Meteoritic Iron
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About Meteoritic Iron
A Mixture Of:
Iron found as a constituent of meteorites. Always contains significant nickel and other metals.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
10663
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:10663:8
Synonyms of Meteoritic Iron
Other Language Names for Meteoritic Iron
German:Lockportit
Spanish:Lockportita
Varieties of Meteoritic Iron
Common Associates
Associations Based on Photo Data:
| 154 photos of Meteoritic Iron associated with 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | |
| 71 photos of Meteoritic Iron associated with 'Hypersthene' | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| 43 photos of Meteoritic Iron associated with 'Bronzite' | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| 12 photos of Meteoritic Iron associated with Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| 9 photos of Meteoritic Iron associated with Orthopyroxene Subgroup | |
| 5 photos of Meteoritic Iron associated with Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| 5 photos of Meteoritic Iron associated with Troilite | FeS |
| 3 photos of Meteoritic Iron associated with Chromite | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| 2 photos of Meteoritic Iron associated with 'IAB-MG iron meteorite' | |
| 2 photos of Meteoritic Iron associated with 'Kamacite' | (Fe,Ni) |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Meteoritic Iron in petrology
An essential component of rock names highlighted in red, an accessory component in rock names highlighted in green.
Internet Links for Meteoritic Iron
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References for Meteoritic Iron
Reference List:
Localities for Meteoritic Iron
Showing 121 localities.
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The Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Algeria | |
| Grady et al. (2015) |
| Endress et al. (1994) |
| Grady et al. (2015) |
Antarctica | |
| Menzies et al. (2005) +1 other reference |
| Antarctic Meteorite Working Group (1988) | |
| Antarctic Meteorite Working Group (1988) +1 other reference | |
| Satterwhite et al. (1997) |
| Grady et al. (2015) |
| Komatsu et al. (2005) | |
| Meteorite Working Group (1985) +1 other reference |
| Grady et al. (2015) | |
| Grady et al. (2015) | |
| Grady et al. (2015) | |
| Grady et al. (2015) | |
| Menzies et al. (2005) +1 other reference | |
| Antarctic Meteorite Working Group (1979) +1 other reference | |
Argentina | |
| Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry |
| Gerarduzzi et al. (2016) |
| Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry +1 other reference | |
| Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry | |
| Raúl J. Tauber Larry (2013) |
Australia | |
| Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta |
Austria | |
| Bischoff et al. (1985) |
| Michel (1925) +1 other reference |
| Alex Ruzicka & 4 others (2012) |
| Buchner (1863) +1 other reference |
| Schadler et al. (1933) |
Belarus | |
| Inostrantsev A.A. [Иностранцев (1869) |
Brazil | |
| Gomes et al. (1980) |
| Gomes et al. (1980) |
| Gomes et al. (1980) |
| Levi-Donati et al. (1976) |
| Avanzo et al. (1973) +1 other reference |
Canada | |
| Mason et al. (1967) |
| Fleischer (1961) |
China | |
| www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) |
France | |
| Buchner (1863) +1 other reference |
| Grady et al. (2015) |
| Mason (1965) |
Germany | |
| Wadsworth (1884) |
| Gretschel et al. (1879) +1 other reference |
| Buchner (1863) +2 other references |
| New York +5 other references |
| Buchner (1877) |
| Ramdohr et al. (1974) |
| Grady et al. (2015) |
| Buchner (1863) |
| Gooley et al. (1976) |
| Begemann et al. (1969) +1 other reference |
| Gooley et al. (1976) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Busz (1921) |
| Buchner (1863) +1 other reference |
| Rose (1864) +3 other references |
| Linck (1898) |
India | |
| Verma et al. (2003) +1 other reference |
| Wiik |
| Wiik |
| Lauretta et al. (2005) |
| Grady et al. (2015) |
Iran | |
| McCausland et al. (2016) +1 other reference |
Ireland | |
| Mason et al. (1966) |
Italy | |
| Grady (2000) |
Japan | |
| Shima et al. (1980) |
| Miyashiro et al. (1967) |
Kazakhstan | |
| Grady et al. (2015) |
Latvia | |
| Prior (1913) +1 other reference |
Libya | |
| Folco (2004) |
| Grady et al. (2015) |
Lithuania | |
| Zolensky et al. (1996) |
Mauritania | |
| Floran (1978) |
Mexico | |
| Menzies et al. (2005) |
Mongolia | |
| Bischoff (1993) |
Morocco | |
| J. Gattacceca (2014) |
Netherlands | |
| Rammelsberg (1880) +2 other references |
Northwest Africa Meteorites | |
| Srinivasan et al. (2018) | |
| Li et al. (2018) | |
Norway | |
| Wiik (5) |
| Frigstad (1971) |
Poland | |
| and Its Application to Seventeen Meteoric Stones: Mineralogical Magazine 18 (87) +1 other reference |
| Anonymous. (1864) +1 other reference |
Portugal | |
| Museu de Historia Natural de Lisboa |
Russia | |
| Buseck et al. (1977) |
South Africa | |
| Buchanan et al. (2000) |
| meteoriticalsociety.org (n.d.) |
South Sudan | |
| PUN et al. (1998) |
Spain | |
| Takeda et al. (2003) |
| Casanova et al. (1990) |
| Tschermak (1885) +1 other reference |
| Casanova et al. (1990) |
Sweden | |
| Rammelsberg (1880) |
| and Its Application to Seventeen Meteoric Stones: Mineral Magazine 18 (87) +2 other references |
| Graham et al. (1985) |
Turkey | |
| Weisberg et al. (2008) |
UK | |
| Dunn et al. (2010) |
Ukraine | |
| Ivanova et al. (1993) |
| Melikoff et al. (1893) |
USA | |
| Perry (1930) +1 other reference |
| New York +4 other references |
| Lipschutz et al. (1993) |
| Boesenberg et al. (1997) +1 other reference |
| Grady et al. (2015) |
| Ward (1903) +1 other reference |
| Ehmann |
| Farrington +1 other reference |
| Hunt (1977) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Russell et al. (1998) |
| Leonard (1957) |
| - (2004, July) |
| Grady et al. (2015) |
| Grossman et al. (1974) |
| [var: Tazewellite] Meunier S. (1893) |
| King (n.d.) |
| Jackson et al. (1988) |
| Ehlmann et al. (1987) |
| Grady et al. (2015) |
| Farrington (1915) |
| Grady (2000) |
Zimbabwe | |
| MacPherson et al. (1993) |
Morocco