Lahrauli meteorite, Basti District, Uttar Pradesh, Indiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Lahrauli meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
Basti District | District |
Uttar Pradesh | State |
India | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 47' North , 82° 50' East
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Deposit first discovered:
1955
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Bastī | 115,115 (2015) | 11.6km |
Khalīlābād | 45,321 (2015) | 23.7km |
Maghar | 17,011 (2015) | 29.4km |
Tāndā | 88,073 (2015) | 31.3km |
Mehndāwal | 25,495 (2015) | 34.8km |
Classification: Ureilite (Ca-poor achondrite).
A single stone, 900 g.
Late in the morning of 24 March 1955 the Lahrauli meteorite fell in the village of Lahrauli, Basti district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Little else is known about this small stone. However, Lahrauli is a ureilite and is one of only 6 witnessed ureilite falls. The primary constituents of ureilites are familiar — olivine plus one or two pyroxenes (usually pigeonite). However, the olivine and pyroxene are oddly accompanied by various polymorphs of elemental carbon. The carbon itself is an enigmatic mix of graphite and small diamonds (plus, sometimes, chaoite and/or lonsdaleite). As in many meteorites, small amounts of metallic iron (kamacite) and iron sulfide (troilite) are invariably present. Other minor opaque minerals have been reported (vide infra). The ureilites are particularly intriguing because of seemingly contrary implications of their seemingly ordinary igneous silicate mineralogy, their diverse oxygen isotope signatures, and their very unusual nitrogen isotope compositions. The two varieties of diamond (particularly, the hexagonal lonsdaleite) and other microscopic textures suggest enormous pressures and quick cooling associated with strong impacts. However, other features suggest vapor condensation processes. Both the relative importance and the timing of these nebular and collisional processes do not appear to be settled matters at this time.
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ⓘ Diamond Formula: C Reference: N. Bhandari, V. G. Shah & A. Graham (1981). The Lahrauli ureilite. Meteoritics, vol. 16, #2, 185-191. (June 30, 1981). |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Reference: N. Bhandari, V. G. Shah & A. Graham (1981). The Lahrauli ureilite. Meteoritics, vol. 16, #2, 185-191. (June 30, 1981). |
ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe Reference: N. Bhandari, V. G. Shah & A. Graham (1981). The Lahrauli ureilite. Meteoritics, vol. 16, #2, 185-191. (June 30, 1981). |
ⓘ Pigeonite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 Reference: N. Bhandari, V. G. Shah & A. Graham (1981). The Lahrauli ureilite. Meteoritics, vol. 16, #2, 185-191. (June 30, 1981). |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: N. Bhandari, V. G. Shah & A. Graham (1981). The Lahrauli ureilite. Meteoritics, vol. 16, #2, 185-191. (June 30, 1981). |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Pigeonite | 9.DA.10 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Semi-metals and non-metals | |||
ⓘ | Diamond | 1.3.6.1 | C |
Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1) | |||
Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2 | |||
ⓘ | Pigeonite | 65.1.1.4 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | Iron | - | Fe |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Bhandari, N., Shah, V.G., Graham, A. (1981) The Lahrauli ureilite. Meteoritics, 16(2), 185-191.
Murty, S.V.S. (1994) Interstellar vs. ureilitic diamonds: Nitrogen and noble gas systematics. Meteoritics, 29(4), 507.
Grady, M.M. (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5/e). Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, New York, Oakleigh, Madrid, Cape Town, 689 pages.
Singletary, S.J., Grove, T.L. (2003) Early petrologic processes on the ureilite parent body. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 38(1), 95-108.
Bhandari, N., Shah, V.G., Graham, A. (1981) The Lahrauli Ureilite. Meteoritics, 16(2), 185.
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