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Schreibersite from
Meteor Crater, Meteor Crater area, Coconino County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Impact Crater
Classification
Species:Schreibersite
Formula:(Fe,Ni)3P
Comments:Occurs in tiny spheroids probably formed from the meteorite impact.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Maghemite
Troilite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schreibersite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Meteor Crater, Meteor Crater area, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:243334
Long-form Identifier:1:3:243334:9
GUID (UUID V4):a6fdff48-e158-457b-ace7-4bfce17def34
Nearest other occurrences of Schreibersite
0.0km (0.0 miles) Canyon Diablo meteorite, Meteor Crater area, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) Coon Butte meteorite, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) Winona meteorite, Winona, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
77.8km (48.3 miles) Holbrook meteorite, Holbrook, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
recently discovered Kamil crater (Egypt; D’Orazio et al. 2011), Wabar crater (Saudi Arabia; Mittlefehldt...even the Meteor  The Meteoritical Society, 2013. Crater 1.2 km in diameter (Arizona, USA; Mittlefehldt...melted, disseminated residues in impact breccias and crater floor fractures. At larger craters, the nature of...and projectile materials. Most authors describe crater dimensions, such as size, depth, and shape, as...Network) is aimed at a better understanding of impact crater formation using fully instrumented mesoscale hypervelocity
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
super-Schmidt meteor data. A less specific ablation model is also considered. A method for analyzing meteor light...Approximate lag times can be readily deduced from reduced meteor data. A typical average value of the lag time computed...moving toward the northwest from the Philadelphia area toward Saint Mary's. Even though the sky was partially...partially overcast throughout most of the area, the fireball was well observed by many people and thus...reached the ground. However, the calculated impact area is in almost completely uninhabited state forest
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(1992) © Meteoritical Society, 1992. Printed in USA Note Uranium accumulation during weathering of...known as "iron shale") in and close to Meteor Crater, Arizona, was described by several authors (e.g...spheroidal oxide masses (shale balls). The age of Meteor Crater was estimated to be as low as a few 100 or as...solutions (Langmuir, 1978), and on the age ofthe crater which is appropriate for U-series dating based...km NNW of the crater rim in October 1989. The soil mostly consists of weathered Coconino sandstone (Permian)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and projectile-bearing ejecta at Barringer Crater, Arizona Gordon R. Osinski a,b,∗ , Ted E. Bunch c ,...Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, 86011, USA a r t i c l e i n f o Article...impactgenerated melt phases within ejecta at Barringer Crater, Arizona, one of the first impact craters on Earth to...underwent melting during the formation of Barringer Crater. We propose that the melting of dolomite produces...type at many impact sites, including Barringer Crater, calcite is the dominant melt product. When taken
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
31-33 (1993) @ Meteontical Society, 1993. Printed in USA The Barringer Medal Award Presented 1992 July 30...States Geological Survey Reston, Virginia 22092, USA (Received 1992 November 30) of shock within the...metamorphism, meteorite craters- particularly the Ries Crater of Germany-and tektites. COESITE, STISHOVITE, AND...memory and acquaintance with the Barringer Meteor Crater of Arizona was in 1960 June when Dr. John O'Keefe...Maryland) brought me a small piece of shocked Coconino Sandstone specimen from the U.S. National Museum
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
VOL 50, MAY_JUNE, 1965 SPHEROIDS FROM METEOR CRATER, ARIZONA' CvNrura W. Mnel, Jexnr LrrrrBn ANDE....composition of metaliic spheroids from Meteor Crater, Arizona, were studied in detail. The spheroidal...pink mineral optically similar to the pink schreibersite inclusions in the metallic spheruies in philippinites...mineral from the Meteor Crater spheroids are also iclentical to that of schreibersite. Eiectron microprobe...glasscoating on the spheroidsindicate that the Meteor Crater spheroidsprobably condensed from a vapor or
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
within impactite glass bombs from the Meteor Crater area, Arizona, contain from 20 to 65 weight percent...water may have contributed to the oxidation at Meteor Crater. Spherules in tektites were not oxidized because...spherules in impactite bombs from the Wabar and Meteor Crater meteorite impact craters have been described...intergrown with subordinate troilite (FeS) and schreibersite(Fe, Ni):P in a fine-grained texture characteristic...spherical; a small percentage of those seen in Meteor Crater impactites are irregular in shape; that of a
