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Mount Ayliff meteorite, Umzimvubu Local Municipality, Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa i
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Mount Ayliff meteorite Meteorite Fall Location
Umzimvubu Local Municipality Municipality
Alfred Nzo District Municipality Municipality
Eastern Cape Province
South Africa Country

Regional Level Types
Mount Ayliff meteorite	Meteorite Fall Location
Umzimvubu Local Municipality	Municipality
Alfred Nzo District Municipality	Municipality
Eastern Cape	Province
South Africa	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

30° 49' South , 29° 21' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: kdsbevupb

Type:

Meteorite Fall Location

Meteorite Class:

IAB-MG iron meteorite

Meteoritical Society Class:

Iron, IAB-MG

Metbull:

View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database

Deposit first discovered:

1906

Köppen climate type:

Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Kokstad	25,373 (2012)	30.8km

Mindat Locality ID:

373828

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:373828:6

GUID (UUID V4):

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6 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ IAB-MG iron meteorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cohenite

Formula: Fe₃C

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ Graphite

Formula: C

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ Native Iron

Formula: Fe

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ 'Plessite'

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ Schreibersite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)₃P

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

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)
ⓘ	Cohenite	1.BA.05	Fe₃C
ⓘ	Schreibersite	1.BD.05	(Fe,Ni)₃P
ⓘ	Graphite	1.CB.05a	C
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Plessite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Cohenite	Fe₃C
C	ⓘ Graphite	C
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Cohenite	Fe₃C
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)

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References

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

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