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Nandan meteorite (Nantan meteorite), Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan Co., Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
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Formula:

(Fe,Ni)

System:

Isometric

Colour:

Greyish white, ...

Hardness:

5 - 5½

Name:

From the Greek "tainia" meaning "band."

Iron-Nickel Group.

Nickel-iron of meteorites with 25-40 % nickel.
Also occurs in serpentine bodies.

Compare also the other typical iron meteorite component kamacite.

Classification of Taenite

IMA status:

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

Strunz 8th edition ID:

1/A.08-20

Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:

1.AE.10

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:

1.1.17.4

Dana 8th edition ID:

1.1.11.2

1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
1 : Metals, other than the Platinum Group

Hey's CIM Ref.:

1.63

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

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Type Occurrence of Taenite

Type Locality:

Gorge river, South Island, New Zealand

Year of Discovery:

1861

Physical Properties of Taenite

Lustre:

Metallic

Diaphaneity (Transparency):

Opaque

Colour:

Greyish white, silver-white

Streak:

Light grey

Hardness (Mohs):

5 - 5½

Crystallography of Taenite

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

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

Space Group:

Fm3m {F4/m 3 2/m}

Cell Parameters:

a = 7.146Å

Unit Cell Volume:

V 364.91 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Taenite

Type:

Isotropic

Chemical Properties of Taenite

Formula:

(Fe,Ni)

Essential elements:

All elements listed in formula:

Fe, Ni

Common Impurities:

Co,Cu,P,S,C

Relationship of Taenite to other Species

1.AE.05

1.AE.05

1.AE.05

1.AE.05

(Fe,Ni)

1.AE.05

Tungsten

1.AE.05

UM2001-06-E:CrFeNi

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

0.7

0.3

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

Cu, Sb

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

1.57

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)

1.64

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

CuSn

1.71

Taimyrite-I

(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):

- +

1.1.17.1

Iron

1.1.17.2

Nickel

1.1.17.3

Kamacite

(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 Taenite

Taenite (of Reichenbach)

Other Languages:

German:	Bandeisen Edmondsonit Edmonsonit Orthotaenit Taenit Tänit
Russian:	Тэнит
Simplified Chinese:	镍纹石
Spanish:	Edmondsonita Edmonsonita Orthotaenita Taenita

Other Information

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 Taenite

Reference List:

- +

American Mineralogist (1966) 51: 37.

Geochemica et Cosmochimica Acta: 29: 535-549.

Nature: 273: 453-454.

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie (1995): 210: 14.

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Antarctica
Eastern Antarctica Mount Howe HOW 88403 ataxite meteorite	Meteoritics 25,357(1990)
Victoria Land Frontier Mountain meteorite trap	Meteoritical Bulletin, 84 (Aug. 2000)

Argentina
Chaco Doce de Octubre Department Gran Chaco Campo del Cielo meteorite	Frederick R. Park, Theodore E. Bunch, Tadeusz B. Massalski, A study of the silicate inclusions and other phases in the Campo del Cielo meteorite, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 30, Issue 4, April 1966, Pages 399-400; Cabanillas, E. D., & Palacios, T. A. (2006). An hexahedrite meteorite from the Campo del Cielo Fall. Planetary and Space Science, 54(3), 303-309.
Santa Cruz Laguna Manantiales Laguna Manantiales meteorite

Australia
Northern Territory MacDonnell Shire Gardiner Range Alice Springs Henbury Cattle Station Henbury meteorite	1. Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, 1957, v.11, No 4, 263-278, B литературе не описан.
South Australia Olary Province Weekeroo Station Weekeroo Station meteorite	Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340.
Victoria Melbourne Cranbourne Cranbourne meteorite (incl. Beaconsfield meteorite; Langwarrin meteorite; Pearcedale meteorite; Pakenham meteorite)	Cohen, E. W. (1897): Meteoric iron from Beaconsfield, Australia. Sitz.-ber. Akad. Berlin, 1035-1050 (in German).
Western Australia Upper Gascoyne Shire Minnie Creek Station Little Minnie Creek meteorite	Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 84:149-152, 2001
Woodlands Station Mount Egerton meteorite	Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.

