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Galim (b) meteorite, Galim-Tignère, Faro-et-Déo, Adamawa Region, Camerooni
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Galim (b) meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
Galim-TignèreCommune
Faro-et-DéoDepartment
Adamawa RegionRegion
CameroonCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
7° 2' 59'' North , 12° 25' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
7.05000,12.43333
GRN:
N05E09
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
Anomalous EH3/4 chondrite meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
EH3/4-an
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tignère4,353 (2012)42.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
256702
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:256702:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Enstatite Chondrite, impact-melted [EH3/4-an; S4-5]
Fall of 1952, 28 g, unweathered

The Galim (b) meteorite is a small fragment which broke apart from the larger Galim (a) LL6 meteorite during a 1952 meteorite shower. In other words, two meteoroids collided in space and stuck together as a single object, only to be separated again when the welded pair encountered the earth. Cosmic Ray exposure ages suggest this happened in the past 100,000 years. The Galim (b) Enstatite-rich fragment is considered a separate meteorite as it has a separate mineralogical identity.

Galim (b) is classified as an EH3/4 because of its overall chemical nature with its dominant Enstatite-rich lithology (including chondrules) plus accessory Fe-Ni metal and troilite. To be sure, Galim (b) does not contain the full complement of minerals usually found in larger and less shocked Enstatite Chondrites. Arguably, this is the result of small size sampling issues coupled to selective losses from impact melting.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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7 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Description: In chondrules and as individual (often euhedral) grains
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Description: In veins and as nodules
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: In veins and as nodules
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘ 'Silica'
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
ⓘ Tetrataenite
Formula: FeNi
Description: An uncommon phase in Enstatite chondrites
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
ⓘTetrataenite1.AE.10FeNi
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Silica'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
FeIron
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Feⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Niⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS

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References

RUBIN, Alan E. (1997) The Galim LL/EH polymict breccia: Evidence for impact-induced exchange between reduced and oxidized meteoritic material. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 32 (4) 489-492 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1997.tb01293.x
Patzer, A., Scherer, P., Weber, H. W. & Schultz, L. (1999). New Exposure Ages of Chondrites: Short Transfer Times from Asteroid Belt to Earth (abs. #1145). Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXX: Houston. (March 1999)
Grady, Monica (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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