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Social Circle meteorite, Walton County, Georgia, USAi
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Social Circle meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
Walton CountyCounty
GeorgiaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 42' North , 83° 42' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.70000,-83.70000
GeoHash:
G#: djurxqgs8
GRN:
N23W50
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
IVA iron meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
Iron, IVA
Metbull:
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Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Social Circle4,383 (2017)5.1km
Jersey143 (2017)9.3km
Monroe13,641 (2017)10.6km
Rutledge793 (2017)11.6km
Good Hope289 (2017)12.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Athens Rock and Gem ClubAthens, Georgia42km
Mindat Locality ID:
66822
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:66822:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


W. P. Spearman plantation. Found in 1926. Weight 218 pounds.
Octahedrite of group IVA, with low Ni content.

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9 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Brezinaite ?
Formula: Cr3S4
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
ⓘ Joegoldsteinite (TL)
Formula: MnCr2S4
Type Locality:
ⓘ Lawrencite
Formula: (Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
ⓘ 'Limonite'
Description: Terrestrial weathering product.
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘDaubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
ⓘJoegoldsteinite (TL)2.DA.05MnCr2S4
ⓘBrezinaite ?2.DA.15Cr3S4
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘLawrencite3.AB.20(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Plessite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ BrezinaiteCr3S4
Sⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
Sⓘ JoegoldsteiniteMnCr2S4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
CrChromium
Crⓘ BrezinaiteCr3S4
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Crⓘ JoegoldsteiniteMnCr2S4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ JoegoldsteiniteMnCr2S4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)

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References

McCallie, S. W. (1927). Notes on the Social Circle meteorite. American Journal of Science, 5(76), 360.
Henderson, E., & Perry, S. (1951). A Restudy of the Social Circle, Georgia, Meteorite. American Mineralogist, 36(7-8), 603-608.
Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.
Chen, J. H. & Wasserburg, G. J. (1990, March). The Presence of Pd107 in the Early Solar System. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (Vol. 21, p. 184).
Isa, Junko, Ma, Chi, Rubin, Alan E. (2016) Joegoldsteinite: A new sulfide mineral (MnCr2S4) from the Social Circle IVA iron meteorite. American Mineralogist, 101 (5) 1217-1221 doi:10.2138/am-2016-5594
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