Brazil
Bahia Quijingue Quijingue meteorite	www.igc.usp.br/museu/artigos05.htm.
Minas Gerais Bocaiúva Bocaiúva meteorite	Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114), vol. 20, pt. 1, June 30, 1985, p. 259-273.
Santa Catarina São Francisco do Sul Morro do Rócio Santa Catarina meteorite (Santa Catharina)

Canada
Alberta Abee Abee meteorite	Dawson, K. R.; Maxwell, J. A.; Parsons, D. E. () A description of the meteorite which fell near Abee, Alberta, Canada. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 21, Issue 1-2, p. 127-127.
New Brunswick York Co. Canterbury Parish Benton Benton meteorite	www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2001/pdf/5301.pdf.
Québec Montérégie Pierre-De Saurel RCM Saint-Robert Saint-Robert meteorite	http://castaing.eps.mcgill.ca/meteoriteposter/poster.html.
Saskatchewan Springwater Springwater meteorite	http://miac.uqac.ca/MIAC/iron.htm ; H. H. Nininger (1932) The Springwater meteorite. American Mineralogist 17:396-400
Yukon Territory Whitehorse Mining District Carcross Tagish Lake Tagish Lake meteorite	Lunar and Planetary Science XXXII (2001)

China
Anhui Province Bozhou Prefecture Qiaocheng District Xiaoyanzhuang Boxian meteorite	Kuiren Wang (1987): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 7(2), 107-112; Fan Guo, Ningjie Ge, and Xuanzhong Lu (1990): Acta Petrologica Sinica 6(1), 30-36
Chaohu Prefecture Lujiang Co. Lujiang meteorite	http://scholar.ilib.cn/Abstract.aspx?A=kwxb199903011
Guangdong Province Shaoguan Prefecture Wengyuan Co. Yanzhuang meteorite	M. Chen and X. Xie, Eur. J. Mineral. , 1996, 8, pp. 325-333.
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Hechi Prefecture Nandan Co. Lihu - Yaochai area Nandan meteorite (Nantan meteorite)	No reference listed
Nanning Prefecture Liangqing District Liangqing meteorite	Kejie Tao and Peishan Zhang (1987): Acta Petrologica Sinica 5(2), 92-97
Hebei Province Chengde Prefecture Yan Mts (Yanshan) Yanshan meteorite	Yu Z (1984) Two new minerals gupeiite and xifengite in cosmic dusts from Yanshan, Acta Petrologica Mineralogica et Analytica 3, 231-238
Heilongjiang Province (Manchuria; Dongbei Region) Suihua Prefecture Zhaodong Co. Zhaodong meteorite	Wei Hou and Mingzai Wang (1988): Acta Petrologica Sinica 4(3), 74-79
Hubei Province Suizhou Prefecture Sui Co. Xihe Suizhou meteorite (Suizhou L6 chondrite)	Shangyue Shen and Xiaoli Zhuang (1990): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 10(1), 52-57
Jiangsu Province Lianyungang Prefecture Donghai Co. Maobei CCSD Main Hole	Jingsui Yang, Zhiqin Xu, Wenji Bai, Qingsong Fang, and Zhongming Zhang (2006): 3rd Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), July 10-14, 2006, Abstract 59-SE-A0643.
Jilin Province (Manchuria; Dongbei Region) Jilin Prefecture Chuanying District Jilin meteorite (Jilin H5 chondrite)	Xinzhi Zhan (1978): Geochimica 7(1), 35-40
Xinjiang Autonomous Region Changji Autonomous Prefecture (Sanji Autonomous Prefecture) Fukang Co. Fukang meteorite	Connolly, Jr., H.C., Zipfel, J., Grossman, J.N., Folco, L., Smith, C., Jones, R.H., Righter, K., Zolensky, M., Russell, S.S., Benedix, G.K., Yamaguchi, A., and Cohen, B.A. (2006): Meteoritics & Planetary Science 41(9), 1383–1418
Mori Co. (Mulei Co.) Ulasitai meteorite	Lin Xu, Bingkui Miao, Yangting Lin, and Ziyuan Ouyang (2008): Meteoritics & Planetary Science 43(8), 1263-1273
Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture) Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.) Alatage meteorite	Bartoschewitz, R., and Spettel, B. (2001): Meteoritics & Planetary Science 36, A237-A239

