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Willamette meteorite, West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA i
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Kamacite

Willamette meteorite, West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA

IIIAB iron meteorite

Willamette meteorite, West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA

Kamacite

Willamette meteorite, West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA

IIIAB iron meteorite

Willamette meteorite, West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA

Kamacite

Willamette meteorite, West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA

IIIAB iron meteorite

Willamette meteorite, West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

45° 22' North , 122° 35' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

45.36667,-122.58333

GRN:

N31W62

Type:

Meteorite Fall Location

Meteorite Class:

IIIAB iron meteorite

Meteoritical Society Class:

Iron, IIIAB

Metbull:

View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database

Köppen climate type:

Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Gladstone	11,986 (2017)	1.8km
Oregon City	35,831 (2017)	2.1km
West Linn	26,593 (2017)	2.3km
Jennings Lodge	7,315 (2011)	3.6km
Johnson City	580 (2017)	4.2km

Nearest Clubs:
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Club	Location	Distance
Clackamette Mineral and Gem Club	Oregon City, Oregon	2km
Columbia-Willamette Faceters' Guild	Portland/West Linn, Oregon	4km
Mt Hood Rock Club	Gresham, Oregon	19km
Millennium Diggers Club	Portland, Oregon	19km
Oregon Agate & Mineral Society, Inc.	Portland, Oregon	19km

Mindat Locality ID:

31274

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:31274:0

GUID (UUID V4):

Iron meteorite (IIIAB, medium octahedrite) found in 1902; weighs over 14,000 kg. measuring 10 x 6 x 4.25 feet. Now located at the Rose Center for Earth and Space, American Museum of Natural History, New York City.

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6 valid minerals.

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ⓘ IIIAB iron meteorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Daubréelite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂S₄

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ Hibbingite

Formula: Fe²⁺₂(OH)₃Cl

Description: Corrosion product

References:

Buchwald, V. F., & Koch, C. B. (1995). Hibbingite (Beta-Fe2 (OH) 3Cl), a Chlorine-Rich Corrosion Product in Meteorites and Ancient Iron Objects. Meteoritics, 30, 493.

ⓘ Native Iron

Formula: Fe

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ 'Plessite'

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ Schreibersite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)₃P

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Ni,Fe)

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

Gallery:

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)
ⓘ	Taenite	1.AE.10	(Ni,Fe)
ⓘ	Schreibersite	1.BD.05	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
ⓘ	Daubréelite	2.DA.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂S₄
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Hibbingite	3.DA.10a	Fe²⁺₂(OH)₃Cl
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Plessite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Hibbingite	Fe₂²⁺(OH)₃Cl
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Hibbingite	Fe₂²⁺(OH)₃Cl
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺S₄
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Hibbingite	Fe₂²⁺(OH)₃Cl
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺S₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺S₄
Fe	ⓘ Hibbingite	Fe₂²⁺(OH)₃Cl
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Ni,Fe)
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Ni,Fe)

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Clackamas County County
Oregon State
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