Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
Origin locality: | 4 Vesta, Main Belt Asteroids, Outer Space |
Classification |
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Species: | Iron |
Formula: | Fe |
Comments: | Metal is relatively pure Iron (Fe>97%)with Ni~1%; Co ~1%; Such 'Ni-poor' metallic iron is unusual in most meteorite types. It is, however, frequently found in small quantities in both HED and lunar meteorites. |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Iron data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Miller Range 03443 meteorite, Miller Range, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 903629 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:903629:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 214a80bf-54cc-4d1c-982e-028997d14009 |
References |
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Beck, A. W., Mittlefehldt, D. W., McSween, Harry Y., Jr., Rumble, D., III, Lee, C-T. A. & Bodnar, R. J. (2011) MIL 03443, a dunite from asteroid 4 Vesta: Evidence for its classification and cumulate origin. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 46 (8):1133-1151. (Aug 2011) |