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Nelson County meteorite, Cox's Creek, Nelson County, Kentucky, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Nelson County meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Cox's Creek | Creek |
| Nelson County | County |
| Kentucky | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 57' 22'' North , 85° 27' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 114 (2017) | 6.7km |
| Taylorsville | 1,028 (2017) | 12.9km |
| Bloomfield | 1,052 (2017) | 13.1km |
| Mount Washington | 14,028 (2017) | 13.2km |
| Bardstown | 13,091 (2017) | 16.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| KYANA Geological Society | Louisville, Kentucky | 43km |
Iron meteorite, IIIF; Coarse octahedrite (Ogg)
Found in 1856, 73.03 kg
The Nelson County meteorite is one of several Kentucky iron meteorites plowed up in the nineteenth century as the country expanded into the fertile farmlands of the Ohio Valley and its tributaries. Nelson County was weathered, hammered and partially reworked, but its IIIF iron characteristics are still quite evident. [There are only 9 IIIF irons with no witnessed falls.] The meteorite is a coarse octahedrite (7% Ni) consisting primarily of kamacite with only minor amounts of taenite present (< 1 vol%). Troilite with associated daubréelite and rare schreibersite are also present. Plessite is present in places as the transformation to an equilibrium kamacite-taenite assemblage was not completed.
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5 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Daubréelite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4 Description: Daubréelite covers about 10% of the troilite |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Description: Extensive weathering |
| ⓘ Native Iron Formula: Fe Description: Disordered Kamacite due to pre-terrestrial shock. |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Description: Neumann bands present (preterrestrial shock) |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Martensite Formula: Fe Description: Disordered Kamacite due to pre-terrestrial shock. |
| ⓘ 'Plessite' |
| ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P Description: Rare |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Description: Taenite as 2-10 µ ribbons, 10-25 µ spheroidal islands, 50-100 µ spheroidal blebs |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | var. Martensite | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Daubréelite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plessite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| P | Phosphorus | |
|---|---|---|
| P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron var. Martensite | Fe |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
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