 292. (Dec 1989).

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Description: Composition Fa23.

References:

Mason, Brian (1963) Olivine composition in chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 27 (10) 1011-1023 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(63)90062-0

Graham, A. L., Bevan, A. W. R., Hutchison, R. (1985) Catalogue of Meteorites - With Special Reference to those Represented in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History) (4th ed.) British Museum (Natural History), London.

Levi-Donati, G. R. & Prinz, Martin (1989) Petrology of three undescribed Hungarian chondrites: Kisvarsany Mike and Òfehèrtò. Meteoritics 24: p. 292. (Dec 1989).

ⓘ Native Iron

Formula: Fe

References:

Sándor, Szakáll, István, Gatter, Géza, Szendrei (2005) A Magyarországi Ásványfajok [Mineral Species of Hungary]. Kőország Kiadó.

ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

References:

Sándor, Szakáll, István, Gatter, Géza, Szendrei (2005) A Magyarországi Ásványfajok [Mineral Species of Hungary]. Kőország Kiadó.

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

References:

Levi-Donati, G. R. & Prinz, Martin (1989) Petrology of three undescribed Hungarian chondrites: Kisvarsany Mike and Òfehèrtò. Meteoritics 24: p. 292. (Dec 1989).

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

References:

Levi-Donati, G. R. & Prinz, Martin (1989) Petrology of three undescribed Hungarian chondrites: Kisvarsany Mike and Òfehèrtò. Meteoritics 24: p. 292. (Dec 1989).

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

Description: Both orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene are described by Levi-Donati & Prinz (1989).

References:

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

References:

Sándor, Szakáll, István, Gatter, Géza, Szendrei (2005) A Magyarországi Ásványfajok [Mineral Species of Hungary]. Kőország Kiadó.

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

References:

Levi-Donati, G. R. & Prinz, Martin (1989) Petrology of three undescribed Hungarian chondrites: Kisvarsany Mike and Òfehèrtò. Meteoritics 24: p. 292. (Dec 1989).

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Taenite	1.AE.10	(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)

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References

www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=12325

www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/get_original_photo.php?recno=5668121

articles.adsabs.harvard.edu (n.d.) http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1989Metic.24R.292L

Mason, Brian (1963) Olivine composition in chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 27 (10) 1011-1023 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(63)90062-0

Levi-Donati, G.R., Prinz, Martin (1989) Petrology of three undescribed Hungarian chondrites: Kisvarsany, Mike and Òfehèrtò. Meteoritics, 24, 292 (Dec 1989).

Sándor, Szakáll, István, Gatter, Géza, Szendrei (2005) A Magyarországi Ásványfajok [Mineral Species of Hungary]. Kőország Kiadó.

www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php

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