Sultanpur meteorite, Ballia District, Uttar Pradesh, Indiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sultanpur meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Ballia District | District |
| Uttar Pradesh | State |
| India | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 55' 59'' North , 84° 16' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bānsdīh | 21,457 (2016) | 8.5km |
| Maniar | 20,462 (2018) | 12.5km |
| Reoti | 23,819 (2016) | 13.2km |
| Sikandarpur | 24,177 (2018) | 26.1km |
| Mahārājgani | 22,430 (2015) | 29.5km |
Ordinary chondrite, black (L/LL6)
Fall, 10 July 1916, 11hrs; 1.711 kg
After detonations several stones fell near 3 villages within ~10 km of each other. The interior of the stone is blackened from shock dispersion of tiny metal grains. Compositionally, bulk iron contents (22.4 wt% Fe), equilibrated olivine (Fa26.2) and low Ca-pyroxenes are intermediate between the L-chondrite geochemical group. In spite of its interior blackening, Sultanpur meteorite has a somewhat ancient Pb-Th/He age of 4.35 Ga suggesting that its most disruptive collisions may have occurred during the more ancient epochs of solar system history.
The main mass is with Geological Survey of India (Calcutta) with a small mass at the American Museum of Natural History (New York).
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3 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' References: |
| ⓘ Native Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Martensite Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | var. Martensite | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron var. Martensite | Fe |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
- Himalayan Foreland BasinForedeep Basin
Indian Plate (India Plate)Tectonic Plate
- Indo-Gangetic basin
- Ganga Sub-basinBasin
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References
Rubin, Alan E. (1990) Kamacite and olivine in ordinary chondrites: Intergroup and intragroup relationships. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 54 (5) 1217-1232 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(90)90148-e
Wasson, John T., Wang, Sichao (1991) The histories of ordinary chondrite parent bodies: U,Th-He age distributions. Meteoritics, 26 (2) 161-167 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1991.tb01033.x
