Mässing meteorite, Massing, Rottal-Inn District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germanyi
Regional Level Types | |
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Mässing meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
Massing | Municipality |
Rottal-Inn District | District |
Lower Bavaria | Administrative Region |
Bavaria | State |
Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 22' 59'' North , 12° 36' 0'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Massing | 4,144 (2013) | 1.1km |
Unterdietfurt | 2,174 (2011) | 4.9km |
Gangkofen | 6,638 (2013) | 6.5km |
Niedertaufkirchen | 1,333 (2011) | 6.7km |
Geratskirchen | 825 (2017) | 6.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
260605
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:260605:0
GUID (UUID V4):
a616b1a6-b3fc-4317-b798-4d141c00f581
Name(s) in local language(s):
Meteorit von Mässing, Massing, Niederbayern, Bayern, Deutschland
Howardite (achondrite)
Fell 13 Dec 1803, 1.6 kg
Before noon a loud cannon-like roll of ten or so detonations were heard. It was followed by a whirring sound before a small stone penetrated the tiles of a shed. Soon found was the still warm stone with the reek of powder. Only ~60 grams are now preserved, partly because many chemical-mineralogical assays of the 19th century involved destructive analysis. Mässing is now classified as a Howardite and is one of the only 16 Howardite falls witnessed between 1803 and 1994. With so little of Mässing's mass remaining, current research on Mässing has been quite sparse. Pyroxenes, chromite, and troilite were noted in the 19th Century. With more modern techniques but less material to work with, Mason observed both compositionally variable pyroxenes (mostly orthopyroxene) and variable plagioclase.
Howardites are essentially mixtures, often highly brecciated, of Eucritic materials (dominated by plagioclase-pyroxene intergrowths) and Diogenitic materials (dominated by orthopyroxene). They also contain occasional exotic clasts apparently derived from impacts with other meteorites and comets, esp. Carbonaceous Chondrites. It is believed that almost all Howardites, Eucrites, and Diogenites (HED meteorites) are fragments of the asteroid 4 Vesta. However, some 'look-alike' HED meteorites with anomalous oxygen isotopes and Fe/Mn ratios make it clear that not all HED meteorites are from the same parent body. Definitive determinations for the parent body/bodies of specific HED meteorites is still somewhat in the future.
Note: While the meteorite is known as Mässing meteorite, the present name of the town next to which it fell is Massing.
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5 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 Description: Bronzite noted in euhedral crystals [Caution: Definitions of Bronzite have varied over time. Mason et al. (1979) provide relevant quantitative data.] |
ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 Description: Bronzite noted in euhedral crystals [Caution: Definitions of Bronzite have varied over time. Mason et al. (1979) provide relevant quantitative data.] |
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' Description: The dominant pyroxene |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Description: Plagioclase range (Ab4-21) indicates the presence of both Anorthite and Bytownite (An70Ab30—An90Ab10) |
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 Description: Pyroxene (Fs22-46) range is not unusual for the brecciated howardites. |
ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS Description: Commentary by the translators make it clear that Tschermak's 'pyrrhotite' was in fact Troilite (FeS). References: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
ⓘ | var. Bronzite | 9.DA.05 | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Anorthite | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
ⓘ | var. Bytownite | 9.FA.35 | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Al | ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
Fe | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
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