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Dora (pallasite) meteorite, Chaves County, New Mexico, USAi
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Dora (pallasite) meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
Chaves CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 55' 36'' North , 103° 57' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.92667,-103.95500
GeoHash:
G#: 9wn142nm0
GRN:
N23W62
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
PMG pallasite meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
Pallasite, PMG
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Elida186 (2017)27.5km
Floyd114 (2017)47.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
423919
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:423919:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Official name: Dora (pallasite)
Observed fall: no
Found: 1955
Coordinates (Catalogue of Meteorites): 33°55'36" N, 103°57'18" W
Recovered weight: 7.6 kg
Pallasite, Main Group

Olivine (forsterite) composition (Fa12.9) and ∆17O value (-0.15) are typical of main group pallasites.

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3 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘIron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
FeIron
Feⓘ IronFe
Feⓘ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
NiNickel
Niⓘ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)

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References

Buseck, Peter R., Goldstein, Joseph I. (1969) Olivine Compositions and Cooling Rates of Pallasitic Meteorites. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 80 (11). 2141-2158 doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1969)80[2141:ocacro]2.0.co;2
Buseck, Peter R (1977) Pallasite meteorites—mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 41 (6) 711-740 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(77)90044-8
Clayton, Robert N., Mayeda, Toshiko K. (1996) Oxygen isotope studies of achondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 60 (11) 1999-2017 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(96)00074-9
Grady, Monica (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Wasson, John T., Choi, Byeon-Gak (2003) Main-group pallasites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 67 (16) 3079-3096 doi:10.1016/s0016-7037(03)00306-5
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