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Native Iron from
Taiban meteorite, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA


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Kamacite, etc.

Taiban meteorite, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
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Kamacite, etc.

Taiban meteorite, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
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Kamacite, etc.

Taiban meteorite, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
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Kamacite, etc.

Taiban meteorite, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
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Kamacite, etc.

Taiban meteorite, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
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Kamacite, etc.

Taiban meteorite, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
06977010017272022067224.jpg
Kamacite, etc.

Taiban meteorite, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
01660280017363588176825.jpg
Kamacite, etc.

Taiban meteorite, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
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Kamacite, etc.

Taiban meteorite, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
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Kamacite, etc.

Taiban meteorite, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
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Kamacite, etc.

Taiban meteorite, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
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Kamacite, etc.

Taiban meteorite, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Native Iron
Formula:Fe
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Iron data
Locality Data:Click here to view Taiban meteorite, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1013850
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1013850:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Iron
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘLa Lande meteorite, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
37.4km (23.3 miles) ⓘMelrose (A) meteorite [Melrose (a)], Curry County, New Mexico, USA
58.5km (36.3 miles) ⓘDora (pallasite) meteorite, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
73.0km (45.4 miles) ⓘPortales Valley meteorite, Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA
74.5km (46.3 miles) ⓘKenna meteorite, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA
74.9km (46.6 miles) ⓘGrady (1937) meteorite, Curry County, New Mexico, USA
82.6km (51.4 miles) ⓘClovis (no. 1) meteorite, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA
References
Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Lambert, P. (1982) Difference of Shock Pressure Recorded in Minerals of Shocked Rocks (abstract). Lunar and Planetary Science XIII: 412-414. (March 1982).
Bland, P.A. & Hough, R.M. (2000) Textures in Metal Inclusions of the L5 Ordinary Chondrite Taiban Viewed Using Electron Backscatter Diffraction and Elemental Mapping: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXI, 1160.pdf. (March 2000).
 
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