Korra Korrabes meteorite, Gibeon Constituency, Hardap Region, Namibiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Korra Korrabes meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Gibeon Constituency | Constituency |
| Hardap Region | Region |
| Namibia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 11' 59'' South , 18° 4' 59'' East
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Ordinary chondrite, unequilibrated (H3, br; S1; W3))
Find, 1996; 140 kg
A 22 kg stone plus 11 smaller pieces totaling ~18 kg were found in 1996 November at Korra Korrabes 72, in a dry river bed near the south east corner of this farm. Metal detectors were used to recover even more material over the next few years. The large 22 kg piece was used in a garden wall until 2000. Partially preserved fusion crust was present on a few small specimens. Olivine (Fa13.8-27.2; mean ~Fa19) and low-Ca pyroxene (Fs8.4-27.8) are unequilibrated. Porphyritic olivine-pyroxene (POP), porphyritic olivine (PO), porphyritic pyroxene (PP), barred olivine (BO) and radial pyroxene (POP) chondrules (up to ~ 2 mm in diameter) are prominent and often quite glassy. Angular/irregular light-colored clasts (up to ~ 3cm) constitute an additional 10-20 vol% of this brecciated meteorite.
Korra Korrabes is the 4th most massive unequilibrated high iron chondrite (H3 chondrite) listed at the Meteoritical Bulletin Database as of August 2015. A few pieces of the meteorite's mass are held at the Geosciences Museum in Pretoria, South Africa.
Boundary changes (2014) now place this locality in the Gibeon constituency.
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3 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Clinoenstatite Formula: MgSiO3 Description: Cores of elongated crystals can be as Mg-rich as Fs0.16. |
| ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' Description: Frequently twinned. |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Description: Olivine in chondrules exhibit sharp extinction characteristic of unshocked material (S1). |
| ⓘ 'Glass' Description: Glass in chondrules is often albitic or enhanced in both Na & K. |
| ⓘ Native Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 Description: Both Ca-poor and Ca-enhanced phases present. |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
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) |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Clinoenstatite | 9.DA.10 | MgSiO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Glass' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Clinoenstatite | MgSiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Clinoenstatite | MgSiO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Clinoenstatite | MgSiO3 |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
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