Revelstoke meteorite, Revelstoke Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Revelstoke meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Revelstoke Mining Division | Division |
| British Columbia | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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51° 19' 59'' North , 118° 56' 59'' West
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Classification: CI1 Carbonaceous Chondrite.
Late in the evening of March 31, 1965 a brilliant fireball was seen over the glaciated mountains of British Columbia. After exploding at ~30 km, the fireball broke into at least two fireballs, and soon afterward violent detonations were heard over 100 km. After a mostly futile search two holes in the ice were observed and two tiny fragments lay in the snow (total 1 gram of material). Tiny Revelstoke has been classified as a CI1 (Ivuna-like) Carbonaceous Chondrite and is the smallest of the nine known CI1 group (5 witnessed falls & 4 other Antarctic finds.)
The CI Carbonaceous Chondrites have given us our best estimates for the composition of the moderately heavy and heavy elements in the sun and in the earthβs core. Indeed, carbonaceous chondrites are substantially defined by their nearly solar Mg/Si ratios. They are also defined by similar oxygen isotope ratios. Within these defining chemical and physical parameters, the CI chemical group is distinguished by the absence of chondrules and by a high degree of hydration.
Several studies of CI1 chondrites have included Revelstoke, but most of them are publicly available only in abstract form.
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4 valid minerals.
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| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: R. E. Folinsbee, J. A . V. Douglas & J. A. Maxwell (1967). Revelstoke, a new Type I carbonaceous chondrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Vol. 31, #10, 1625β1635. (October 1967).; R. E. Folinsbee, J. A .V. Douglas & J. A. Maxwell (1967). Revelstoke, a new Type I carbonaceous chondrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Vol. 31, #10, 1625β1635. (October 1967) |
| β Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 Reference: R. E. Folinsbee, J. A . V. Douglas & J. A. Maxwell (1967). Revelstoke, a new Type I carbonaceous chondrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Vol. 31, #10, 1625β1635. (October 1967).; R. E. Folinsbee, J. A .V. Douglas & J. A. Maxwell (1967). Revelstoke, a new Type I carbonaceous chondrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Vol. 31, #10, 1625β1635. (October 1967) |
| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: R. E. Folinsbee, J. A . V. Douglas & J. A. Maxwell (1967). Revelstoke, a new Type I carbonaceous chondrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Vol. 31, #10, 1625β1635. (October 1967).; R. E. Folinsbee, J. A .V. Douglas & J. A. Maxwell (1967). Revelstoke, a new Type I carbonaceous chondrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Vol. 31, #10, 1625β1635. (October 1967) |
| β Troilite Formula: FeS Reference: Brearley, A. J. & Jones, R. H. (1998): Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 3, 398 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. (1998) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| β | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
| S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | β Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
| Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | β Troilite | FeS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Folinsbee, R. E., J. A .V. Douglas & J. A. Maxwell (1967). Revelstoke, a new Type I carbonaceous chondrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta: 31(10): 1625β1635. (October, 1967).
Carr, M. H. (1970). Atmospheric collection of debris from the Revelstoke and Allende fireballs. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta: 34(6): 689-700. (June, 1970).
Larson, E. E., D. E. Watson, J. M. Herndon & Marvin W. Rowe (1974). Thermomagnetic analysis of meteorites, 1. C1 chondrites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters: 21(4): 345-350. (March, 1974).
Hyman, Mariam & Marvin W. Rowe (1982). Magnetite in Carbonaceous Chondrites (Abstract). Lunar and Planetary Science XIII: 354-355. (March, 1982).
Brearley, A. J. & Jones, R. H. (1998): Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 3, 398 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA.
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