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Uwet meteorite, Akamkpa, Cross River, Nigeriai
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Uwet meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
AkamkpaLocal Government Area
Cross RiverState
NigeriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
5° 16' 59'' North , 8° 15' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
5.28333,8.25000
GRN:
N04E06
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
IIAB iron meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
Iron, IIAB
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Köppen climate type:
Am : Tropical monsoon climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Akankpa7,000 (2018)18.7km
Itu36,358 (2016)30.8km
Calabar461,796 (2016)37.0km
Arochukwu10,776 (2016)39.2km
Uyo436,606 (2016)43.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
241426
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:241426:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Iron, hexahedrite (IIA)
Find 1903; 54 kg

Portions of a fallen mass which had been venerated for perhaps eighty years came into possession of European officials and hence to the British Museum.

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6 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Carlsbergite
Formula: CrN
ⓘ Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘCarlsbergite1.BC.15CrN
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘDaubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
NNitrogen
Nⓘ CarlsbergiteCrN
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CrChromium
Crⓘ CarlsbergiteCrN
Crⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
FeIron
Feⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P

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References

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.
Grady, Monica (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php
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