Beaver meteorite, Beaver County, Oklahoma, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Beaver meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Beaver County | County |
| Oklahoma | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 48' North , 100° 32' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver | 1,454 (2017) | 2.2km |
| Forgan | 529 (2017) | 11.9km |
| Turpin | 467 (2011) | 31.5km |
| Booker | 1,636 (2017) | 38.5km |
| Darrouzett | 384 (2017) | 43.5km |
36° 48' N / 100° 32' W
Found in 1940
This meteorite was found in 1940 and used as a doorstop to hold the Beaver County, Oklahoma jail door
25.628 kg
L5 stone chondrite with shock-melting veins.
Shock stage : S1 to S5.
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| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Reference: http://www.meteorite.com/gallery/beaver.htm |
| ⓘ 'Hypersthene' Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3 Reference: http://www.meteorite.com/gallery/beaver.htm |
| ⓘ 'Maskelynite' Reference: Zhidong Xie et al. , Lunar and Planetary Science XXXI, 2065.pdf |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Hypersthene' | - | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| ⓘ | 'Maskelynite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Anadarko BasinBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
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