Lanzenkirchen meteorite, Lanzenkirchen, Wiener Neustadt-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria i
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Lanzenkirchen meteorite Meteorite Fall Location
Lanzenkirchen Municipality
Wiener Neustadt-Land District District
Lower Austria State
Austria Country

Regional Level Types
Lanzenkirchen meteorite	Meteorite Fall Location
Lanzenkirchen	Municipality
Wiener Neustadt-Land District	District
Lower Austria	State
Austria	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

47° 45' North , 16° 14' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: u27x9ksgb

Locality type:

Meteorite Fall Location

Meteorite Class:

L4 chondrite meteorite

Meteoritical Society Class:

Metbull:

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Köppen climate type:

Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Kleinwolkersdorf	826 (2018)	1.2km
Lanzenkirchen	837 (2018)	1.8km
Haderswörth	932 (2018)	2.2km
Frohsdorf	1,163 (2018)	2.2km
Ofenbach	225 (2018)	2.2km

Nearest Clubs:
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Club	Location	Distance
Mineralien & Natur Verein Wienerwald	Wien, Wien	44km

Name(s) in local language(s):

Lanzenkirchen Meteorit, Neustadtl an der Donau, Mostviertel, Niederösterreich, Österreich

Ordinary Chondrite (L4)
Fell, 28 Aug 1925; 7 kg, 2 stones

In the early evening a well-observed fireball as bright as a nearly full (gibbous) moon was seen, accompanied by detonations, and two stones with fusion crusts were eventually recovered. The larger stone (5 kg) was recovered the next day. Over 5 weeks later a smaller stone (2 kg) was also recovered ~ 2.5 km from the first stone. The stones themselves were somewhat unusual. Their overall chondritic character was more or less normal — distinct olivine (Fa24) and orthopyroxene (Fs21) chondrules were found within a silicate-rich matrix along with minor Fe-Ni metal (~4 vol%) and troilite. Other accessory silicates (plagioclase, diopside) and opaques (chromite, Ilmenite) were also present. However, the meteorite also contained dark and light areas with numerous features due to strong preterrestrial shocks. Most obvious were darkened, glass-containing olivine crystals and the troilite which has been frequently dispersed into droplets and veins. These and other features have been discussed in detail by Kurat & Kurzweil (1965).

Lanzenkirchen is one of 4 witnessed meteorite falls recovered in Austria. Three are ordinary L (Low-iron) chondrites. The main masses of both stones have been with the Naturhistorisches Museum in Wien (Vienna).

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ⓘ Chromite

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ Diopside

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ Ilmenite

ⓘ Isocubanite

ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron'

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

ⓘ Troilite

5 valid minerals.

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ⓘ L4 chondrite meteorite