Czech Republic
Moravia (Mähren; Maehren) Moravia-Silesia Region Frýdek-Místek Moravka Moravka meteorite	Borovička, J., Weber, H. W., Jopek, T., Jakeš, P., Brown, P. G., ReVelle, D. O., Kalenda, P., Schultz, L., Kučera, J., Haloda, J., Týcová, P., Frýda, J., Brandstätter, F. (2003): The Morávka meteorite fall. 3. Meteoriod initial size, history, structure, and composition. Meteoritics, 38, 1005-1021.
Tieschitz meteorite (Tesic; Tesice; Tischtin; Tistin [NHM cat.])	Catherine Caillet Komorowski, Ahmed El Goresy, Masaaki Miyahara, Omar Boudouma, Chi Ma (2012) Discovery of Hg–Cu-bearing metal-sulfide assemblages in a primitive H-3 chondrite: Towards a new insight in early solar system processes. Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volumes 349–350, 1 October 2012, Pages 261–271

Egypt
Matruh Governorate East Uweinat Desert Kamil Crater Gebel Kamil meteorite	star-bits.com/GebelKamil.htm
Western Desert Minqar Abd el Nabi meteorite

Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia Münsterland Velen Ramsdorf meteorite	http://www.arn-meteorites.com/MET_R.HTM

Greenland
Avanna Province (North Greenland) Saviksoah Peninsula Cape York meteorite	T. P. Pedersen, SCHWERTMANNITE AND AWARUITE AS ALTERATION PRODUCTS IN IRON METEORITES. 62nd Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting

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

India
Haryana Rewari meteorite	S. P. Das Gupta, P. R. Sen Gupta, N. R. Sen Gupta, D. R. Das Gupta and A. Dube (1979) The Rewari Meteorite. Mineralogical Magazine 43:423-427.
Rajasthan (Rajputana) Itawa-Bhopji meteorite
Uttar Pradesh Basti Division Basti District Gorakhpur The Bustee meteorite	Bull. Soc. Franç. Minéralo. Cristallo. , 1974, 97, p. 502.; Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.

Italy
Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Province Vigarano meteorite (Cariani; Ferrara; Mainardi; Morandi; Parish; Pieve; Vigarano Mainarda; Vigarano Pieve; Vigarno; Vigarvano; Vigavano [NHM cat.])	Abreau & Brearley in Meteoritics & Planetary Science 40(4): 1 (2005)
Lombardy Sondrio Province Malenco Valley	AA. VV., 1996. Collezionare minerali. Hobby & Work.
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 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.

Kazakhstan
Pavlodar Province (Pavlodar Oblysy; Pavlodarskaya Oblast') Efremovka meteorite	http://geosci.uchicago.edu/~campbell/Abstracts/Fremdlinge_preprint.pdf.; Komatsu, M., Krot, A. N., Petaev, M. I., Ulyanov, A. A., Keil, K., & Miyamoto, M. (2001). Mineralogy and petrography of amoeboid olivine aggregates from the reduced CV3 chondrites Efremovka, Leoville and Vigarano: Products of nebular condensation, accretion and annealing. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 36(5), 629-641.; Casanova, I., & Grossman, L. (1993, March). Distribution of vanadium and melting of opaque assemblages in Efremovka CAI's. In Lunar and Planetary Institute Science Conference Abstracts (Vol. 24, pp. 257-258).

Mexico
Coahuila El Burro meteorite	American Mineralogist 26:655-656
Mexico Jiquipilco (Xiquipilco) Toluca meteorite	Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340.

Namibia
Hardap Region Mariental District Gibeon Gibeon meteorite	Mulford, R. N., & El-Dasher, B. (2010). Mechanical properties of several Fe-Ni meteorites (No. LA-UR-10-07276; LA-UR-10-7276). Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
Otjozondjupa Region Grootfontein District Grootfontein Hoba meteorite	CanRockhound v.4, n.2

New Zealand
North Island Wairarapa Wairarapa meteorite	Mineralogical Magazine 1962 33 : 73-85.
South Island Gorge river (TL)	Am Min 51 (1966), 37

Nigeria
Adamawa State Mayo Belwa meteorite	Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.
Niger State Benue River Udei Station Meteorite	Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340.

Oman
Dhofar (Al Janubiyah) Province Dhofar 225 meteorite

Philippines
Luzon CALABARZON Region Quezon province Bondoc Peninsula meteorite	H. J. Axon and M. J. Nasir (1977) A Metallographic and Microprobe Examination of a Metallic Nodule from the Bondoc Peninsula Meteorite. Mineralogical Magazine 41:121-122.

Poland
Łódzkie Łowicz District Łowicz meteorite	Karwowski Ł. 2003: The new mineralogical data on the Łowicz meteorite. Mineralogical Society of Poland - Special Papers, vol. 22, pp. 102-104
Wielkopolskie Poznan Morasko meteorite	B. Cervelle et al. , Bull. Soc. Fr. Minéral. , 1974, 97, pp. 40-47.

