Ekeby meteorite, Bjuv, Skåne County, Swedeni
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ekeby meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Bjuv | Municipality |
| Skåne County | County |
| Sweden | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
56° 1' 59'' North , 13° 0' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Billesholm | 2,794 (2012) | 1.9km |
| Ekeby | 3,292 (2017) | 4.2km |
| Kågeröd | 1,516 (2017) | 6.6km |
| Bjuv | 10,602 (2017) | 7.5km |
| Mörarp | 1,935 (2017) | 7.9km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
, Skåne, Sverige
Ordinary Chondrite (H4)
Fell, 5 April 1939; 3.336 kg
After detonations a 3.31 kg meteoritic stone fell with a small 26 g fragment landing only 8 meters away. Detonations had been heard up to 13 km away. Several persons observed the fall and it was taken almost immediately to geologists at Lund University. Prominent olivine and pyroxene chondrules, fragments, and grains are accompanied by troilite and Fe-Ni metal. Glass of largely plagioclase composition is also present. A few minor opaques were been reported by Ramdohr (1973).
Ekeby is one of 9 witnessed meteorite falls recovered in Sweden, all of them ordinary chondrites. It is also one of 51 meteorites classified as exactly type 'H4' members of the ordinary H (high bulk iron) chondrite geochemical group.
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5 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Description: Fa19 composition characteristic of H Chondrites. |
| ⓘ 'Glass' |
| ⓘ Isocubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Native Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 Description: As a type 4 chondrite some clinopyroxene would normally be observed in addition to orthopyroxene. |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
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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) |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Isocubanite | 2.CB.55b | CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Glass' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Isocubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Isocubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Isocubanite | CuFe2S3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Baltic Shield
- Sveconorwegian BeltShield
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References
onlinelibrary.wiley.com (n.d.) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1111/j.1945-5100.1939.tb00234.x/asset/j.1945-5100.1939.tb00234.x.pdf;jsessionid=071FDA8A38E36951AE6CC395B9CE97E1.f01t02?v=1&t=igfjv3w0&s=ec6b0c64d36f0cd988284fedc98c5db9fabc0cc1
