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Native Iron from
Estherville meteorite, Emmet County, Iowa, USA


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Native Iron, etc.

Estherville meteorite, Emmet County, Iowa, USA
09510030017272058121638.jpg
Native Iron, etc.

Estherville meteorite, Emmet County, Iowa, USA
09510030017272058121638.jpg
Native Iron, etc.

Estherville meteorite, Emmet County, Iowa, USA
Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Native Iron
Formula:Fe
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Iron1
- var Kamacite1
Stanfieldite1
Enstatite1
Pyroxene Group1
Fayalite-Forsterite Series1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Iron data
Locality Data:Click here to view Estherville meteorite, Emmet County, Iowa, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:986165
Long-form Identifier:1:3:986165:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Iron
96.2km (59.8 miles) ⓘForest City meteorite, Winnebago County, Iowa, USA
References
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 54, Issue 11, November 1990, Pages 3197-3208
Shepard, C. U. (1879). On the Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa meteorite of May 10, 1879.: American Journal of Arts and Science (3rd Series) 18:186-188.
Fuchs L H (1967) Abstract of paper presented at the twelfth annual meeting: Stanfieldite, a new phosphate mineral in stony-iron meteorites. The Canadian Mineralogist 9, 289-290
Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
 
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