Russia
Eastern-Siberian Region Krasnoyarsk Territory (Krasnoyarsk Kray; Krasnoyarskii Krai) Anabarskii massif Popigai river Popigai impact crater	(Pis'ma v Astronomicheskii Zhurnal, vol. 1, Apr. 1975, p. 43-47.) Soviet Astronomy Letters, vol. 1, Mar.-Apr. 1975, p. 88, 89. Translation.
Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia) Aldan Shield	[World of Stones 12:49]
Onello River basin Bol'shoy Dolguchan River Onello meteorite	Pavel M. Kartashov data
Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye) Yeniseisk Autonomous Oblast' Kuznetsk Alatau Range Mrassa river Petropavlovskii Priisk meteorite	P.M. Kartashov data
Far-Eastern Region Kamchatka Oblast' Koryak Mts Chirynaisky Massif
Primorskiy Kray Sikhote-Alin Mts Paseka village Sikhote-Alin meteorite	O. Richard Norton “ Rocks From Space “ - Mountain Press - 1998
Urals Region Southern Urals Kurganskaya Oblast' Pesyanoe meteorite	Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.

Saudi Arabia
Mintaqah Ash Sharqiyah Rub' al-Khali South Dahna meteorite	Meteoritics, Vol. 17, p.179

Slovakia
Prešov Region Bardejov Co. Lenartov Lenartov meteorite	Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590
Žilina Region Námestovo Co. Námestovo Slanica Magura meteorite	Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k

Sudan
Kassala Wilayah Gash delta Khor Temiki meteorite	Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.

Sweden
Lappland Malå Lainijaur (Lainejaur) Mine	No reference listed
Norrbotten Pajala Kitkiöjärvi Muonionalusta meteorite	Mulford, R. N., & El-Dasher, B. (2010). Mechanical properties of several Fe-Ni meteorites (No. LA-UR-10-07276; LA-UR-10-7276). Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

Switzerland
Bern Emme Valley Langnau Rafrüti meteorite	Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 500
Utzenstorf Utzenstorf meteorite	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	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	Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 500

The Moon	J. Frondel (2009), Lunar Mineralogy, Wiley Interscience

Descartes Highlands Apollo 16 landing site	Dowty, E., Keil, K., & Prinz, M. (1974) Igneous rocks from Apollo 16 rake samples. In: Lunar Science Conference, 5th, Houston, Tex., March 18-22, 1974, Proceedings. Volume 2. (A75-39540 19-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1974, p. 431-445.

Turkey
Aegean Region Aydin Province Didim Didim meteorite	Meteoritical Society 72nd meeting, 5294(2009)

UK
England Leicestershire Barwell Barwell meteorite	Mineralogical Magazine 1966 35 : 881-902

Ukraine
Dnipropetrovs'k Oblast' (Dnepropetrovsk Oblast') Verkhne Dnieprovsk meteorite	Buchwald, V. F. & Clarke, R. S., Jr. (1987) The Verkne Dnieprovsk iron meteorite specimens in the Vienna collection and the confusion of Verkhne Dnieprovsk with Augustinovka. Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114), vol. 22, June 30, 1987, p. 121-135.; A. W. R. Bevan, J. Kinder and H. J. Axon (1979) A Metallographic Study of the Iron Meteorite Verkhne Dnieprovsk (BM 51183). Mineralogical Magazine 43:149-154.
Zakarpats'ka Oblast' (Transcarpathian Oblasť; Zakarpattia) Velykobereznyanskyi Raion Knyahynya Knyahinya meteorite	Mason B. & Wikk H. B. (1963): The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. Amer. Mus. Novitates, 2154, 1-18.

