Palinshih meteorite (Palinch'i), Bairin Left Banner (Balin Zuoqi), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, Chinai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 28' 59'' North , 118° 37' 0'' East
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Name(s) in local language(s):
巴林左旗, 赤峰市, 内蒙古自治区, 中国
Iron, unclassified octahedrite (I-unc, Oct)
Fall, July 1914; 18 kg
After falling to earth in the early 20th Century the moderately large Palinshih iron meteorite has been given a belated and minimal description in the readily available English-language publications. The report by Bian (1981) contains several Japanese references, but the report itself allows us only to conclude that Palinshih is an octahedrite.
Witnessed falls of iron meteorites are relatively rare and therefore precious. By the end of 2014 only 49 iron falls were listed with the Meteoritical Bulletin Database at the end of 2014 [~4% of all meteorite falls. Several of the 8 presently unclassified irons in this group have apparently been described in the original language of local inhabitants or other venues. Clearly, there is a need for more bilingual or even multilingual propagation of information about these particularly important meteorites.
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2 valid minerals.
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Fe | Iron | |
|---|---|---|
| Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Amur PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent
China
- Da Hinggan Mountains Li Mineral BeltMineral Belt
- Inner Mongolia
- Southern Great Xing’an RangeMineral Belt
Eurasian Plate
- Bainaimiao-Ondor Sum BeltOrogenic Belt
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