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Hypatia meteorite, Libyan Desert Glass area (Libyan Desert Glass strewn field), New Valley Governorate, Egypti
Regional Level Types
Hypatia meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
Libyan Desert Glass area (Libyan Desert Glass strewn field)Strewn Field (Inferred)
New Valley GovernorateGovernorate
EgyptCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 19' 59'' North , 25° 30' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
25.33333,25.50000
GRN:
N17E17
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Metbull:
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Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
299029
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:299029:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Consists of ca. 70 wt. % of carbon and is very hard and rich in diamonds. Found in 1996.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Moissanite
Formula: SiC
ⓘ Native Aluminium
Formula: Al
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Aluminium1.AA.05Al
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
ⓘMoissanite1.DA.SiC

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DiamondC
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ MoissaniteSiC
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Native AluminiumAl
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MoissaniteSiC
FeIron
Feⓘ Native IronFe
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native SilverAg

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia_(stone)
Wikidata ID:Q23581012

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
Egypt

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References

Kramers, J.D., Andreoli, M.A., Atanasova, M., Belyanin, G.A., Block, D.L., Franklyn, C., Harris, C., Lekgoathi, M., Montross, C.S., Ntsoane, T., Pischedda, V., Segonyane, P., (Fanus) Viljoen, K.S., Pischedda, V. (2013) Unique chemistry of a diamond-bearing pebble from the Libyan Desert Glass strewnfield, SW Egypt: Evidence for a shocked comet fragment. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 382, 21-31.
Avice, G., Meier, M.M., Marty, B., Wieler, R., Kramers, J.D., Langenhorst, F., Cartigny, P., Maden, C., Zimmermann, L., Andreoli, M.A. (2015) A comprehensive study of noble gases and nitrogen in “Hypatia”, a diamond-rich pebble from SW Egypt. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 432, 243-253.
en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia_(stone)
Belyanin, G.A., Kramers, J.D., Andreoli, M.A., Greco, F., Gucsik, A., Makhubela, T.V., Przybylowicz, W.J., Wiedenbeck, M. (2017) Petrography of the carbonaceous, diamond-bearing stone “Hypatia” from southwest Egypt: A contribution to the debate on its origin. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.
Kramers, J. D., Belyanin, G. A., Przybyłowicz, W. J., Winkler, H., & Andreoli, M. A. (2022). The chemistry of the extraterrestrial carbonaceous stone “Hypatia”: A perspective on dust heterogeneity in interstellar space. Icarus, 382, 115043.
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