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Miami meteorite, Roberts County, Texas, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 40' 0'' North , 100° 35' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.66667,-100.60000
GeoHash:
G#: 9y26yucm6
GRN:
N24W59
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
H5 chondrite meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
H5
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Miami589 (2017)4.4km
Mobeetie101 (2011)22.3km
Lefors507 (2017)31.6km
Canadian3,013 (2017)33.7km
Pampa18,177 (2017)35.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
343104
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:343104:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


57.7 kg found in 1930.

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4 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Poirierite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ Wadsleyite
Formula: Mg4O(Si2O7)

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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)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPoirierite9.AC.Mg2SiO4
ⓘWadsleyite9.BE.02Mg4O(Si2O7)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ WadsleyiteMg4O(Si2O7)
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Oⓘ PoirieriteMg2SiO4
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ WadsleyiteMg4O(Si2O7)
Mgⓘ PoirieriteMg2SiO4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ WadsleyiteMg4O(Si2O7)
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Siⓘ PoirieriteMg2SiO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)

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References

Tomioka, Naotaka; Bindi, Luca; Okuchi, Takuo; Miyahara, Masaaki; Iitaka, Toshiaki; Li, Zhi; Kawatsu, Tsutomu; Xie, Xiande; Purevjav, Narangoo; Tani, Riho; et al. (2021) Poirierite, a dense metastable polymorph of magnesium iron silicate in shocked meteorites. Communications Earth & Environment, 2 (1). 1-8 doi:10.1038/s43247-020-00090-7
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