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Kenton County meteorite, Kenton County, Kentucky, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kenton County meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Kenton County | County |
| Kentucky | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 49' North , 84° 36' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Crittenden | 3,848 (2017) | 3.8km |
| Verona | 1,455 (2011) | 5.3km |
| Walton | 3,907 (2017) | 6.6km |
| Independence | 26,819 (2017) | 14.9km |
| Dry Ridge | 2,205 (2017) | 15.0km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Mineral Society | Cincinnati, Ohio | 35km |
| Dry Dredgers | Cincinnati, Ohio | 35km |
Iron meteorite, octahedrite (IIIAB, Om)
Found 1889, 163 kg.
A mass of 163 kg was found in 1889 by G .W. Cornelius on his farm, located about 13 km south of Independence. The mass was about 1 m below the surface and interlocked in the roots of an ash tree. An additional piece discovered in 1892 in nearby Grant County was identified as a companion piece several decades later. Buchwald (1975) provided a detailed look at the Fe-Ni metal assemblage of kamacite, taenite, and plessite [7.45% Ni; .48% Co] as well as the associated sulfides, phosphides, and nitrides. Indeed, the carlsbergite (CrN) was one of the first instances of a nitride recovered in any iron meteorite. The pentlandite and limonite are products of terrestrial weathering and alterations.
Kenton County is the most massive of the 25 recovered Kentucky meteorites and is one of the 6 IIIAB irons recovered there.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
9 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Carlsbergite Formula: CrN |
| ⓘ Daubréelite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4 Description: Parallel daubréelite lamellae occupy 10-20% of troilite volume. |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Native Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ Nickelphosphide Formula: (Ni,Fe)3P |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 Description: Some troilite has been converted to Pentlandite. |
| ⓘ 'Plessite' |
| ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P Description: As scattered boundary precipitates & vermicular pseudomorphs after taenite. |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS Description: Troilite nodules - often with swathing kamacite - are conspicuous. |
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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) |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Carlsbergite | 1.BC.15 | CrN |
| ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| ⓘ | Nickelphosphide | 1.BD.05 | (Ni,Fe)3P |
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Daubréelite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plessite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Carlsbergite | CrN |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| P | ⓘ Nickelphosphide | (Ni,Fe)3P |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Carlsbergite | CrN |
| Cr | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Nickelphosphide | (Ni,Fe)3P |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Nickelphosphide | (Ni,Fe)3P |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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Kenton County meteorite, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA