Sierra Blanca meteorite (Huejuquilla; Jimenez; Villa Nueva), Jiménez Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexicoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca meteorite (Huejuquilla; Jimenez; Villa Nueva) | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Jiménez Municipality | Municipality |
| Chihuahua | State |
| Mexico | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 8' 59'' North , 104° 54' 0'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| José Mariano Jiménez | 34,281 (2018) | 3.2km |
| Tierra Blanca | 204 (2018) | 4.3km |
| California | 352 (2014) | 6.9km |
| Jacobo | 131 (2014) | 7.6km |
| Zaragoza | 354 (2014) | 10.2km |
Iron meteorite, octahedrite (IAB?, Og)
Find, 1784; 405 g
Two small pieces of a weathered iron meteorite were originally associated with the name Sierra Blanca. Examination by Buchwald of a portion of the smaller fragment revealed kamacite and taenite within a Widmanstätten pattern plus plessite and schreibersite. The small amount of material available plus the extra distortion created by both hammering and terrestrial corrosion has made a definitive classification impossible. However, it could be that Sierra Blanca is a fragment of the Toluca IIAB iron — also recovered in the Chihuahua region of Mexico in the 18th Century. In any case, both Rose (1964) and Buchwald (1975) believed that to be the case.
Sierra Blanca is one of 280 meteorites now listed as IAB irons at the Meteoritical Bulletin Database (as of early September 2015). Only Campo del Cielo and Toluca are reported to have been recovered earlier (1576,1776, resp.).
According to the Catalogues of Meteorites (2000), a 230 g piece was being held at Tartu University in Dorpat and 147 g was at the Museum für Naturkunde (MfN) in Berlin. A 15 g fragment at the Museum of Natural History (London) had been acquired through an exchange with the MfN.
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3 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe Reference: Rose, G. (1864) Beschreibung und Eintheilung der Meteoriten auf Grund der Sammlung im Mineralogischen Museum zu Berlin. Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin , (aus dem Jahre 1863), 23-161,4 plates.; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Reference: Rose, G. (1864) Beschreibung und Eintheilung der Meteoriten auf Grund der Sammlung im Mineralogischen Museum zu Berlin. Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin , (aus dem Jahre 1863), 23-161,4 plates.; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| ⓘ Iron var. Martensite Formula: Fe Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| ⓘ 'Plessite' Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P Description: As skeleton crystals and grain boundary precipitates. Rhabdites noted by Rose (1864). Reference: Rose, G. (1864) Beschreibung und Eintheilung der Meteoriten auf Grund der Sammlung im Mineralogischen Museum zu Berlin. Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin , (aus dem Jahre 1863), 23-161,4 plates.; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Reference: Rose, G. (1864) Beschreibung und Eintheilung der Meteoriten auf Grund der Sammlung im Mineralogischen Museum zu Berlin. Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin , (aus dem Jahre 1863), 23-161,4 plates.; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | var. Martensite | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Plessite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| P | Phosphorus | |
|---|---|---|
| P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Martensite | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Rose, G. (1864) Beschreibung und Eintheilung der Meteoriten auf Grund der Sammlung im Mineralogischen Museum zu Berlin. Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin , (aus dem Jahre 1863), 23-161,4 plates.
Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.
Grady, M. M. (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5/e). Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, New York, Oakleigh, Madrid, Cape Town. 690 pages.
External Links
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php = Meteoritical Bulletin Database
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=23587 -Sierra Blanca@MetBullDatabase
http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35880/vol3-Sen-Sie(LO).pdf#page=14 -Buchwald(1975)
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=23587 -Sierra Blanca@MetBullDatabase
http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35880/vol3-Sen-Sie(LO).pdf#page=14 -Buchwald(1975)
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