Kerman 003 meteorite, Kerman meteorite field, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Irani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kerman 003 meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Kerman meteorite field | Group of Meteorite Fall Locations |
| Kerman County | County |
| Kerman Province | Province |
| Iran | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 26' 48'' North , 58° 27' 0'' East
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Official name: Kerman 003
Observed fall: no
Found: 2014 Aug 07
Coordinates (Meteoritical Bulletin 103): 30°26.80’N, 58°27.00’E
Recovered weight: 615 g
L5 chondrite, weathering grade W2
Found by Bahman Izadi during an expedition in the Lut desert in August 2014, in a corridor within the Kalout formation (Chale-h Gachi). The stone was given to Hamed Pourkhorsandi at Tehran on 2014 Nov 10 and the type specimen cut at CEREGE, Aix-en-Provance, France.
The meteorite is an angular brown rock without fusion crust. The shape suggests that it has been fragmented during atmospheric entry and that it was a part of a larger meteorite.
Olivine Fa23.3±0.2 (n=4). Orthopyroxene Fs22.0±0.2Wo1.9±0.7 (n=4). Magnetic susceptibility log χ = 4.52 (χ in 10-9 m3/kg).
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7 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Iron Group' |
| ⓘ Maghemite Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Maghemite | 4.BB.15 | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | var. Bronzite | 9.DA.05 | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| ⓘ | Anorthite | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Iron Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Maghemite | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Maghemite | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
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