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Nogata meteorite, Nogata City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japani
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Nogata meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
Nogata CityCity
Fukuoka PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 43' 30'' North , 130° 45' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.72500,130.75000
GeoHash:
G#: wvuzz73nr
GRN:
N23E78
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
L6 chondrite meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
L6
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Nōgata56,821 (2017)3.1km
Miyata20,421 (2017)9.2km
Nakama46,745 (2017)10.9km
Tagawa51,608 (2017)11.2km
Iizuka78,206 (2017)11.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
299774
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:299774:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


L6 meteorite, fell May 19, 861.

One of the oldest reported falls.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 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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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

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)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘChlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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References

www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=16988
en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorite_fall
Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 58, Meteoritics 15, 235-240 (1980).
Shima, M., Yabuki, H., Murayama, S., and Okada, A. (1980) Petrography, mineralogy and chemical composition on the chondrite Nogata, Nogata-shi, Fukuoka-ken, Japan, oldest observed fall in the world. In 43rd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (Vol. 412, p. 1).
Shima, M., Murayama, S., Okada, A., Yabuki, H., and Takaoka, N. (1980) Description, chemical composition and noble gases of the chondrite Nogata. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 18, 2, 87-102; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1945-5100.1983.tb00580.x
www.meteorite-times.com (2006) http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2005/July/Accretion_Desk.htm
en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C5%8Dgata,_Fukuoka
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