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA *Department of Earth and Space Sciences and Department...University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA (Received January 23, 1990; accepted in revised form...meteorites associated with the formation of Meteor Crater, Arizona, ranges from 2.1 to 2.5 rg/g with peaks...the study of additional specimens: those from the crater rim are particularly important since these are...Idaho, Las Vegas, Mamaroneck, Moab, and Pulaski County are probably mislabelled Canyon Diablo specimens;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
samples in HCI, discarding the residue (mainly schreibersite). Observer “B” dissolved the samples totally...meteorite contain8 an appreciable concentration of schreibersite, the nickel content determined on the total...Albuquerque-Found 13 miles WSW of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, U.S.A. (35”O’ N, lo@‘48 W). Recognized...work gives 7.41%. 2. Altonah-Found in Duchesne County, Utah, U.S.A. (40”34’N, 110’2O’W), about 1932....in diameter, with a surrounding envelope of schreibersite. The nodulea sometimea contain small patches
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
South Viet Kam. Most of the metallic spherules Schreibersite and troilite occur interstitially or in contain...sehreibersite and troilite. Where abundant, schreibersite blebs among round or elongate fine-grained matrix...thro~l~ho~lt the entire spherufe. The amount of schreibersite varies from less small rotlncl droplets within...per cent. The average nickel content, in 4 schreibersite grains analysed from a single spherule ranges...identical with t’he meteoritic spheroids from Meteor Crater, Arizona, in texture, mineral assemblage and nickel
Book (edition)
the Geology of Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona (a k a Meteor Crater) Second Edition Prepared by David...to illuminate the world’s best preserved impact crater, our efforts to use this worldclass geologic site...programs, and data relevant to the analysis of the crater. The background image was taken by the author....the Field Training and Research Program at Meteor Crater was taken by teaching assistant Josh Garber...of images showing different perspectives of the crater are, from left to right, LPI’s colorized version
Book
on’ experience afforded me by Marvin Killgore of Arizona, in his demonstration of preparing the meteorite...knew Australia the magnificent meteorite crater in Arizona, and had kinds being displayed and traded...is it that all the action seems to happen in the USA? had its own meteorite craters, and large meteorites...become? Meteor showers Meteorite craters Australian meteorite craters Meteor craterArizona How large...collectors exist throughout the world. When I was in Arizona in 1993, I met several collectors who were very
Catalog/List
visible for months ; and they may be the source of meteor showers. Though a comet might have a 100,000,000...explosive vaporization of a comet. Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona may have resulted from comet impact...impact. In the case of Meteor Crater, the nucleus was composed not just of " volatile ices", but also of...orbit and these fragments rain on the earth during meteor showers which occur when the Earth intersects the...meteorites which have been assigned to particular meteor showers include the Bath Furnace , Kentucky Chondrite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (Received2 May 1967; accepted...interest because of its association with the Meteor Crater, Arizona, its relatively great abundance and wide...found in shocked specimens from the rim of the crater, with a single exception (HEYMANN et al., 1966)...from specimens found on the plains surrounding the crater. Typical speoimens from these two populations have...Contribution No. 25, Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University. 1885 23 1886 C. B. MOORE,P
Book
Cornell University QE 86.M5B27 called Meteorr crater (formerly C.^^^^^^^^^ 060 3 1924 003 933 The...This paper urns read before the National its ARIZONA Autumn Meetbig Academy of Science^ at l^rinctton...13 of sunshine station & A.T.& S.F.R.R. COCONINO COUNTY. 24.T.I9.N.R.I2>S E.) rMPEWYIFIM mwm mim...SOMEROCKFRftGMlNTSHRIEBEEN THROWN AS FAR AS TWO MILES FROM THE CRATER. THIS MAP MERELY SHOWS MANNER OF DISTRIBUTION AND...AND RELATIVE QUANTITY OF MATERIAL NEAR THE CRATER . VERY MUCH MORE MATtRlAL HAS BEEN THROWN TO THE SOUTH
Book
- Falls, Finds, and Craters 1. Shooting Stars, Meteor Showers, and Fireballs 2. Rocks from Space? Impossible...Siberian Meteorite Falls 7. America's Great Meteorite Crater 8. Earth is a Cratered World 7 33 43 55 69 89...what she couldn't provide, Dr. Chuck Lewis, at Arizona State University, could and did. In the same chapter...National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, Arizona; Dr. William Livingston, National Optical X Astronomy...Observatories, Tucson, Arizona; Mr. Drew Barringer, president of the Barringer Crater Company, Decatur, Georgia;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
within impactite from Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona WXLLFAM R. KELLY, EDWARD HOLDSWORTH and CARLETON...Studies and Department of Chemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 86281, U.S.A. (Recked 4 June...of 25 metallio spheroidsfrom BarringerMeteorite Crater have been carried out for Fe, Ni, Co and Cu. In...UUXN~IZR Meteorite Crater is a hypervelocity impact feature located in NorthCentral Arizona in the southern...(1963) has reviewed the geologic setting of the crater in some detail. The meteoroid penetrated horizonal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Museum. [Read January 27, 1938.] AALIJ.~RV is a crater-lake on the estate Kaali (jSrv = lake in the Estonian...knoll 6-7 metres high is seen. Inside there is a crater 1589 m. in depth, the circular rim of which measures...a covering of glacial deposits. The rim of the crater consists of fragmentary materials, and the steeper...outwards as a dome at angles of 30-40 ~ Near by, on an area of 4a sq. km., are five other smaller craters similar...many point~ 6f resemblance to the famous Meteor Crater in Arizona and the Henbury craters in Central Australia
Report (issue)
1 µm in diameter, along the contact between schreibersite and troilite. Physical Properties: D(calc.)...White, similar to kamacite; bluish compared to schreibersite, in reflected light. Optical Class: Uniaxial...white to blue. R: (Slightly higher than that of schreibersite; lower than that of kamacite). Cell Data: Space...18 P. Occurrence: Along the contacts between schreibersite and troilite in a Fe–Ni meteorite (Ollague);...deposit (China). Association: Kamacite, olivine, schreibersite, troilite (Ollague meteorite); plagioclase,
Book (volume)
PUBLISH ED FOR THE CENTER FOR METEORITE STUDIES, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA...Studies is proud to acknowledge the year he spent at Arizona State University as a Visiting Professor studying...due the staffs of the Bureau of Publications of Arizona State University for their detailed concern with...Director Center for Meteorite Studies Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona vii CONTENTS VOLUME 1 Preface...Cohenite I 00 Haxonite I 01 Carlsbergite 103 Schreibersite and Rhabcite 104 Barringerite 105 Troilite 106
Journal (issue)
Lubbock County, Texas, USA Found: 1941 Stone, Chondrite Description: Slice, 504.5 Adams County, grams...grams Me2374 Adams County, Colorado, USA Found: 1928 Stone, Brecciated chondrite Description: Polished...OF METEORITES Admire, Lyon County, Kansas, Admire, Found: 1881 177 USA Stony-iron, Breccia ted pallasite...Me750 Me557 Adrian, Adrian, Deaf Smith County, Texas, USA Found: 1936 Stone, Veined crystalline spherical... Me780 Me780 grams Ainsworth, Brown County, Nebraska, USA Iron, Coarsest octahedrite Description:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
spheroids collected from the vicinity of Meteor Crater, Arizona. Large spheroids with diameters - 1.3 mm...meteoroid which gave rise to the Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona was estimated by Shoemaker (1963) to be...meteorite which have been found in the vicinity of the crater total - 3 X 107 g or - 0.02% of the pre-impact...discovered by Nininger in the soil surrounding Meteor Crater (Nininger, 1956). Rinehart (1958) studied the...distribution of the spheroids in a 200 km 2 area surrounding the crater and estimated them to total - 1.2 x 10
Book
History Museum, the Nininger Meteorite Collection (Arizona State University, Tempe), and the British Museum...collected, but they certainly occur. The Hol¬ brook, Arizona, meteorite shower included many hundred individ¬...range from a few thousand to a few million tons. A meteor is quite distinct from a meteorite; it is the transitory...showers which recur at regular intervals; such meteor showers are genetically related to comets. There...There is no coincidence between the occurrence of meteor showers and the fall of meteorites. The science
Report (issue)
....................... 18 Barringer Meteorite Crater .................................................revealing structural details. fireball: Very bright meteor. fusion crust: The outer covering of a meteorite...consists of the pyroxene and plagioclase minerals. meteor: The light phenomenon produced by a solid body...olivine. path: The projection of the trajectory of a meteor or fireball against the sky as seen by an observer...along the trajectory of a meteor or fireball after the head of the meteor has passed. May be light, dust
Report (chapter)
when studying 'Coon Butte' (now known as 'Meteor Crater'), Arizona, but attributed it to cryptovolcanism...Barringer early in the 20th century attributed the same crater to meteorite impact, as did Shoemaker in 1960-1963...nuclear cratering experiments. This crater and Wolfe Creek Crater in Western Australia are nowadays taken...the 1930s in Estonia, Arabia, Australia and the USA; and, in 1949, 100 were formed by a shower of iron...with large populations recorded in Canada and the USA, Fennoscandia and Australia, and extensive blank
 
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