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Knyahinya meteorite, Knyahynya, Velykyi Bereznyi Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine i
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Knyahinya meteorite Meteorite Fall Location
Knyahynya - not defined -
Velykyi Bereznyi Raion Raion (Abolished)
Zakarpattia Oblast Oblast
Ukraine Country

Knyahinya meteorite, Knyahynya, Carpathian Mountains, Europe

Regional Level Types
Knyahinya meteorite	Meteorite Fall Location
Knyahynya	- not defined -
Velykyi Bereznyi Raion	Raion (Abolished)
Zakarpattia Oblast	Oblast
Ukraine	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

48° 53' 59'' North , 22° 23' 59'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: u2xyjtzpj

Type:

Meteorite Fall Location

Meteorite Class:

L/LL5 chondrite meteorite

Meteoritical Society Class:

L/LL5

Metbull:

View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database

Köppen climate type:

Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Velykyi Bereznyi	7,078 (2012)	4.6km
Perechyn	7,000 (2014)	19.2km
Snina	22,221 (2016)	20.7km
Kamianytsia	1,886 (2012)	23.0km
Sobrance	6,262 (2016)	23.5km

Mindat Locality ID:

247125

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:247125:2

GUID (UUID V4):

Meteorite fall (1866) of L/LL5 chondrites. Meteorite crater lies just a few 100 meters from the Slovak border. The largest piece of the meteorite is exhibited in the Natural History Museum in Vienna.

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9 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ 'L/LL5 chondrite meteorite'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Description: Plagioclase composition (Ab92An8) is within the albite domain (Mason & Wiik,1963).

References:

Mason B. & Wikk H. B. (1963): The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. Amer. Mus. Novitates, 2154, 1-18.

Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1963) The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2154, New York. 18 pp. (Sept 1963).

ⓘ 'Apatite' ?

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

References:

Mason B. & Wikk H. B. (1963): The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. Amer. Mus. Novitates, 2154, 1-18.

Reed, S.J.B. & Smith, D.G.W. (1985) Ion probe determinations of rare earths in merrillite and apatite in chondrites: Earth and Planetary Science Letters 72: 238-244.

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

References:

Mason B. & Wikk H. B. (1963): The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. Amer. Mus. Novitates, 2154, 1-18.

Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1963) The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2154, New York. 18 pp. (Sept 1963).

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Description: Olivine composition (Fa25) is uniform (Mason & Wiik,1963).

References:

Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1963) The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2154, New York. 18 pp. (Sept 1963).

ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg₂SiO₄

References:

Mason B. & Wikk H. B. (1963): The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. Amer. Mus. Novitates, 2154, 1-18.

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

References:

Snetsinger, Kenneth G., Keil, Klaus (1969) Ilmenite in ordinary Chondrites. American Mineralogist, 54 (5-6) 780-786

ⓘ Merrillite ?

Formula: Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇

References:

Mason B. & Wikk H. B. (1963): The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. Amer. Mus. Novitates, 2154, 1-18.

Reed, S.J.B. & Smith, D.G.W. (1985) Ion probe determinations of rare earths in merrillite and apatite in chondrites: Earth and Planetary Science Letters 72: 238-244.

ⓘ Native Copper

Formula: Cu

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ Native Iron

Formula: Fe

References:

Mason B. & Wikk H. B. (1963): The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. Amer. Mus. Novitates, 2154, 1-18.

ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

References:

Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1963) The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2154, New York. 18 pp. (Sept 1963).

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ Native Iron var. Martensite

Formula: Fe

References:

Rubin, Alan E. (1990) Kamacite and olivine in ordinary chondrites: Intergroup and intragroup relationships. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 54 (5) 1217-1232 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(90)90148-e

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

References:

Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1963) The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2154, New York. 18 pp. (Sept 1963).

ⓘ 'Plessite'

References:

Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1963) The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2154, New York. 18 pp. (Sept 1963).

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

References:

Mason B. & Wikk H. B. (1963): The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. Amer. Mus. Novitates, 2154, 1-18.

Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1963) The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2154, New York. 18 pp. (Sept 1963).

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

References:

Mason B. & Wikk H. B. (1963): The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. Amer. Mus. Novitates, 2154, 1-18.

Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1963) The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2154, New York. 18 pp. (Sept 1963).

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
ⓘ	Native Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	var. Martensite	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	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
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Merrillite ?	8.AC.45	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Forsterite	9.AC.05	Mg₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plessite'	-
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Apatite' ?	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
Mg	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Martensite	Fe
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu

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References

www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=12335

objekte.nhm-wien.ac.at (n.d.) http://objekte.nhm-wien.ac.at/objekt/th431/ob428

Haidinger, W. (1866) Der Meteorsteinfall am 9. Juni 1866 bei Knyahinya nachst Nagy Berezna im Ungher Comitate. Sitzber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 54(2), 200-205, 475-522.

v. Baumhauer (1872) Sur la météorite de Knyahinya dans le Comitat d´Unghvar. Arch. Néerl., 7, 146-153.

Mason, B., Wiik, H.B. (1963) The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, 2154, New York. 18 pages (Sept 1963).

Snetsinger, Kenneth G., Keil, Klaus (1969) Ilmenite in ordinary Chondrites. American Mineralogist, 54 (5-6) 780-786

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

Reed, S.J.B. & Smith, D.G.W. (1985) Ion probe determinations of rare earths in merrillite and apatite in chondrites: Earth and Planetary Science Letters 72: 238-244.

Gyollai, I., Fürj, J., Bérczi, S., Gucsik, A., Nagy, S., Veres, M. (2009) Petrographic study of thermal and shock metamorphism in Mezőmadaras, Knyahinya and Mocs chondrites. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 11, EGU2009-3777.

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