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Reliegos meteorite, Reliegos, Santas Martas, León, Castile and Leon, Spaini
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Reliegos meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
Reliegos- not defined -
Santas MartasMunicipality
LeónProvince
Castile and LeonAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 28' 30'' North , 5° 19' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.47500,-5.33333
GeoHash:
G#: ezs1wsk6u
GRN:
N29W03
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
L5 chondrite meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
L5
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Santas Martas958 (2012)5.7km
Mansilla de las Mulas1,847 (2012)7.4km
Villamoratiel de las Matas172 (2012)9.0km
Villasabariego1,139 (2012)9.2km
Mansilla Mayor380 (2012)9.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
269128
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:269128:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
, Castilla y León, España


Ordinary chondrite (L5; S4)
Fell, 28 December 1947: 17.3 kg, 1 stone

A single meteorite stone was recovered and was soon distributed to several museums. The meteorite is characterized by relatively indistinct chondrules found within a fine-grained and largely recrystallized matrix or mesostasis. Olivine and orthopyroxene are dominant in both chondrules and matrix, but Fe-Ni metal (mostly kamacite), troilite, plagioclase and accessory clinopyroxene are also present. Olivine (Fa~24) and orthopyroxene (Fs~20) composition and Fe-Ni metal abundance (6.1 wt%) indicate an L chondrite composition. Chromite is present as an accessory phase. Indeed chromium appears to be unusually abundant — especially in an unusual plagioclase-and-chromite dominated chondrule.

Reliegos is one of 80 confirmed witnessed meteorite falls classified exactly as an L5 chondrite at The Meteoritical Bulletin Database (as of early January 2016), but is Spain's only witnessed L5 Fall. The L chondrites (low in total iron) are the largest group of ordinary chondrites and represent over 40% of all fully classified meteorite falls. Most of the mass has been held at the Spanish National Science Museum in Madrid, but a recently described 620 g mass is with the Museo Geominero (also in Madrid).

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Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine composition — Fa23 (Mason,1963); Fa23.7 (McCoy et al.,1990)
References:
Graham, A. L., Bevan, A. W. R., Hutchison, R. (1985) Catalogue of Meteorites - With Special Reference to those Represented in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History) (4th ed.) British Museum (Natural History), London.
McCoy, T.J., Casanova, I., Keil K. & Wieler, R. (1990) Classification of four ordinary chondrites from Spain: Meteoritics 25(2): 77-79. (June1990).
Lozano, R.P. & Martin-Crespo, T. (2004) Petrography and mineral chemistry of the Reliegos chondrite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 39(8, Supplement): A157-A162. (Aug 2004)
Wlotzka, F. (2005) Cr spinel and chromite as petrogenetic indictors in ordinary chondrites: Equilibrium temperatures of petrologic type 3.7 to 6. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 40 (11): 1673-1702. (Nov 2005).
Rull, F., Muñoz-Espadas, M.J., Lunar R. & Martínez-Frías, J. (2010) Raman spectroscopic study of four Spanish shocked ordinary chondrites: Cañellas, Olmedilla de Alarcón, Reliegos and Olivenza. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Astronomical Society A 368 (1922): 3059-3065. (June 2010).
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Pigeonite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMerrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘChlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPigeonite9.DA.10(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Pⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Caⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu

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References

www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=22584
www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/get_original_photo.php?recno=5631594
rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org (n.d.) http://rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/368/1922/3153
Mason, Brian (1963) Olivine composition in chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 27 (10) 1011-1023 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(63)90062-0
Graham, A. L., Bevan, A. W. R., Hutchison, R. (1985) Catalogue of Meteorites - With Special Reference to those Represented in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History) (4th ed.) British Museum (Natural History), London.
McCoy, T.J., Casanova, I., Keil K. & Wieler, R. (1990) Classification of four ordinary chondrites from Spain: Meteoritics 25(2): 77-79. (June1990).
Grady, Monica (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Lozano, R.P. & Martin-Crespo, T. (2004) Petrography and mineral chemistry of the Reliegos chondrite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 39(8, Supplement): A157-A162. (Aug 2004)
Wlotzka, F. (2005) Cr spinel and chromite as petrogenetic indictors in ordinary chondrites: Equilibrium temperatures of petrologic type 3.7 to 6. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 40 (11): 1673-1702. (Nov 2005).
Rull, F., Muñoz-Espadas, M.J., Lunar R. & Martínez-Frías, J. (2010) Raman spectroscopic study of four Spanish shocked ordinary chondrites: Cañellas, Olmedilla de Alarcón, Reliegos and Olivenza. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Astronomical Society A 368 (1922): 3059-3065. (June 2010).
www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php
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