USA
Alabama De Kalb Co. Ider meteorite	T. P. Pedersen, SCHWERTMANNITE AND AWARUITE AS ALTERATION PRODUCTS IN IRON METEORITES. 62nd Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting
Alaska Nome Borough Seward Peninsula Aggie Creek meteorite	www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF2/200.html
Arizona Coconino Co. Winslow Meteor Crater and vicinity Canyon Diablo meteorite	Space Science Reviews, Volume 14, Issue 6, pp.758-831; Mulford, R. N., & El-Dasher, B. (2010). Mechanical properties of several Fe-Ni meteorites (No. LA-UR-10-07276; LA-UR-10-7276). Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
Mohave Co. Cerbat Mts (Cerbat Range) White Hills White Hills meteorite	Meteoritics & Planetary Science 36, A315 (2001)
Pima Co. Santa Rita Mts Greaterville District Box Canyon Irwin-Ainsa meteorite (Tucson meteorite)	t: Bunch, T.E. and L.H. Fuchs (1969) A new mineral: brezinaite, Cr3S4, and the Tucson meteorite. Amer. Mineral., 54, 1509–1518.
California Butte Co. Oroville (Ophir City) Oroville meteorite	Farrington, Oliver Cummings (1915), Catalogue of the meteorites of North America to January 1, 1909: National Academy of Sciences Memorandum 13: 16; Scott, E.R.D., Wasson, J.T. and Buchwald, V.F. (1973) The chemical classification of iron meteorites, VII. A reinvestigation of irons with Ge concentrations between 25 and 80 ppm. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1957; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 57.
Del Norte Co. Klamath Mts South Fork Smith River	Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990.
El Dorado Co. Shingle Springs Shingle Springs meteorite	Goldstein, J.I. and Short, J.M. (1967) The iron meteorites, their thermal history and parent bodies. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta: 31: 1743; Goldstein, J.I. (1969) The classification of iron meteorites. In: P.M. Millman (Editor), Meteorite Research, D. Reidel, Dordecht-Holland: 736; Schaudy, R., Wasson, J.T., and Buchwald, V.F. (1972) The chemical classification of iron meteorites, VI. A reinvestigation of irons with Ge concentrations lower than 1 ppm. Icarus: 17: 174-192; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 58-59.
Inyo Co. Owens Valley Owens Valley meteorite	Merrill, George Perkins (1922), A meteoric iron from Owens Valley, California: Nat. Acad. Sci. Mem. 19 4th. Mem, 7 pp.: 1-7; Goldstein, J.I. and Short, J.M. (1967) The iron meteorites, their thermal history and parent bodies. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta: 31: 1743; Goldstein, J.I. (1969) The classification of iron meteorites. In: P.M. Millman (Editor), Meteorite Research, D. Reidel, Dordecht-Holland: 734; Scott, E.R.D., Wasson, J.T. and Buchwald, V.F. (1973) The chemical classification of iron meteorites, VII. A reinvestigation of irons with Ge concentrations between 25 and 80 ppm. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1957; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 58.
Modoc Co. Goose Lake Goose Lake meteorite	Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 59.
San Bernardino Co. Lucerne Valley Limestone District Lucerne Valley Lucerne Dry Lake Lucerne Valley meteorite	Hartman, Ronald M. & Ronald A. Oriti (1964), A preliminary report on the Lucerne Valley, San Bernardino County, California, aerolites (CN 1169, 345): Meteorites: 2(2): 177-178; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 61.
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center - Twentynine Palms Surprise Spring Surprise Spring meteorite	Cohen, E. (1901), Das Meteoreisen von Surprise Springs, Bagdad, San Bernardino County, Sud-Californien: Naturwiss. Ver für Neuvorpommern und Rügen Greifswald, Mitt., Band 33: 29-33, 1 taf.; Farrington, Oliver Cummings (1915), Catalogue of the meteorites of North America to January 1, 1909: National Academy of Sciences Memorandum 13: 430; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 59-60.
Mojave National Preserve Ivanpah District (Copper World District) New York Mts Ivanpah Ivanpah meteorite (San Bernardino meteorite)	Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 59.
Turtle Mts Needles meteorite	Wasson, J.T. and Kimberlin, J. (1969) The Needles (California) iron meteorite. Meteoritics: 4: 233-239; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 61.
Trinity Co. Klamath Mts Canyon Creek District Canyon City Canyon City meteorite	Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 61-62.
Ventura Co. Ventura Ventura City Beach Ventura meteorite	Scott, E.R.D., Wasson, J.T. and Buchwald, V.F. (1973) The chemical classification of iron meteorites, VII. A reinvestigation of irons with Ge concentrations between 25 and 80 ppm. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1957-1983; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 62.
Connecticut Fairfield Co. Weston (also: Easton; Trumbull; Fairfield) Weston meteorite	Meteoritics, vol. 11, June 30, 1976, p. 111-130.
