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Kamacite from
Seminole meteorite, Gaines County, Texas, USA


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Iron var: Kamacite
Formula:(Fe,Ni)
Comments:Fe-Ni metal often rims chondrules.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kamacite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Seminole meteorite, Gaines County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1033549
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1033549:1
GUID (UUID V4):3b299107-dbe0-4a33-a3fb-613dd6d0a8d7
Nearest other occurrences of Kamacite
39.4km (24.5 miles) Ashmore meteorite, Gaines County, Texas, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) Loop meteorite, Gaines County, Texas, USA
47.1km (29.2 miles) Wellman (a) meteorite, Terry County, Texas, USA
71.8km (44.6 miles) Brownfield (1937) meteorite, Terry County, Texas, USA
88.8km (55.2 miles) Lea County 002 meteorite, Jal, Lea County, New Mexico, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE SEMINOLE, GAINES CO., TEXAS, METEORITE G.I Huss American Meteorite Laboratory Denver, Colorado P...Arizona The Seminole Meteorite was found near Seminole, Texas in 1961 and recognized as a meteorite in 1963...Western Texas and Southeastern New Mexico. Mrs. John C. Upton saw the fireball near Seminole, Gaines Co...., Texas and wrote to the Lubbock A valanche-Journal telling of the event. She also mentioned that she...coordinates, lat 32 N.; long 102 W. It proved to be a meteorite. EXTERNAL FORM The mass of this original find
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University, Blacksburg D. A. Howe and R. L. Harris Texas Tech University Lubbock G. Kullurud Geophysical...Massachusetts The Ashmore meteorite was found near the town of Ashmore, Gaines County, Texas, in February 1969...and olivine chondrules. Location: The Ashmore meteorite was discovered between February 15 and 20, 1969...northwest quarter of Section 18, Block C 32, Gaines County, Texas Fig. 1. The locality is approximately 2...corner of Terry, Gaines, and Dawson counties, lat 32°54' N; long 102° 17' W. The meteorite lay at a depth
 
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