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Kainsaz meteorite (Kaïnsas meteorite [NHM catalogue]), Muslyumovsky District, Tatarstan, Russia i
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CO chondrite meteorite

Kainsaz meteorite, Muslyumovsky District, Tatarstan, Russia

CO chondrite meteorite

Kainsaz meteorite, Muslyumovsky District, Tatarstan, Russia

CO chondrite meteorite

Kainsaz meteorite, Muslyumovsky District, Tatarstan, Russia

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

55° 26' North , 53° 15' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: v1vg7er6w

Locality type:

Meteorite Fall Location

Meteorite Class:

CO chondrite meteorite

Meteoritical Society Class:

Metbull:

View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database

Köppen climate type:

Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Muslyumovo	7,406 (2012)	14.9km
Menzelinsk	16,858 (2012)	33.9km

Other Languages:

Russian:

Метеорит Каинсаз, Муслюмовский район, Республика Татарстан, Россия

Official name: Kainsaz
Synonym: Kaïnsas [NHM catalogue]
Observed fall: yes
Fall: 1937, September 13, 14:15 hrs (UTC+3)
Coordinates (Kulik, 1941; Catalogue of Meteorites; Meteoritcal Bulletin): 55°26' N, 53°15' E
Recovered weight: 210 kg (15 stones)
Carbonaceous chondrite, type CO (CO3.2; S1; W0)

Kainsaz is the most massive CO chondrite and, as such, has provided material for a number of studies. Studies of some high temperature Ca & Al rich inclusions (CAIs) formed at high temperatures during the very early epochs of the Solar System have been of continuing interest. In the last two decades, studies of small diamonds, silicon carbide, and other exotic presolar components have also begun to appear.

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17 valid minerals.

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ⓘ CO chondrite meteorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

Reference: Holmberg, B. B. & Hashimoto, A. (1990). Long-Sought Primordial Fine-Grained Inclusion Discovered. Press Abstracts for the Twenty-First Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. LPI Contribution 740, p. 18.

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Reference: Rhian H. Jones & Adrian J. Brearley (1994). Abstracts of the 25th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. p. 641. (Mar 1994).

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Reference: Grady, M. M., Pratesi, G. & Moggi-Cecchi, V. (2015) Atlas of Meteorites. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, United Kingdom. 373 pages.

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

Reference: Rhian H. Jones & Ian D. Hutcheon (1996). Mineralogy and Secondary Alteration of a Complex Plagioclase-rich Inclusion in Kainsaz. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31, p. A67. (Jan 1996).

ⓘ Corundum

Formula: Al₂O₃

Reference: T. Ushikubo, H. Hiyagon & Naogi Sugiura (2000). A FUN-like Hibonite Inclusion in Kainsaz CO3 Chondrite with Large 41K and 26Mg Excesses at the Level of Normal CAIs. 31st Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 13-17, 2000, Houston, Texas, abstract #1561.

ⓘ Diamond

Formula: C

Reference: Fisenko, A.V. and L.F. Semenova (1997) On the Selection of Chondrites for Studying Interstellar Diamond. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences.

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Reference: David A. Kring (1987). Fe, Ca-Rich Rims Around Magnesian Chondrules in the Kainsaz (CO3) Chondrite. Abstracts of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, vol. 18, p. 517. (Mar 1987).

ⓘ 'Diopside-Hedenbergite Series'

Reference: Rhian H. Jones & Adrian J. Brearley (1994). Abstracts of the 25th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. p. 641. (Mar 1994).

ⓘ Enstatite

Formula: Mg₂Si₂O₆

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Reference: L. P. Keller & Peter R. Buseck (1990). Matrix mineralogy of the Lance CO3 carbonaceous chondrite - A transmission electron microscope study. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta , vol. 54, p. 1155-1163. (April 1990). ; Grady, M. M., Pratesi, G. & Moggi-Cecchi, V. (2015) Atlas of Meteorites. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, United Kingdom. 373 pages.

ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg₂SiO₄

ⓘ Hedenbergite

Formula: CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆

ⓘ Hedenbergite var. Ferrosalite

Reference: Rhian H. Jones & Adrian J. Brearley (1994). Abstracts of the 25th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. p. 641. (Mar 1994).

ⓘ Hibonite

Formula: CaAl₁₂O₁₉

ⓘ Iron

Formula: Fe

Description: As single grains and aggregates in matrix.

Reference: A. V. Fisenko, L. F. Semjonova, E. A. Volodina & A. K. Lavrukhina (1982). Investigation of the Fe, Ni-Phase of the Kainsaz CO Carbonaceous Chondrite (Abstract). LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE XIII, pp. 221-222. (Mar 1982).; Grady, M. M., Pratesi, G. & Moggi-Cecchi, V. (2015) Atlas of Meteorites. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, United Kingdom. 373 pages.

ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Description: As single grains and aggregates in matrix.

ⓘ 'Melilite Group'

Formula: Ca₂M(XSiO₇)

ⓘ Nepheline

Formula: Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)

Reference: Rhian H. Jones & Ian D. Hutcheon (1996). Mineralogy and Secondary Alteration of a Complex Plagioclase-rich Inclusion in Kainsaz. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31, p. A67. (Jan 1996).

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

Reference: Rhian H. Jones & Adrian J. Brearley (1994). Abstracts of the 25th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. p. 641. (Mar 1994).; Grady, M. M., Pratesi, G. & Moggi-Cecchi, V. (2015) Atlas of Meteorites. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, United Kingdom. 373 pages.

ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO₃

Reference: B. B. Holmberg & A. Hashimoto (1992). A unique, (almost) unaltered spinel-rich fine-grained inclusion in Kainsaz. Meteoritics 27, #2, 1992, p. 149-153. (June 1992).

ⓘ Pigeonite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Reference: Rhian H. Jones & Adrian J. Brearley (1994). Abstracts of the 25th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. p. 641. (Mar 1994).

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Description: As single grains and aggregates in matrix

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

Reference: M. J. Wick & Rhian H. Jones (2009). Primary Plagioclase in Type I Chondrules in Kainsaz: Evidence for High Solid Densities During Chondrule Formation. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Supplement, p. A218. (Jul 2009).; Grady, M. M., Pratesi, G. & Moggi-Cecchi, V. (2015) Atlas of Meteorites. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, United Kingdom. 373 pages.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Diamond	1.CB.10a	C
ⓘ	Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Taenite	1.AE.10	(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Corundum	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃
ⓘ	Hibonite	4.CC.45	CaAl₁₂O₁₉
ⓘ	Perovskite	4.CC.30	CaTiO₃
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Anorthite	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Enstatite	9.DA.05	Mg₂Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Forsterite	9.AC.05	Mg₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Hedenbergite	9.DA.15	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
ⓘ	var. Ferrosalite	9.DA.15	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Nepheline	9.FA.05	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
ⓘ	Pigeonite	9.DA.10	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Diopside-Hedenbergite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Melilite Group'	-	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Diamond	C
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
O	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
O	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
O	ⓘ Hibonite	CaAl₁₂O₁₉
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Na	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
Mg	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Al	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Al	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
Al	ⓘ Hibonite	CaAl₁₂O₁₉
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Ca	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
Ca	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ca	ⓘ Hibonite	CaAl₁₂O₁₉
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Iron	Fe
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)

References

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Kulik, L.A. [Кулик, Л.А] (1941) Increase of the meteorite collection of the USSR Academy of Sciences in Moscow from 1934 to 1939 [Прирост коллекции метеоритов Академии Наук СССР в Москве с 1934 по 1939 г.] Meteoritika [Метеоритика], 1, 73-121 (in Russian).

Holmberg, B.B., and Hashimoto, A. (1990) Long-Sought Primordial Fine-Grained Inclusion Discovered. Press Abstracts for the Twenty-First Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. LPI Contribution 740, p. 18.

Keller, L.P., and Buseck, P.R. (1990) Matrix mineralogy of the Lance CO3 carbonaceous chondrite - A transmission electron microscope study. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 54, 1155-1163. (April 1990).

Holmberg, B.B., and Hashimoto, A. (1992) A unique, (almost) unaltered spinel-rich fine-grained inclusion in Kainsaz. Meteoritics, 27(2), 149-153, (June, 1992).

Jones, R.H., and Brearley, A.J. (1994) Abstracts of the 25th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, p. 641 (March, 1994).

Fisenko, A.V., and Semenova, L.F. (1997) On the selection of chondrites for studying interstellar diamond. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences.

Grady, M.M. (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5/e). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, New York, Oakleigh, Madrid, Cape Town, 689 pages.

Ushikubo, T., Hiyagon, H., and Sugiura, N. (2000) A FUN-like hibonite inclusion in Kainsaz CO3 chondrite with large 41K and 26Mg excesses at the level of normal CAIs. 31st Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 13-17, 2000, Houston, Texas, abstract #1561.

Wick, M.J., and Jones, R.H. (2009) Primary plagioclase in type I chondrules in Kainsaz: Evidence for high solid densities during chondrule formation. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Supplement, p. A218 (July, 2009).

Grady, M.M., Pratesi, G., and Moggi-Cecchi, V. (2015) Atlas of Meteorites. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 373 pages.

USGS Meteoritical Bulletin database.

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