Georgia Chattooga Co. Holland's Store meteorite	Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Cherokee Co. Canton Canton meteorite	Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Losttown meteorite	Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Emanuel Co. Twin City meteorite	Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Henry Co. Locust Grove meteorite	Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Jenkins Co. Sardis meteorite	Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Oglethorpe Co. Smithonia meteorite	Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Paulding Co. Paulding County meteorite	Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Pickens Co. Pickens County meteorite	Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Polk Co. Aragon meteorite	Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Cedartown Cedartown meteorite	Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Pulaski Co. Pulaski County meteorite	Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Putnam Co. Putnam County meteorite	Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Union Co. Union County meteorite	Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Walton Co. Social Circle meteorite	Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Whitfield Co. Dalton Dalton meteorite	Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences GGWRD Bull 92
Wilcox Co. Pitts meteorite	Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340.
Illinois Jo Daviess Co. Woodbine Woodbine meteorite	Mineralogical Magazine 1967 36 : 120-126
Iowa Johnson Co. Lone Tree meteorite	Meteoritics, vol. 10, Mar. 30, 1975, p. 67-74.
Kansas Decatur Co. Leoville meteorite (Leoville CV3 meteorite)	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
Norton Co. Norton County meteorite	Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.
Kentucky Nelson Co. Cox's Creek Nelson County meteorite	http://meteoritemag.uark.edu/622.htm
Whitley Co. Cumberland Falls meteorite	Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.
Louisiana Orleans Parish New Orleans New Orleans meteorite (N'awlins meteorite)	Falster, A.U., et al (2004), The N'awlins meteorite, 31st. Rochester Mineralogical Symposium Proceedings: 11, and technical sessions presentation.
Michigan Osceola Co. Reed City Reed City meteorite	www.rasny.org/V4P89-91.HTM
Missouri Bates Co. Butler meteorite	Min Rec 31:4 p383-372
St. Genevieve Co. St. Genevieve meteorite
Nevada Churchill Co. Hot Springs meteorite	NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
Clark Co. Las Vegas meteorite	NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
Nye Co. Quartz Mountain meteorite	NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
Quinn Canyon meteorite	NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
New Mexico Colfax Co. Abbott meteorite	NMGS Spec Pub 6
Roosevelt Co. Portales Portales Valley meteorite	Lunar and Planetary Science XXX
North Dakota Grant Co. New Leipzig New Leipzig meteorite	https://www.dmr.nd.gov/ndgs/Geology%20Notes/Meteor/meteornew.asp
Ohio Auglaize Co. Kossuth Kossuth meteorite	www.ohiodnr.com/geosurvey/pdf/spring97.pdf.
Clark Co. Springfield Enon meteorite	Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340.
Oklahoma Johnston Co. Tishomingo meteorite	http://www.alaska.net/%7Emeteor/TSH.htm
Stephens Co. Marlow meteorite	Meteoritics (1954) volume 1, number 2, pp 185-186
Pennsylvania Adams Co. Mount Joy Township Mount Joy meteorite	www.amnh.org
Lycoming Co. Bald Eagle Mountain Bald Eagle meteorite	www.rasny.org/baldeagl.htm
Tennessee Claiborne Co. Tazewell meteorite	Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 54, Issue 11, November 1990, Pages 3197-3208
DeKalb Co. Smithville Smithville meteorite	Travis A. Paris (2011) Tennessee Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals 86:300-328
Overton Co. Livingston meteorite	Am Min (1948) 33:639-641
Texas Armstrong Co. Happy Canyon meteorite	Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.
Bell Co. Bartlett meteorite	Am Min (1940) 25:205
Brewster Co. Pena Blanca Springs meteorite	Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.
Ector Co. Odessa Odessa Craters	Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114), vol. 23, June 1988, p. 107-112.
Penwell Penwell meteorite	www.meteorlab.com; Meteoritics, Vol. 16, p.361
Lubbock Co. Shallowater meteorite	Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114), vol. 24, Dec. 1989, p. 195-208.; Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.
West Virginia Grant Co. Landes Landes meteorite	Meteoritics, volume 7, number 1, pages 31-38
Wisconsin Walworth Co. Zenda Zenda meteorite	Berquist, Goodwin F., Jr. (ed.) / Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters volume LII (1963) Read, William F. The Zenda meteorite, pp. 153-158
Waushara Co. Saxeville Pine River meteorite	Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340.

Uzbekistan
Buxoro (Bukhara) Viloyati Bukhara meteorite	www.meteoriticalsociety.org/bulletin/mb89preview.pdf.

Yemen
Hadramawt Governorate Kaidun meteorite	63rd.Meteorical Soc. Meeting, 5168(2000); Zolensky, M. & A.Ivanov, Chemie der Erde 63,185-246(2003)

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