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Soko-Banja meteorite, Sokobanja, Zaječar District, Central Serbia, Serbiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Soko-Banja meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Sokobanja | Municipality |
| Zaječar District | Administrative District |
| Central Serbia | Province |
| Serbia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 40' North , 21° 52' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Meteorite Class:
Meteoritical Society Class:
Köppen climate type:
Ordinary Chondrite, brecciated (LL4; S3-5; W0)
Fell, 13 October 1877; 80 kg.
After a fireball and detonations, a shower of stones fell over a region of ~30 square km. Ten stones were recovered, the most massive 38 kg. The meteorite is somewhat unusual as it contains a variety of chondritic and non-chondritic clasts within a darker, somewhat recrystallized chondritic matrix. Moderately large and well defined (usually) olivine-rich chondrules reach 2 mm in size. Clasts and grains have experienced a range of preterrestrial shock events (shock levels range from S3 to S5).
Soko-Banja is the most massive of the small group of 7 observed meteorite falls that are classified as exactly 'LL4' ordinary chondrites — very low in total iron and only moderately equilibrated — at The Meteoritical Bulletin Database (early January 2016).
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10 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Description: Caveat: Possibly redundant entry as chondritic apatite is usually chlorapatite. See Fuchs (1969). |
| ⓘ Chlorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Description: Ca-rich clinopyroxene in poikilitic lithic fragments. |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Description: Olivine composition—Fa~31 (Fodor & Keil,1975). |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Merrillite Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
| ⓘ Native Iron Formula: Fe References: |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) References: |
| ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ 'Plessite' |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ Tetrataenite Formula: FeNi |
| ⓘ 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) |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Tetrataenite | 1.AE.10 | FeNi |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Merrillite | 8.AC.45 | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
| ⓘ | Chlorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plessite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | ⓘ Merrillite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Na | ⓘ Merrillite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Merrillite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| P | ⓘ Merrillite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Ca | ⓘ Merrillite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Tetrataenite | FeNi |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Tetrataenite | FeNi |
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References
Bunch, T.E., Keil, Klaus, Snetsinger, K.G. (1967) Chromite composition in relation to chemistry and texture of ordinary chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 31 (10). 1569-1582 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(67)90105-6
Snetsinger, Kenneth G., Keil, Klaus (1969) Ilmenite in ordinary Chondrites. American Mineralogist, 54 (5-6) 780-786
Clarke, Roy S., Scott, Edward R. D. (1980) Tetrataenite-ordered FeNi, a new mineral in meteorites. American Mineralogist, 65 (7-8) 624-630
