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Bursa meteorite, Kestel District, Bursa Province, Turkeyi
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Bursa meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
Kestel DistrictDistrict
Bursa ProvinceProvince
TurkeyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 12' 0'' North , 29° 13' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.20000,29.23333
GeoHash:
G#: sxhu9npjf
GRN:
N27E17
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
L6 chondrite meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
L6
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kestel36,185 (2013)1.8km
Gürsu24,510 (2013)3.9km
Kayacık110 (2013)9.4km
Turan428 (2017)9.8km
Kozluören829 (2012)13.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
436892
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:436892:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


1 specimen, weight about 25 kg, in Ege University, Izmir, Turkey

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8 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Ferrihydrite
Formula: Fe3+10O14(OH)2
ⓘ Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Tetrataenite
Formula: FeNi
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTetrataenite1.AE.10FeNi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘHercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘFerrihydrite4.FE.35Fe3+10O14(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ FerrihydriteFe103+O14(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ FerrihydriteFe103+O14(OH)2
Oⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ FerrihydriteFe103+O14(OH)2
Feⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Eurasian Plate
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References

Goryunov, Michael V., Maksimova, Alevtina A., Oshtrakh, Michael I. (2023) Advances in Analysis of the Fe-Ni-Co Alloy and Iron-Bearing Minerals in Meteorites by Mössbauer Spectroscopy with a High Velocity Resolution. Minerals, 13 (9) doi:10.3390/min13091126
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