Log In
Deelfontein meteorite, Emthanjeni Local Municipality, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 10' 59'' South , 23° 16' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Meteorite Class:
Meteoritical Society Class:
Deposit first discovered:
1932
Köppen climate type:
Deelfontein is an official meteorite name.
A 28kg meteorite was found in 1932 by a Mr. C.J. DeJager.
It remained in his possession for 35 years.
It is part of a larger mass that was never located.
The owner donated the majority portion to the Geological Society of South Africa.
The meteorite is classified as a coarse octahedrite, class IA, and was found in the old Cape Province which was divided up in 1994 and now falls under the newly created province of the Northern Cape.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!
Select Rock List Type
Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Unclassified | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Meteoritic Iron' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
Deelfontein meteorite, Emthanjeni Local Municipality, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa