Iron

Khungtukun Massif, Malaya Romanikha River, Khatanga, Taimyr Peninsula, Taimyr Autonomous Region (Taymyrskiy Okrug), Krasnoyarsk Territory (Krasnoyarsk Kray; Krasnoyarskii Krai), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
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Formula:

System:

Isometric

Colour:

Iron-black

Hardness:

4½

Name:

Old english word for the metal.

Rare in igneous rocks. Forms the majority of the earth's core.

Classification of Iron

IMA status:

Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"

Strunz 8th edition ID:

1/A.07-10

Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:

1.AE.05

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
E : Iron-chromium family

Dana 7th edition ID:

1.1.17.1

Hey's CIM Ref.:

1.57

1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au)

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Type Occurrence of Iron

Type Locality:

Qeqertarsuaq Island (Disko Island), Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

Physical Properties of Iron

Lustre:

Metallic

Diaphaneity (Transparency):

Opaque

Colour:

Iron-black

Streak:

Grey

Hardness (Mohs):

4½

Hardness (Vickers):

VHN₁₀₀=160 kg/mm²

Tenacity:

Malleable

Cleavage:

Imperfect/Fair
On {001}

Parting:

On (112)

Fracture:

Hackly

Density (measured):

7.3 - 7.87 g/cm³

Density (calculated):

7.874 g/cm³

Crystallography of Iron

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Im3m (I4/m 3 2/m)

Cell Parameters:

a = 2.8664Å

Unit Cell Volume:

V 23.55 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

In small blebs

Twinning:

(111) in lamellar masses also {112}

Optical Data of Iron

Type:

Isotropic

Colour in reflected light:

White

Chemical Properties of Iron

Formula:

Essential elements:

All elements listed in formula:

Common Impurities:

Ni,C,Co,P,Cu,S

Relationship of Iron to other Species

1.AE.05

Molybdenum

1.AE.05

Chromium

1.AE.05

Kamacite

(Fe,Ni)

1.AE.05

Tungsten

1.AE.10

Taenite

(Fe,Ni)

1.AE.10

Tetrataenite

FeNi

1.AE.10

Antitaenite

1.AE.15

Chromferide

1-x

(x=0.6)

1.AE.15

Ferchromide

1.5

0.5-x

1.AE.15

Wairauite

CoFe

1.AE.20

Awaruite

1.AE.25

Jedwabite

(Ta,Nb)

1.AE.30

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.6

1.7

AuCu

1.8

Zinc

1.9

Cadmium

1.10

Danbaite

CuZn

1.11

Zhanghengite

CuZn

1.12

1.13

1.14

1.15

1.16

1.1

0.9

1.17

Paraschachnerite

1.18

Luanheite

1.19

Weishanite

(Au,Ag)

1.20

Indium

1.21

Aluminium

1.22

Khatyrkite

(Cu,Zn)Al

1.23

Cupalite

(Cu,Zn)Al

1.24

1.25

1.26

1.27

1.28

1.29

1.30

1.31

Au(Pb,Sb)

1.31

Novodneprite

AuPb

1.32

Leadamalgam

HgPb

1.33

Arsenic

1.34

Arsenolamprite

1.35

Paxite

CuAs

1.36

Koutekite

1.37

Domeykite

1.38

Algodonite

(Cu

1-x

)

1.39

Novakite

AgAs

1.40

Kutinaite

AgAs

1.41

Antimony

1.42

Stibarsen

AsSb

1.43

Paradocrasite

1.44

Horsfordite

1.45

Cuprostibite

(Sb,Tl)

1.46

Allargentum

(Ag

1-x

)

1.47

Aurostibite

AuSb

1.48

1.49

1.50

1.51

1.52

1.53

1.54

1.55

1.56

1.58

1-x

(x=0.6)

1.59

Ferchromide

1.5

0.5-x

1.60

Wairauite

CoFe

1.61

Nickel

1.62

Kamacite

(Fe,Ni)

1.63

Taenite

(Fe,Ni)

1.64

Tetrataenite

FeNi

1.65

Awaruite

1.66

Palladium

(Pd,Pt)

1.67

Potarite

PdHg

1.68

Paolovite

1.69

Stannopalladinite

(Pd,Cu)

1.70

Cabriite

SnCu

1.71

Taimyrite

(Pd,Cu,Pt)

1.72

Atokite

(Pd,Pt)

1.73

Rustenburgite

(Pt,Pd)

1.74

Zvyagintsevite

(Pd,Pt,Au)

(Pb,Sn)

1.75

Plumbopalladinite

1.76

Osmium

(Os,Ir,Ru)

1.77

Iridium

(Ir,Os,Ru)

1.82

Platinum

1.83

Hongshiite

PtCu

1.84

Niggliite

PtSn

1.85

Isoferroplatinum

1.86

Tetraferroplatinum

PtFe

1.87

Tulameenite

CuFe

1.88

Ferronickelplatinum

FeNi

1.89

Rhodium

(Rh,Pt)

Related Minerals - Dana Grouping):

1.1.17.2

Nickel

1.1.17.3

Kamacite

(Fe,Ni)

1.1.17.4

Taenite

(Fe,Ni)

1.1.17.5

Tetrataenite

FeNi

1.1.17.6

Awaruite

1.1.17.6

Hexaferrum

(Fe,Os,Ru,Ir)

Other Names for Iron

French names:

Fer

Acier natif

Acier volcanique

German names:

Eisen

Russian names:

Железо

Varieties:

Other Information

Other Information:

Magnetic

Health Warning:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Iron

Reference List:

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Seventh edition, Volume I: 114-116.

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Localities for Iron

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Antarctica
Eastern Antarctica Victoria Land Allan Hills Allan Hills (ALH) 84008 meteorite	[var: Kamacite] bersite, troilite, daubreelite, and djerfisherite
Frontier Mountain meteorite trap	[var: Kamacite] Meteoritical Bulletin, 84 (Aug. 2000)

Argentina
Chaco Gran Chaco Campo del Cielo meteorite
Santa Cruz Laguna Manantiales Laguna Manantiales meteorite	[var: Kamacite]

Australia
Northern Territory Alice Springs Henbury Cattle Station Henbury meteorite	1. Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, 1957, v.11, No 4, 263-278, B литературе не описан.
Queensland South Gregory Tenham Station Tenham meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Excalibur Minerals CATALOG #20506 - Vol. XXXII, No. 6
Victoria Ballarat Bakery Hill	Memoir No 12
Near Murchison Murchison Meteorite	Stadermann, F. J.; Croat, T. K.; Bernatowicz, T. : "NanoSIMS Determination of Carbon and Oxygen Isotopic Compositions of Presolar Graphites from the Murchison Meteorite", 35th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 15-19, 2004, League City, Texas, abstract no.1758
Western Australia Gascoyne District Little Minnie Creek meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 84:149-152, 2001
North Haig Sleeper Camp North Haig Meterorite	[var: Kamacite] Am Min 67:126-131

Azerbaijan
Naxçıvan (Naxcivan; Nakhichevan) Muxtar Respublikasi Shusha Indarch meteorite
Qobustan (Gobustan; Kobustan) Rayonu Caspian Sea Bulla Island (Bulli Island; Bulla Ostrov; Khara-Zire)	Novgorodova M.I., Mamedov Yu.G.. Native aluminium from mud volcano at the Bulla island (caspian Sea), - Lithology and Mineral Resourses,1996,N4,p. 339-349

Bolivia
Potosí Department Nor Lípez Province Ollague Ollague meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Anthony, J. W. et al. (1997): Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3, 44

Brazil
Northeast Region Bahia Quijingue Quijingue meteorite	[var: Kamacite] www.igc.usp.br/museu/artigos05.htm.
South Region Santa Catarina São Francisco do Sul Santa Catharina meteorite	[var: Kamacite]
Southeast Region Minas Gerais Martinho Campos Ibitira Ibitira meteorite

Canada
Alberta Abee Abee meteorite	[var: Kamacite]
New Brunswick Carleton Co. Benton Benton meteorite	[var: Kamacite] www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2001/pdf/5301.pdf.
Northwest Territories Coppermine River area Muskox Intrusion	Am Min 50:682-695
Ontario Leeds and Grenville Co. Elisabethtown Township Billings pyrite mine	G Hoffman, 1889. GSC Ann. Rept.lV. p25T and MRV 13#2 PP 71-86
Québec Saint-Robert Saint-Robert meteorite	[var: Kamacite] http://castaing.eps.mcgill.ca/meteoriteposter/poster.html.
Saskatchewan Springwater Springwater meteorite	[var: Kamacite] http://miac.uqac.ca/MIAC/iron.htm
Yukon Territory Whitehorse Mining District Carcross Tagish Lake Tagish Lake meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Lunar and Planetary Science XXXII (2001)

Chile
Antofagasta Region Antofagasta Province Augusta Victoria Imilac Imilac meteorite	- Pedersen, H.; Lindgren, H.; Canut de Bon, C. : "Strewn-fields of Imilac and Vaca Muerta", Abstracts and Program for the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, 1989

China
Anhui Province Chaohu Prefecture Lujiang Co. Lujiang meteorite	[var: Kamacite] http://scholar.ilib.cn/Abstract.aspx?A=kwxb199903011
Guangdong Province Shaoguan Prefecture Wengyuan Co. Yanzhang meteorite	[var: Kamacite] M. Chen and X. Xie, Eur. J. Mineral. , 1996, 8, pp. 325-333.
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Hechi Prefecture Nandan Co. Lihu - Yaochai area Nantan meteorites (Nandan meteorites)	[var: Kamacite] No reference listed
Guizhou Province Qianxi'nan Autonomous Prefecture Anlong Co. Getang Au-Sb deposit	Zhiwei Bao (2001): Thesis, University of Québec, Canada.
Hebei Province Chengde Prefecture Yan Mts (Yan Shan) Yanshan meteorite	[var: Kamacite] http://www.chiemgau-impact.com/footnotes.html
Henan Province Nanyang Prefecture Tongbai Co. Liu village	Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3 (1997)
Sanmenxia Prefecture Lingbao Co. Xiaoqinling gold belt Jindongcha (Jingtongcha) Au-Ag-Cu deposit	Zhang Liangju (1987): Journal of China University of Geoscience 12(6), 579-588.
Hubei Province Huanggang Prefecture Yingshan Co. Yingshan	http://www.ngu.no/FileArchive/165/2003_055.pdf Geological Survey of Norway / The Alice Wain Memorial West Norway Eclogite Field Symposium / Abstract Volume p. 33.
Jiangsu Province Taizhou Prefecture Taizhou City Sixiangkou Sixiangkou meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Lunar and Planetary Science, volume 27, page 1373
Liaoning Province (Manchuria; Dongbei Region) Dalian Prefecture Wafangdian Co. Fuxian Kimberlite field Pipe No. 50 ?	http://emc.biol.sc.edu/Staff/donggao/geodzhao.html
Shaanxi Province Hanzhong Prefecture Ningqiang Co. Ningqiang meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Xin, H., Eisenhour, D.D., and Buseck, P.R. (1995): Meteoritics 30(1), 106-109.
Shandong Province Linyi Prefecture Yimeng Mts (Yimeng Shan) Mengyin Co. Mengyin Kimberlite field Changma Kimberlite belt Hongqi (Hongji; Hongxi) pipes	Gorshkov, A.I., Titkov, S.V., Yan Nan Bao, Ryabchikov, I.D., and Magazina, L.O. (2006): Geology of Ore Deposits 48(4), 326-334
Wangcun deposit Shengli pipes	Gorshkov, A.I., Titkov, S.V., Yan Nan Bao, Ryabchikov, I.D., and Magazina, L.O. (2006): Geology of Ore Deposits 48(4), 326-334.
Tibet Autonomous Region Shannan Prefecture Qusum (Qusong) Co. Luobusa Cr deposit	Wenji Bai, Robinson, P.T., Qingsong Fang, Jingsui Yang, Binggang Yan, Zhongming Zhang, Xufeng Hu, Meifu Zhou, and Malpas, J. (2000): Canadian Mineralogist 38(3), 585-598.

Egypt
Western Desert Minqar Abd el Nabi meteorite	[var: Kamacite]

Estonia
Viljandi Co. Vohma Pillistfer Pillistfer meteorite	[var: Kamacite]

Finland
Itä-Suomen Lääni Outokumpu	No reference listed

France
Languedoc-Roussillon Gard Trèves Mas Aubert La Pierre Plantée pass	R.C. Maury and P. Picot : "Conditions d'Apparition du Fer Natif dans une Enclave de Schistes Graphiteux d'une Basanite des Cévennes", Bulletin de Minéralogie, 1979, Vol. 102, N° 4, 326-332
Limousin Haute-Vienne Rochechouart - Chassenon meteoritic impact crater Champonger quarry	W. Horn and A. El Goresy : "Discovery of Metallic Residues of the Rochechouart meteorite in basement rocks" , Bull. Minéral, 1981, 104, pp. 587-593, France.
Lorraine Vosges St Dié Colroy-la-Grande Chèvremanne	J.-L. Hohl: "Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien", Editions du Rhin (Mulhouse), 1994
Rhône-Alpes Drôme Romans-sur-Isère Saint-Jean-en-Royans Bouvante-le-Haut meteorite	M. Christophe Michel-Lévy, Bull. Minéral. , 1987, 110, pp. 449-458.

Germany
Bavaria Franconia Fichtelgebirge Marktredwitz Pechbrunn Großer Teichelberg Mt.	Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", 1990
Swabia Allgäu Füssen Neuschwanstein II meteorite	[var: Kamacite] G. Simon et al. : "The Meteorite Neuschwanstein", 5th International Conference "Mineralogy & Museums", Paris, Sept. 5-8th 2004, Bull. de Liaison de la Soc. Franç. de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, 2004, Vol 16, N°2.
Hesse North Hesse Kassel Weimar Bühl
North Rhine-Westphalia Münsterland Velen Ramsdorf meteorite	[var: Kamacite] http://www.arn-meteorites.com/MET_R.HTM
Schleswig-Holstein Bredstedt Joldelund Kammberg hill (slag locality)	A. Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", Schweizerbart (Stuttgart), 2001

Greenland
Kitaa (West Greenland) Province Qeqertarsuaq Island (Disko Island) (TL)	HB1 (1990)
Asuk	Am Min 51:664-676
Kitdlît	Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
Uivfaq (Ovifak)	Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990; Am Min 51:664-676
Blaafjeld	[var: Kamacite] Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990

Hungary
Hajdú-Bihar Co. Great Hungarian Plain Kaba Kaba meteorite	Szakáll& Gatter: Hun. Min. Spec., 1993
Somogy Co. Somogyi Hills Kaposfüred Kaposfüred Meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Szakáll-Gatter-Szendrei:Mineral Species of Hungary,2005
Mike Mike Meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Szakáll-Gatter-Szendrei:Mineral Species of Hungary,2005
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Co. Great Hungarian Plain Kisvarsány Kisvarsány meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Szakáll-Gatter-Szendrei:Mineral Species of Hungary,2005
Veszprém Co. Bakony Mts. Nagyvázsony Nagyvázsony meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Szakáll & Gatter: Hun. Min. Spec., 1993

India
Rajasthan (Rajputana) Itawa-Bhopji meteorite	[var: Kamacite]

Israel
Hatrurim Formation	Vapnik, Y., Sokol, E., Murashko M., Sharygin V. (2006): The enigma of Hatrurim. Mineralogical Almanac, 10, 69-77.

Italy
Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Province Vigarano meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Abreau & Brearley in Meteoritics & Planetary Science 40(4): 1 (2005)
Lombardy Brescia Province Alfianello Alfianello Meteorite	- Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences, vol. 96, 1883
Trenzano Trenzano Meteorite	- M. Chinellato : "Two brescian meteorites : Trenzano and Alfianello", Meteorite Magazine, 05/2001 - Pedrazzi, G.; Ortalli, I.; Galvao da Silva, E.; Scorzelli, R. B. : "Tetrataenite in Metal Particles of the Trenzano Meteorite Identified by Mossbauer Spectroscopy", Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 31, page A105, 01/1996
Pavia Province Barbianello Barbianello Meteorite	- Anna Maria Fioretti; Jutta Zipfel : "Barbianello: An ungrouped nickel-rich iron meteorite found in Italy", Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 39, August 2004
Marche Ascoli Piceno province Fermo Meteorite	G.Cevolani (1998): Unusual aspects of the Fermo meteorite: composition and structure. Meteroids 1998, editors: W. J. Baggaley and V. Porubcan. Proceedings of the International Conference held at Tatranska Lomnica, Slovakia, August 17-21, 1998. Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, 1999., p.391
Piedmont Alessandria province Alessandria Meteorite	G.R.Levi Donati, G.P.Sighinolfi (1977): The Alessandria Chondrite: Major Components, Texture and Chemistry - Meteoritics, Vol. 12, p.291
Cereseto Cereseto Meteorite	G.Bonino, G. Cini Castagnoli, N.Bhandari, C.Taricco (1996): 44Ti in the Cereseto Meteorite: Evidence for the Dalton Solar Minimum Modulation of Galactic Cosmic Rays - Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 31, page A17
Cuneo Province Terme di Valdieri Argentera Mountain Group Valscura Lake Lago Valscura Meteorite	G. Pratesi and V. Moggi-Cecchi : "Classification of a new chondrite from Lago di Valscura, Italy", 66th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting, 2003
Torino Province Sesia-Lanzo zone Lanzo Valley Lanzo Massif Balangero - Corio area Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine	Prete, R. (1995): L'amiantifera di S. Vittore, Balangero, Torino. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 4/1995, 313-333.
Torino Meteorite	I. Ortalli, G. Pedrazzi (1990): Study of the Torino meteorite - Hyperfine Interactions,Springer Netherlands, Volume 57, Numbers 1-4 / July, 1990
Vercelli province Motta de' Conti Motta di Conti Meteorite	http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php?sea=motta+di+conti&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&phot=&snew=0&pnt=no&code=16762
Puglia Taranto Province Manduria
Sardinia Nuoro Province Bolotana	AA. VV., 1996. Collezionare minerali. Hobby & Work.
Silanus	AA. VV., 1996. Collezionare minerali. Hobby & Work.
Sicily Agrigento Province Agrigento (Girgenti) Girgenti Meteorite	- Levi-Donati, G. R.; Jarosewich, E., "Mineralogical and Chemical Researches on L-Chondrites: Firgenti", Meteoritics, volume 7, number 2, page 109, 06/1972
Tuscany Livorno Province Elba Island Rio Marina Rio Albano Mine (Rialbano Mine)	AA. VV., 1996. Collezionare minerali. Hobby & Work.
Siena Province Lucignano d'Asso Siena Meteorite	- M. Chinellato : "Rocks From the Sky: Siena 1794", Meteorite Magazine, 08/2000

Japan
Honshu Island Chubu region Yamanashi prefecture Mount Fuji	No reference listed

Kazakhstan
Pavlodar Oblysy (Pavlodar [Pavlodarskaya] Oblast') Efremovka meteorite	[var: Kamacite] http://geosci.uchicago.edu/~campbell/Abstracts/Fremdlinge_preprint.pdf.

Mexico
Mexico Jiquipilco (Xiquipilco) Toluca meteorite	[var: Kamacite]

Morocco
Meknès-Tafilalet Region Er Rachidia Province Erfoud (Erfud) NWA 1054 meteorite	[var: Kamacite] V. Moggi-Cecchi et al., 2005

Namibia
Hardap Region Great Namaqualand Gibeon meteorite	[var: Kamacite]
Otjozondjupa Region Grootfontein District Grootfontein Hoba meteorite	[var: Kamacite] CanRockhound v.4, n.2

Niger
Benue River Udei Station Meteorite	- G. K. Benedix, D.S. Lauretta, and T. J. McCoy : "THERMODYNAMIC CONSTRAINTS ON THE FORMATION CONDITIONS OF SILICATE-BEARING IAB IRON METEORITES.", Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIII, 2002

Norway
Nordland Nesna Nord-Sjona Pollen Pollen meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Wolff, F. C.(1963): Pollen- meteoritten. et nytt funn av meteoritt i Norge. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 223, 359-363
Østfold Moss Moss Meteorite	[var: Kamacite] J. Grossman, USGS; G. MacPherson, SI; L. Chizmadia, UHaw; A. Rubin, UCLA

Oman
Dhofar (Al Janubiyah) Province Dhofar 925 Lunar meteorite	The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 88, 2004 JULY, Meteoritics & Planetary Science 39, Axxx–Axxx (2004)
Sayh al Uhaymir Sayh al Uhaymir 169 Lunar meteorite	The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 87

Poland
Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie) Ząbkowice District Ząbkowice (Frankenstein) Braszowice-Brzeźnica Massif	Delura K. 2005: Magnetite-nickel sulphides-awaruite association in serpentinites from Braszowice-Brzeźnica massif (Sudetic ophiolite, SW Poland). Mineralogical Society of Poland - Special Papers, vol. 26, 147-150
Mazowieckie Pultusk Pultusk meteorite	[var: Kamacite] www.geo.uw.edu.pl/MUZEUM/METEORITE/pultusk_a.htm.
Wielkopolskie Poznan Morasko meteorite	[var: Kamacite] B. Cervelle et al. , Bull. Soc. Fr. Minéral. , 1974, 97, pp. 40-47.

Russia
Eastern-Siberian Region Krasnoyarsk Territory (Krasnoyarsk Kray; Krasnoyarskii Krai) Taimyr Autonomous Region (Taymyrskiy Okrug) Kureika river Dzheltul'skii massif Ozernaya Mount	P.M. Kartashov data
Taimyr Peninsula Khatanga Malaya Romanikha River Khungtukun Massif	P.M. Kartashov data; ; Levashov & Oleynikov (1984) Doklady Earth Science Sections vol. 278, pp. 151-154.
Putoran Plateau Noril'sk	P.M. Kartashov data
Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia) Aldan Shield	[World of Stones 12:49]
Billeekh Intrusion
Daldyn-Alakit kimberlite field Daldyn Udachnaya-Vostochnaya pipe	[AmMin 84:993]
Vilyui River Basin (Vilui River Basin; Wilui River Basin) Lower Khann'ya River Ust'-Khann'ya Intrusion
Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug Putoran Mts Noril'sk	Pavel M. Kartashov data
Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye) Irkutskaya Oblast' Bodaibo Region Sukhoi Log deposit	http://www.igem.ru/igem/chem/pt/sukhloge.htm
Yeniseisk Autonomous Oblast' Novosibirsk Kuznetsk Alatau Range Mrassa river Petropavlovskii Priisk meteorite	[var: Kamacite] P.M. Kartashov data
Far-Eastern Region Kamchatka Oblast' Bezymyannyi Volcano Novyi andesine dome	No reference listed
Koryak Mts Chirynaisky Massif	[MinRec 31:201]
Tolbachik volcano	No reference listed
Magadanskaya Oblast' Seymchan meteorite	Meteoritical Bulletin
Primorskiy Kray Khanka Lake Pavlovskoe REE-coal Deposit	V.V. Seredin data
Sikhote-Alin Sikhote-Alin meteorite	[var: Kamacite] O. Richard Norton “ Rocks From Space “ - Mountain Press - 1998
North-Western Region Ryazanskaya Oblast' Kasimov District Dronino meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Excalibur Minerals; Pekov, I.V. et al (2007) European Journal of Mineralogy, 19, 891-898.
Northern Region Karelia Republic Lake Jänisjärvi	www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2003/pdf/5072.pdf.
Northern Karelia Elet'ozerskii massif	P.M. Kartashov data
Murmanskaja Oblast' Kola Peninsula Khibiny Massif	www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/khib.htm
Partomchorr Mt	Shlyukova Z.V. (1986) Mineralogy of contact formations of Khibina massif, - Moscow, Nauka, p. 96 (in Russ.)
Urals Region Chelyabinsk Oblast' Chelyabinsk coal basin Korkino Korkinskii coal quarry	Am Min 90:1556-1562
Southern Urals Orenburgskaya Oblast' Kumak ore field	P.M. Kartashov data
Efim area

Slovakia
Košice Region Southern Slanské Mts Byšta	Koděra, P., Rojkovičová, Ľ.,Košárková, M., 1998: Mineralógická správa lokality Byšta, Au-Ag. Manuscript, Archiv Geofond, Bratislava, 68 p
Prešov Region Ľubovnianská vrchovina Mts Lenartov Lenartov meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590
Žilina Region Javorniky Mts Divina Divina meteorite	Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590
Oravská Magura Mts Námestovo Slanica Magura meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k

Solar System
Comet Wild 2 (Comet 81P)	Gornitz, V. (2007) Hot & cold origins: the mineralogy of a comet. Mineral News, 23, #1, 1-4.

Sweden
Norrbotten Pajala Kitkiöjärvi Muonionalusta meteorite	D. Holtstam and J. Söderhielm : "The Muonionalusta iron meteorite from Lapland, Sweden : New finds and findings", 5th International Conference "Mineralogy & Museums", Paris, Sept. 5-8th 2004, Bull. de Liaison de la Soc. Franç. de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, 2004, Vol 16, N°2.

