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Brenham meteorite, Kimberly farm, Kiowa County, Kansas, USAi
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View of the Greensburg Pallasite Meteorite, ca. 1950.

Brenham meteorite, Kimberly farm, Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
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Brenham Meteorite

Brenham meteorite, Kimberly farm, Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
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Native Iron, etc.

Brenham meteorite, Kimberly farm, Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
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View of the Greensburg Pallasite Meteorite, ca. 1950.

Brenham meteorite, Kimberly farm, Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
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Brenham Meteorite

Brenham meteorite, Kimberly farm, Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
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Native Iron, etc.

Brenham meteorite, Kimberly farm, Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
01944470017271985338060.jpg
View of the Greensburg Pallasite Meteorite, ca. 1950.

Brenham meteorite, Kimberly farm, Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
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Brenham Meteorite

Brenham meteorite, Kimberly farm, Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 34' 57'' North , 99° 9' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.58250,-99.16361
GRN:
N26W56
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
Anomalous PMG pallasite meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
Pallasite, PMG-an
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Haviland695 (2017)6.5km
Greensburg798 (2017)11.6km
Cullison102 (2017)23.4km
Mullinville255 (2017)27.5km
Coldwater806 (2017)37.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
28322
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28322:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Pallasite, main group [PMG-an]
Find, 1882; 2.4 tons

Over 2 tons of fragments have been found since 1882. Some were found near a depression, Haviland crater, and others over a kilometer away. In prehistoric times several pieces were transported to other regions such as the Turner Mound and Hopewell Mounds of Ohio. The proportion of Fe-Ni metal to olivine varies considerably in some portions of the meteorite.

According to the data provided by McKibbinn et al. (2019), olivine is forsterite with an average composition Fa11.88.

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9 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Description: In his work Ramdohr labelled as 'Chalcopyrrhotite' several instances of a phase that was eventually identified as Cubanite.
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
Description: Average composition Fa11.88 (McKibbin et al., 2019). Usually reported as olivine by the various other authors.
References:
doi.org (n.d.) https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13392
Matsui, T., Karato, S. I., & Yokokura, T. (1980). Dislocation structures of olivine from pallasite meteorites. Geophysical Research Letters, 7(11), 1007-1010.
Wasson, John T., Lange, David E., Francis, Carl A., Ulff-Møller, Finn (1999) Massive chromite in the Brenham pallasite and the fractionation of Cr during the crystallization of asteroidal cores. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 63 (7) 1219-1232 doi:10.1016/s0016-7037(98)00307-x
McKibbin, Seann J., Pittarello, Lidia, Makarona, Christina, Hamann, Christopher, Hecht, Lutz, Chernonozhkin, Stepan M., Goderis, Steven, Claeys, Philippe (2019) Petrogenesis of main group pallasite meteorites based on relationships among texture, mineralogy, and geochemistry. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 54 (11) 2814-2844 doi:10.1111/maps.13392
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Tetrataenite
Formula: FeNi
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

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)
ⓘTetrataenite1.AE.10FeNi
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu

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References

Buseck, Peter R (1977) Pallasite meteorites—mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 41 (6) 711-740 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(77)90044-8
Wasson, John T., Lange, David E., Francis, Carl A., Ulff-Møller, Finn (1999) Massive chromite in the Brenham pallasite and the fractionation of Cr during the crystallization of asteroidal cores. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 63 (7) 1219-1232 doi:10.1016/s0016-7037(98)00307-x
Grady, Monica (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Yang, J., Goldstein, J.I. & Scott, E. R. D. (2010) Main-group pallasites: Thermal history, relationship to IIIA irons and origin. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 74:4471-4492.
www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php
McKibbin, Seann J., Pittarello, Lidia, Makarona, Christina, Hamann, Christopher, Hecht, Lutz, Chernonozhkin, Stepan M., Goderis, Steven, Claeys, Philippe (2019) Petrogenesis of main group pallasite meteorites based on relationships among texture, mineralogy, and geochemistry. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 54 (11) 2814-2844 doi:10.1111/maps.13392
www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com (n.d.) http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/test/brenham_monnigmuseum.jpg
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