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Raghunathpura meteorite, Alwar district, Rajasthan, Indiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Raghunathpura meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Alwar district | District |
| Rajasthan | State |
| India | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 43' 31'' North , 76° 27' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mandāwar | 10,979 (2014) | 17.5km |
| Alwar | 283,228 (2014) | 24.0km |
| Behror | 25,815 (2014) | 25.6km |
| Kotputli | 43,651 (2014) | 26.3km |
| Kishangarh | 10,288 (2014) | 28.0km |
Iron meteorite, hexahedrite (IIAB)
Fall, 20 Nov 1986; 10.2 kg
During the evening a fireball was seen while 3 detonations followed by an approaching din were heard. The next morning a single mass of Fe-Ni metal (5.3% Ni) was recovered from a meter deep inclined pit. The meteorite consists predominantly of kamacite. Etchings reveal Neumann bands indicative of preterrestrial or impact shock. A few troilite inclusions were noted and, in the interior, tiny rhabditic needles (schreibersite) are common. A thin black fusion crust marked by cavities, furrows, and regmaglypts consists primarily of magnetite with lesser wüstite. An argon-38 exposure age of ~275 Ma has been determined.
IIAB irons are the 3rd most abundant type of iron meteorites and represent ~ 12% of all classified irons. By the end of 2014 a total of 123 recoveries of IIAB meteorites had been made, but Raghunathpura is the most recent of only 6 witnessed falls.
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5 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
| ⓘ Wüstite Formula: FeO |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Wüstite | 4.AB.25 | FeO |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Wüstite | FeO |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Wüstite | FeO |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
Indian Plate (India Plate)Tectonic Plate
- Aravalli Fold BeltVolcanic Arc
- Indo-Gangetic basin
- Ganga Sub-basinBasin
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