| Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
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| Species: | Iron var: Kamacite |
| Formula: | (Fe,Ni) |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Kamacite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Richmond meteorite, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1033235 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1033235:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 052d84de-7262-43c3-b032-3b597b4baf62 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Kamacite |
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| 81.4km (50.6 miles) | ⓘSharps meteorite, Henrico County, Virginia, USA |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (issue) | | Vol. 20 August 1974 No. 3 METEORITES OF VIRGINIA F. B. Hoffer A meteoroid is any naturally occurring...meteoroid passes through the atmosphere. The term meteorite is used for any solid object (meteoroid) that...(siderite$-composed almost wholly of the iron-nickel minerals kamacite and taenite; may also contain the minerals plessite...ataxitescontain less than 6 percent nickel and consist of kamacite only. (c) Nickel-rich ataxites-contain more than...consist of pure taenite or an irregular mixture of kamacite and taenite. (2) Stones (aero1ites)-composed mostly |
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