Valdinizza meteorite, Val di Nizza, Pavia Province, Lombardy, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Valdinizza meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Val di Nizza | Commune |
| Pavia Province | Province |
| Lombardy | Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 52' 0'' North , 9° 8' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Casa Ponte | 193 (2014) | 1.7km |
| Solaro | 13,409 (2011) | 2.3km |
| Sagliano | 143 (2014) | 3.2km |
| Sant'Albano | 238 (2014) | 3.9km |
| Ponte Nizza | 256 (2014) | 4.5km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Meteorite di Valdinizza, Val di Nizza, Valle Staffora, Provincia di Pavia, Lombardia, Italia
Official name: Valdinizza
Synonymes: Val di Nizza, Valnizza, Sant'Albano, San Albano, Varzi, Pavia
Observed fall: yes
Fall: 1903, July 12, 10:00 hrs
Coordinates (Catalogue of Meteorites): 44°52'N, 9°9'E
Approx. recovered weight: 1004 g
Chondrite, type L6
The Valdinizza meteorite was seen to fall after detonations on July 12, 1903, at about 10:00 a.m., west of the village of Sant'Albano, Val di Nizza. Meli (1906 and 1908) described the circumstances of the recovery of two stones: one weighed 131.55 g, the other 872.44 g. The largest portion of the smaller individual is preserved at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Milan, Italy; the larger individual was purchased by S.H. Perry from R. Palumbo in Rome in 1947 and is preserved at the United States National Museum, Washington, D.C.
This meteorite, classified by Hey (1966) as an intermediate olivine-hypersthene chondrite and by van Schums & Wood (1967) as a L6 chondrite, mostly consists of silicates, i.e. ferroan forsterite (Fa25), ferroan enstatite (Fs23), plagioclase (An10), and maskelynite. The grains of opaque components are made of troilite, kamacite, taenite, chromite, and ilmenite. Its structure shows evidence of a period of high-temperature recrystallisation; interesting features of schock-metamorphism are notable, the microtexture deformations suggesting a high level of stress.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
8 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ 'Maskelynite' |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
Gallery:
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) |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Maskelynite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Apennine OrogenAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
Italy
- Lombardy
- Pavia Province
- Staffora ValleyValley
- Pavia Province
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Valdinizza meteorite, Val di Nizza, Pavia Province, Lombardy, Italy