Ollagüe meteorite, Ollagüe, Nor Lípez Province, Potosí, Boliviai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ollagüe meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Ollagüe | - not defined - |
| Nor Lípez Province | Province |
| Potosí | Department |
| Bolivia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° South , 68° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Meteorite Class:
Meteoritical Society Class:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
109
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:109:3
GUID (UUID V4):
ec0c319b-0fe0-4c3d-9c9b-d894ed0c793f
Pallasite.
Thought by some to possibly be an errant piece of the Imilac pallasite from Chile. Some have also questioned an extraterrestrial origin.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Barringerite (TL) Formula: (Fe,Ni)2P Type Locality: |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
| ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| ⓘ | Barringerite (TL) | 1.BD.10 | (Fe,Ni)2P |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| P | Phosphorus | |
|---|---|---|
| P | ⓘ Barringerite | (Fe,Ni)2P |
| P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Barringerite | (Fe,Ni)2P |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Barringerite | (Fe,Ni)2P |
| Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Altiplano PlateTectonic Plate
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America Plate
- Altiplano basinBasin
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