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Ribbeck meteorite, Havelland, Brandenburg, Germanyi
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Ribbeck meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
HavellandDistrict
BrandenburgState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° 37' 14'' North , 12° 45' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Retzow598 (2011)5.1km
Pessin705 (2011)6.8km
Paulinenaue1,327 (2011)7.1km
Nauen16,600 (2015)7.8km
Jahnberge785 (2015)11.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
440557
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:440557:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Meteorite fall on 21 January 2024. Brecciated aubrite.
Observed prior to atmospheric entry as asteroid 2024 BX1. The estimated diameter the asteroid prior to fragmentation is 20-30 cm (first estimate was ~1 m).

More than 200 pieces (two proved by radionuclide analysis to belong to the fresh fall) were recovered, with a total weight of about 1.8 kg. The largest piece weighs 225 g.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


15 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:

Alabandite
Formula: MnS
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Brezinaite
Formula: Cr3S4
Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Djerfisherite
Formula: K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
Heideite
Formula: (Fe,Cr)1.15(Ti,Fe)2S4
Keilite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg)S
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Oldhamite
Formula: CaS
Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Wassonite
Formula: TiS
Zolenskyite
Formula: FeCr2S4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Taenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Wassonite2.CB.50TiS
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Alabandite2.CD.10MnS
Oldhamite2.CD.10CaS
Keilite2.CD.10(Fe2+,Mg)S
Zolenskyite2.DA.FeCr2S4
Daubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Brezinaite2.DA.15Cr3S4
Heideite2.DA.15(Fe,Cr)1.15(Ti,Fe)2S4
Djerfisherite2.FC.05K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mg Keilite(Fe2+,Mg)S
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
SSulfur
S AlabanditeMnS
S BrezinaiteCr3S4
S DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
S DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
S Heideite(Fe,Cr)1.15(Ti,Fe)2S4
S OldhamiteCaS
S TroiliteFeS
S Keilite(Fe2+,Mg)S
S WassoniteTiS
S ZolenskyiteFeCr2S4
ClChlorine
Cl DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
KPotassium
K DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
CaCalcium
Ca OldhamiteCaS
TiTitanium
Ti Heideite(Fe,Cr)1.15(Ti,Fe)2S4
Ti WassoniteTiS
CrChromium
Cr BrezinaiteCr3S4
Cr DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Cr Heideite(Fe,Cr)1.15(Ti,Fe)2S4
Cr ZolenskyiteFeCr2S4
MnManganese
Mn AlabanditeMnS
FeIron
Fe DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Fe DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
Fe Heideite(Fe,Cr)1.15(Ti,Fe)2S4
Fe Native IronFe
Fe Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe Keilite(Fe2+,Mg)S
Fe ZolenskyiteFeCr2S4
NiNickel
Ni DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
Ni Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Taenite(Ni,Fe)
CuCopper
Cu DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl

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