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Troilite from
Peckelsheim meteorite, Peckelsheim, Willebadessen, Höxter, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Troilite
Formula:FeS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Troilite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Peckelsheim meteorite, Peckelsheim, Willebadessen, Höxter, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:907604
Long-form Identifier:1:3:907604:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Troilite
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘBühl, Weimar, Ahnatal, Kassel District, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
67.5km (41.9 miles) ⓘObernkirchen meteorite, Obernkirchen, Schaumburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘHainholz meteorite, Minden, Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘTreysa meteorite, Schwalmstadt, Schwalm-Eder, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
98.5km (61.2 miles) ⓘOesede meteorite, Georgsmarienhütte, Osnabrück District, Lower Saxony, Germany
References
Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Gooley, R., Moore, C. B. (1976) Native metal in diogenite meteorites. American Mineralogist, 61 (5-6) 373-378
Bowman, L. E., Spilde, M. N. & Papike, P. P. (1997) Automated dispersive spectrometer modal analysis applied to diogenites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 32 (6): 869-875. (Nov 1997)
 
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