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Pine River meteorite, Saxeville, Waushara County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Pine River meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
SaxevilleTown
Waushara CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° North , 89° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~7km
GRN:
N30W47
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
IAB-sLL iron meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
Iron, IAB-sLL
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
29643
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29643:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Iron meteorite (octahedrite) with silicate inclusions, found in 1894.

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11 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ Whitlockite ?
Formula: Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Description: Probably merrillite, but this mineral was unknown at the date of publication.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘDaubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘWhitlockite ?8.AC.45Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Pⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CrChromium
Crⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
FeIron
Feⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)

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References

Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114), vol. 23, Dec. 1988, p. 349-352.
Read, William F. (1962) Wisconsin meteorite investigations: Wisconsin Academy Review: 9 (4): 152-155.
Bunch, T. E., Keil, Klaus, Olsen, E. (1970) Mineralogy and petrology of silicate inclusions in iron meteorites. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 25 (4) 297-340 doi:10.1007/bf00399290
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