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Lepidocrocite from
Hoba meteorite, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Lepidocrocite
Formula:γ-Fe3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Goethite1 photo of Lepidocrocite associated with Goethite at this locality.
Magnetite1 photo of Lepidocrocite associated with Magnetite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lepidocrocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hoba meteorite, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1323378
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1323378:7
GUID (UUID V4):f54e58a2-be58-4d63-be1e-9f45c9574741
Nearest other occurrences of Lepidocrocite
46.0km (28.6 miles) Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
References
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oxidation products on the surface of the Hoba nickel-iron meteorite D. C. GOLDEN!, D. W. MING2 AND M. E...oxide layer adjacent to the surface of the Hoba Ni-Fe meteorite was analyzed chemically and mineralogically...goethite and lepidocrocite were the main Fe minerals found in the oxide layer surrounding Hoba. Most of the...the Ni from the unweathered original meteorite was distributed among the above minerals with spinel-type...Some Ni migrated to the limestone in which the meteorite is embedded. No evidence for zaratite or akaganeite
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Mountainland The Central Northern to Northwest Region including Damaraland The Central Namib Desertand...Copper Deposits The South The Pegmatitesin Central Namibia Luderitz and the Diamonds 44 49 241 254 272 275... Encyclopedia of the Mineralsof Namibia 443 Meteorites in Namibia Bibliography Index Photo credits...__ Republic of Namibia The President State House W°Ntdhoek FOREWORD Namibia is endowed with an...from near and far. Fine mineral specimen from Namibia are displayed in all the famous natural science
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Mechanical and Thermal Alteration of Iron Meteorite Structures H. J. AXON, Department of Metallurgy...rates require the parent meteorite bodies to be very much larger than known meteorite falls and it is necessary...in size. This nickel-iron, extracted from the meteorite and cleaned from adhering material, shows some...to their diameter. Polished sections of the meteorite show that 1. The clusters of nickel-iron grains...Metallographic Observations on the TishomingoOklahoma Meteorite R. D. BUCHHEIT and J. L. MC CALL, Battelle Memorial
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postulated again a development of metallurgy in a region in eastern Anatolia and northern Iraq, from where...mountain range in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan) this region is the so-called Tethyan Eurasian metallogenic...disregarded, such as, e.g. in the deposits of Tsumeb in Namibia or those in Chile, from where it has become world... can be considered a highly frequented transit region between Anatolia, the Caucasus and Iran on the...millennium and about 3000 BC suggests that this region had also a position as a major innovation centre
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an attempt to rework the famous Tsumeb Mine in Namibia for specimens. Hemerdon being more productive for...a new mineral species from the Tsumeb Mine in Namibia was to be named after me. This came as a complete...copper phosphate-rich porphyry mine in the Transvaal region of South Africa. He left fifteen specimens with...picked out three specimens from Tsumeb Mine in Namibia. These specimens cost me £59 from my credit fund...received a parcel of minerals from Tsumeb Mine in Namibia. Jon Glidden had sent them to me as he wants to
 
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