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Marburg meteorite, Marburg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Marburg meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Marburg | Town |
| Marburg-Biedenkopf | District |
| Giessen Region | Region |
| Hesse | City-State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 49' North , 8° 46' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Meteorite Class:
Meteoritical Society Class:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Marburg an der Lahn | 78,895 (2015) | 0.9km |
| Cölbe | 7,083 (2017) | 3.9km |
| Wetter | 9,457 (2015) | 10.0km |
| Amöneburg | 5,390 (2015) | 11.2km |
| Kirchhain | 16,381 (2015) | 11.4km |
Other Languages:
German:
Marburg Meteorstein, Marburg, Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Deutschland
Pallasite, Main group (PMG)
Found 1906, 110 grams [remaining]
A meteorite fragment (~ 3 kg) was found along a walkway beside the Lahn River, but most of its mass was later lost during an air attack. The surviving mass was eventually culled from a pile of 'pseudo-meteorites' by Harvey Nininger during a visit and soon became a focus of scientific interest. Consisting of an assemblage of usually olivine crystals (Fa12.5) surrounded by swathing Kamacite along with with plessitic intergrowths of kamacite and taenite in the centers of metallic regions, Marburg appears to be a main group pallasite with its metal content of 11% Ni. Bulk composition is naturally dominated by the Fe-Ni metal ~63wt% and Olivine (35wt%). While a few olivine crystals have been fragmented, Miramar's dark and round olivine crystals (up to 1 cm diameter) are in the main conspicuously well formed. Troilite, often bordering olivine, and lesser amounts of schreibersite account for almost all of the remaining 2%. In addition, very small amounts of limonite, often replacing troilite, are due to moderate weathering.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Native Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ 'Plessite' |
| ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ 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) |
| ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plessite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
Germany
- Lahn ValleyRiver Valley
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