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Steinbach meteorite, Schönheide, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Steinbach meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Schönheide | Municipality |
| Erzgebirgskreis | District |
| Saxony | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 30' North , 12° 30' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Schönheide | 5,310 (2015) | 1.6km |
| Stützengrün | 3,900 (2015) | 4.4km |
| Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz | 893 (2015) | 6.0km |
| Rodewisch | 7,577 (2015) | 7.0km |
| Eibenstock | 6,706 (2015) | 7.1km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
, Erzgebirge, Sachsen, Deutschland
Iron meteorite w. silicate inclusions (IVA-an)
Find 1724, 98 kg
The Steinbach mass may be associated with an observed fall of either 1164 or circa 1545, but the records are not adequate to establish a clear date of fall. With approximately equal mass of Fe-Ni metal and silicates (i.e., ~ 70 vol% silicate) Steinbach has long been characterized as a 'stony-iron'. However, as the composition of the Fe-Ni metal is that of a IVA iron the meteorite is now formally classified as a IVA iron with silicate inclusions. The mineralogy includes the primary expected phases for an iron meteorite (kamacite, taenite, schreibersite, and troilite), minor oxides and sulfides often found in reduced stony and iron meteorites, and an unusual silicate assemblage consisting of tridymite and at least two mildly variable, magnesian pyroxenes (Fs14-20; Wo≤1).
Steinbach was the first recovered and the 11th most massive of the 79 IVA irons which have been listed with the Meteoritical Bulletin Data base [early 2015]. In addition to its silicate inclusions, its Fe-Ni metal is also somewhat unusual and is one of only 6 'anomalous' IVA irons.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
9 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Daubréelite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
| ⓘ Native Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Ni,Fe) |
| ⓘ Tridymite Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 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 | (Ni,Fe) |
| ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Daubréelite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Tridymite | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Ni,Fe) |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Ni,Fe) |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Saxo-Thuringian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
- Bohemian MassifMassif
- Ore MountainsMountain Range
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References
www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=Steinbach&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=0&pnt=Normal%20table&code=23722
Prior, G. T. (1923) Catalogue of Meteorites - With Special Reference to those Represented in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History) (1st ed.) The Trustees of the British Museum, London.
Reid, Arch M., Williams, Richard J., Takeda, Hiroshi (1974) Coexisting bronzite and clinobronzite and the thermal evolution of the Steinbach meteorite. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 22 (1) 67-74 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(74)90065-xp.66
Wasson, J.T., Richardson, J.W. (2001) Fractionation trends among IVA iron meteorites: contrasts with IIIAB trends. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 65 (6) 951-970 doi:10.1016/s0016-7037(00)00597-4
