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Hendersonville meteorite, Henderson County, North Carolina, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 20' 52'' North , 82° 29' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.34788,-82.49667
GeoHash:
G#: dnm34dzu2
GRN:
N24W49
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
L5 chondrite meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
L5
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Balfour1,187 (2017)2.2km
Mountain Home3,622 (2017)2.4km
Laurel Park2,314 (2017)3.8km
Hendersonville13,814 (2017)4.6km
Horse Shoe2,351 (2017)5.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Henderson County Gem and Mineral SocietyHendersonville, North Carolina5km
Mountain Area Gem and Mineral Association (MAGMA)Asheville, North Carolina29km
Southern Appalachian Mineral SocietyAsheville, North Carolina29km
Mindat Locality ID:
259923
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:259923:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ordinary Chondrite (L5)
Found 1901, 5.9 kg

A meteoritic mass was found ~5 km NW of Hendersonville (note: coordinates based on this description, not on MetBull database). It may have fallen in 1876 when a bright bolide passed over the town. Olivine composition (Fa24) is characteristic of L (low iron) ordinary chondrites. Fe-Ni metal (Ni ~9.4 wt%) consists of kamacite and taenite with plessitic regions.

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5 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine (Fa24), Mason(1963)
ⓘ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Description: Reading Merrill's 'Enstatite' to conform w. later conventions.
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plessite'-

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References

www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=11873
Merrill, G.P. (1907) Notes on the composition and structure of the Hendersonville, North Carolina meteorite: Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 32 (1511): 79-82.
(1907)
Prior, G.T. (1919) A method for the quick determination of the amount and composition of the nickeliferous iron in Meteorites…: Min. Mag. 18 (87): 353-357. (Nov1919).
(1919)
Mason, Brian (1963) Olivine composition in chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 27 (10) 1011-1023 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(63)90062-0
Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Grady, Monica (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php
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