Switzerland
Bern Biehl lake Twannberg Twannberg meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 500
Emme Valley Langnau Rafrüti meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 500
Utzenstorf Utzenstorf meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 500
Fribourg (Freiburg) Tafers Menziswyl meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 500
Vaud (Waadt) Oron-la-Ville Châtillens Chervettaz meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 500
Sainte-Croix Sainte-Croix meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 500

Tajikistan
Viloyati Sogd (Viloyati Sughd; Viloyati Khodzhent; Viloyati Leninabad) Zeravshan Range Chinorsai granodiorite Massif

The Moon
Apollo 14 Base (Fra Mauro)	Lunar and Planetary Science XXXV (2004)
Basalt 14053	Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003) and XXXV (2004)
Luna 20 landing site	Mokhov A.V., Kartashov P.M., Bogatikov O.A. (2007) Moon under a microscope, - Moscow, Nauka, p.128 (in Rus.).
Mare Crisium Luna 24 landing site	Mokhov A.V., Kartashov P.M., Bogatikov O.A. (2007) Moon under a microscope, - Moscow, Nauka, p.128 (in Rus.).
Mare Fecunditatis	Mokhov A.V., Kartashov P.M., Bogatikov O.A. (2007) Moon under a microscope, - Moscow, Nauka, p.128 (in Rus.).
Station 9 (Apollo 15 Base) Hadley Rille meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Meteoritical Bulletin, 81: July 1997

USA
Alabama Cleburne Co. Chulafinnee Chulafinnee meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
Alaska Nome Borough Seward Peninsula Aggie Creek meteorite	[var: Kamacite] www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF2/200.html
Arizona Coconino Co. Meteor Crater (Barringer Crater)	[var: Kamacite] Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 403; Gigl, P.D. & F. Dachille (1968), Effect of pressure and temperature on the reversal transitions of stishovite, Meteorites: 4: 123-136; Mead, C., et al (1965), Metallic spheroids from Meteor Crater, AZ, Am.Min.: 50: 667-681.
Meteor Crater and vicinity Canyon Diablo meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 154, 176.
Mohave Co. Cerbat Mts (Cerbat Range) White Hills White Hills meteorite	[var: Kamacite]
Arkansas Izard Co. Calico Rock Calico Rock meteorite	[var: Kamacite]
California Inyo Co. Black Canyon Rare II Area Gray Eagle Mine	U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Inyo Gold Mine	U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Kern Co. Randsburg Kelly Mine	U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Mono Co. Casa Diablo Mine (Casa Diablo Quicksilver)	U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
White Mountains Rare II Area Golden Siren Mine (Golden Siren Gladys)	U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
San Diego Co. Ramona District A.B.C. Mine (ABC Mine; Daggett & MacIntosh; Daggett Group)	Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau bulletin 37: pages 140-142.
Trinity Co. Dewey Mine	U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Gold Dollar Mine	U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Poeth Mine (Burner Mine; Liberty; Wagner Mine)	U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Colorado Larimer Co. State Line Kimberlite District	Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
Pitkin Co. Dutch Creek Coal Mine	Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
Georgia Chattooga Co. Holland's Store meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Cherokee Co. Canton Canton meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Losttown meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Emanuel Co. Twin City meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Henry Co. Locust Grove meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Jenkins Co. Sardis meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Oglethorpe Co. Smithsonia meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Paulding Co. Paulding County meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Pickens Co. Pickens County meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Polk Co. Aragon meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Cedartown Cedartown meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Pulaski Co. Pulaski County meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Putnam Co. Putnam County meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Union Co. Union County meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Walton Co. Social Circle meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Whitfield Co. Dalton Dalton meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Wilcox Co. Pitts meteorite	Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
Iowa Emmet Co. Estherville meteorite	[var: Kamacite]
Johnson Co. Lone Tree meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Meteoritics, vol. 10, Mar. 30, 1975, p. 67-74.
Kansas Decatur Co. Leoville meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Workshop on Parent-Body and Nebular Modification of Chondritic Materials 4038.pdf http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/chondrite/pdf/4038.pdf
Kiowa Co. Kimberly farm Brenham meteorite	[var: Kamacite]
McPherson Co. Inman meteorite	[var: Kamacite]
Norton Co. Norton County meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Am Min 67:132-136
Kentucky Kenton Co. Kenton County meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Zapiski Vseross. Mineral. Obshch. (1999) 128/3, 64-72 (in russian)
Nelson Co. Cox's Creek Nelson County meteorite	[var: Kamacite] http://meteoritemag.uark.edu/622.htm
Michigan Osceola Co. Reed City Reed City meteorite	[var: Kamacite] www.rasny.org/V4P89-91.HTM
Mississippi Oktibbeha Co.	[var: Oktibbehite] [Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"]
Missouri Bates Co. Butler meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Min Rec 31:4 p383-372
Clinton Co. Cameron	R&M 73:2 pp 98-117
Hickory Co. Weaubleau	R&M 73:2 pp 98-117
St. Genevieve Co. St. Genevieve meteorite	[var: Kamacite]
Vernon Co. Nevada	R&M 73:2 pp 98-117
Nevada Churchill Co. Hot Springs meteorite	[var: Kamacite] NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
Clark Co. Las Vegas meteorite	[var: Kamacite] NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
Nye Co. Quartz Mountain meteorite	[var: Kamacite] NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
Quinn Canyon meteorite	[var: Kamacite] NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
White Pine Co.	[var: Kamacite] NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
New Jersey Bergen Co. & Hudson Co. Bergen Hill	NJ State Geol. Ann. Rpt. (1893):427.
Middlesex Co. New Brunswick	Dana 7:116
Piscataway Raritan River Martin's Dock	NJ State Geol. Ann. Rpt. (1893):427.
New Mexico Colfax Co. Abbott meteorite	[var: Kamacite] NMGS Spec Pub 6
Eddy Co. Gnome Event	Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.
Roosevelt Co. Kenna meteorite	[var: Kamacite]
Portales Portales Valley meteorite	M Chinellato collection
North Carolina	[var: Kamacite] Leonard S.Wiener and Sigrid Ballew,1995, Updated by Kenny Gay,2006, A Listing Of North Carolina Minerals,Geologic Note No.4
Buncombe Co.	Gema and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
McDowell Co.	Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
Montgomery Co. Carolina Slate Belt Star Mine (Reynolds Mine)	Callahan,J.E,Craig,J.R Solberg,T.N,1995, Telluride mineralization of the southeastern United States,Southeastern Geology,v.35, no.3, pg.139-151
North Dakota Grant Co. New Leipzig New Leipzig meteorite	[var: Kamacite]
Ohio Auglaize Co. Kossuth Kossuth meteorite	[var: Kamacite] www.ohiodnr.com/geosurvey/pdf/spring97.pdf.
Oregon Clackamas Co. West Linn Willamette meteorite	[var: Kamacite]
Pennsylvania Adams Co. Mount Joy Township Mount Joy meteorite	[var: Kamacite] www.amnh.org
Fayette Co. East Millsboro Monongahela River alluvials	Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.
Lycoming Co. Bald Eagle Mountain Bald Eagle meteorite	[var: Kamacite] www.rasny.org/baldeagl.htm
Tennessee Claiborne Co. Tazewell meteorite	[var: Kamacite]
De Kalb Co. Smithville Smithville meteorite	[var: Kamacite]
Texas Castro Co. Dimmitt Dimmitt meteorite	[var: Kamacite]
Ector Co. Odessa Odessa Craters	[var: Kamacite]
Penwell Penwell meteorite	[var: Kamacite] www.meteorlab.com
Red River Co. Deport Deport meteorite	[var: Kamacite] AmMin 17:357-359
Val Verde Co. Del Rio meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Meteoritics, vol. 12, Mar. 31, 1977, p. 1-12.
Virginia Augusta Co. Staunton meteorite	[var: Kamacite] Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
Goochland Co. Gold-Pyrite Belt Tabscott	Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
Montgomery Co. Brush Creek ?	Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
Washington Clark Co. Washougal Washougal meteorite	[var: Kamacite] http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1972Metic...7..449J&data_type=PDF_HIGH&type=PRINTER&filetype=.pdf
Whitman Co. Albion Albion meteorite	[var: Kamacite] www.meteorlab.com/METEORLAB2001dev/albtxt3.htm
Wisconsin Walworth Co. Zenda Zenda meteorite	[var: Kamacite]
Waushara Co. Mt. Morris meteorite	[var: Kamacite] www.uwrf.edu/~wc01/meteorite.html
Wyoming Carbon Co. Golden Eagle-Nature's Mint mine	Rocks & Minerals 76:384

Uzbekistan
Buxoro (Bukhara) Viloyati Bukhara meteorite	[var: Kamacite] www.meteoriticalsociety.org/bulletin/mb89preview.pdf.

Western Sahara
Saguia el Hamra ITQIY meteorite	[var: Kamacite]

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