Torino meteorite, Turin, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Torino meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Turin | Commune |
| Metropolitan City of Turin | Metropolitan City |
| Piedmont | Region |
| Italy | - not defined - |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 4' 53'' North , 7° 36' 48'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Basse Dora | 143 (2014) | 1.0km |
| Ricovero Provinciale | 121 (2014) | 2.3km |
| Lesna | 1,723 (2016) | 3.1km |
| Grugliasco | 33,100 (2015) | 3.2km |
| Savonera | 1,899 (2014) | 3.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
187942
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:187942:4
GUID (UUID V4):
e10805ef-ab58-44e7-a746-d4063344671f
Name(s) in local language(s):
Meteorite Torino, Torino, Provincia di Torino, Piemonte, Italia
Official name: Torino
Observed fall: yes
Fall: 1988, May 18, 13:40 hrs
Coordinates (Catalogue of Meteorites): 45°4'N, 7°40'E
Approx. recovered weight: 977 g
Ordinary chondrite, type H6
A number of stones totalling about 977 g in weight were recovered. The meteorite has been named Torino.
A large stone of about 800 g fell in the Aeritalia parking (the aerospace company Aeritalia nowadays is named Thales Alenia Space Italia) in Corso Marche, City of Turin, a foot away from a parked car and was immediately recovered [It is curious that the company produces also impact shields to protect spacecrafts from meteorites and orbital debris].The largest fragment of this stone, A (Aeritalia), has a mass of 452 g.
Three smaller stones were later recovered at Pianezza (27 g) and in the Collegno municipal territory, namely in Collegno town (50 g) and at Villaggio Leumann (100 g), in a roughly triangular area of 18 km2.
The principal components, observed by SEM-EDS, seem to be olivine, orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, kamacite and abundant metallic phases.
Classification: N. Bhandari (1989). See also Bhandari et al. (1989). Olivine analysis, Fa18 A. Graham (1989) pers. comm.
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2 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Iron var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | 1.AE.05 | Fe | |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
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