Rembang meteorite, Rembang Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rembang meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Rembang Regency | Regency |
| Central Java Province | Province |
| Indonesia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
6° 44' South , 111° 22' East
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Iron meteorite, Octahedrite (IVA, Of)
Fell, 30 August 1919, 10 kg
A mass of 10 kg fell near Rembang. The meteorite is a IVA octahedrite with heat-affected rim zones. Little else has been published. Rembang is one of only 4 witnessed IVA falls.
The whereabouts of the main mass is unknown, but a little more than 300 g is in Australia and elsewhere.
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2 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe Reference: Grady, M. M. (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5/e). Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, New York, Oakleigh, Madrid, Cape Town. 690 pages. |
| ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Reference: Grady, M. M. (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5/e). Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, New York, Oakleigh, Madrid, Cape Town. 690 pages. |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Reference: Grady, M. M. (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5/e). Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, New York, Oakleigh, Madrid, Cape Town. 690 pages. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Fe | Iron | |
|---|---|---|
| Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.
Grady, M. M. (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5/e). Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, New York, Oakleigh, Madrid, Cape Town. 690 pages.
Wasson, J. T. & Richardson, J. W. (2001) Fractionation trends among IVA Iron Meteorites: Contrasts with the IIIAB trends. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 65 (6): 951-970. (March 2001)
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http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php = Meteoritical Bulletin Database
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