Dresden (Ontario) meteorite, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canadai
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Dresden (Ontario) meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 31' 12'' North , 82° 15' 36'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Chatham | 43,550 (2018) | 13.5km |
Walpole Island | 1,878 (2018) | 23.3km |
Algonac | 4,055 (2017) | 24.8km |
Marine City | 4,143 (2017) | 29.2km |
Pearl Beach | 2,829 (2017) | 30.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Sarnia Rock & Fossil Club | Sarnia, Ontario | 50km |
Ordinary chondrite (H6, S2)
Fell, 11 July 1939, 20:56 hrs; 47.7 kg, 3 stones
A spectacular fireball was seen over southern Ontario and the northeastern United States. Three stones were recovered in the next few days (47.7 kg total mass). [A few additional smaller fragments have been recovered in subsequent years and decades.] All original fragments were covered by a well-defined blackish fusion crust (~ 1 mm thick). The meteorite is dominated by olivine and orthopyroxene as crystals, chondrules, and matrix with minor Fe-Ni metal (12 vol%) and troilite (7 vol%) being the most important secondary constituents. Total iron (~28 wt%) as well as olivine (Fa~20) and orthopyroxene (Fs~17)composition are characteristic of the H-chondrite geochemical group. The largely equilibrated matrix with its poorly defined chondrules has been consistently classified as petrologic type H6. Minor plagioclase, accessory chromite, and other minor opaques are also reported. Most olivine and plagioclase is unstrained. Although brecciation is prominent in some samples, it is less prominent in others. Small veinlets and tiny dispersed metal and sulfide blebs are also unevenly present. We follow the McCausland et al. (2006) shock level S2 assignation, but would emphasize that their article also highlights a number of interesting minor mineralogical and textural inhomogeneities.
A Pb,Th:He gas retention age t= 3.09 Ga is a likely indicator of significant collision(s) of an intermediate parent body. A reported cosmic-ray exposure (CRE) age, t= 5.3 Ma is marginally similar to a peak in H chondrite CRE ages at 6-10 Ma.
The H (relatively high in total iron) chondrites are the second largest group of ordinary chondrite falls and represent nearly 40% of well-classified and witnessed meteorite falls. Approximately 25 % of all H-group falls have been assigned to the well-equilibrated H6 petrologic type. As of late May 2017 Dresden (Ontario) was the 8th most massive of the 94 H6 falls.
The main mass has been kept at the Canadian National Meteorite Collection, Geological Survey of Canada in Ottawa. The recent McCausland et al. (2006) article has provided an excellent update and review of the meteorite's entry and petrology, but is apparently unaware of relevant observations by Ramdohr of Dresden (Ontario)'s opaque mineralogy.
What's in a name? 'Dresden (Ontario)' is the proper name for this meteorite. 'Dresden (Kansas)' is the proper name for a Kansas H5 chondrite uncovered by a bulldozer in 1953.
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7 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.; McCausland, P. J. A., Brown, P. G., & Wilson, G. C. (2006) : The Dresden (Ontario) H6 Chondrite, Part II: Classification Estimated Fireball Trajectory, and Possible Origin: Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 100(3): 104-113. (June 2006). |
ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages. |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Description: Olivine Composition (Fa20) characteristic of H-group chondrites (Fa~17-20 mol%). Reference: Mason, B. (1963) Olivine Composition in Chondrites: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 27(9): 1011-1023. (Sept 1963).; McCausland, P. J. A., Brown, P. G., & Wilson, G. C. (2006) : The Dresden (Ontario) H6 Chondrite, Part II: Classification Estimated Fireball Trajectory, and Possible Origin: Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 100(3): 104-113. (June 2006). |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages. |
ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages. |
ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages. |
ⓘ Isocubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages. |
ⓘ Mackinawite Formula: (Fe,Ni)9S8 Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages. |
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: McCausland, P. J. A., Brown, P. G., & Wilson, G. C. (2006) : The Dresden (Ontario) H6 Chondrite, Part II: Classification Estimated Fireball Trajectory, and Possible Origin: Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 100(3): 104-113. (June 2006). |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Reference: McCausland, P. J. A., Brown, P. G., & Wilson, G. C. (2006) : The Dresden (Ontario) H6 Chondrite, Part II: Classification Estimated Fireball Trajectory, and Possible Origin: Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 100(3): 104-113. (June 2006). |
ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.; McCausland, P. J. A., Brown, P. G., & Wilson, G. C. (2006) : The Dresden (Ontario) H6 Chondrite, Part II: Classification Estimated Fireball Trajectory, and Possible Origin: Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 100(3): 104-113. (June 2006). |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Isocubanite | 2.CB.55b | CuFe2S3 |
ⓘ | Mackinawite | 2.CC.25 | (Fe,Ni)9S8 |
ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Isocubanite | CuFe2S3 |
S | ⓘ Mackinawite | (Fe,Ni)9S8 |
S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Isocubanite | CuFe2S3 |
Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Fe | ⓘ Mackinawite | (Fe,Ni)9S8 |
Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Ni | ⓘ Mackinawite | (Fe,Ni)9S8 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Cu | ⓘ Isocubanite | CuFe2S3 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Mason, B. (1963) Olivine Composition in Chondrites: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 27(9): 1011-1023. (Sept 1963).
Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
Graham, A.L., Bevan, A.W.R. & Hutchison, B. (1985) Catalogue of Meteorites (4/e). University of Arizona Press: Tucson.
Wasson, J. & Wang, S. (1991) The histories of ordinary chondrite parent bodies: U,Th-He age distributions. Meteoritics 26(2): 161-167. (June 1991).
Graf, Th. & Marti K. (1995) Collisional history of H chondrites. J. Geophys. Res. (Planets) 100: 21247–21263. (Oct 1995).
Grady, M.M. (2000). Catalogue of Meteorites (5/e). Cambridge University Press: Cambridge; New York; Oakleigh; Madrid; Cape Town. 689 pages.
McCausland, P.J.A., Brown, P.G., & Wilson, G.C. (2006) : The Dresden (Ontario) H6 Chondrite, Part II: Classification Estimated Fireball Trajectory, and Possible Origin: Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 100(3): 104-113. (June 2006).
External Links
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php - MeteoriticalBulletinDatabase
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=7731 -Dresden (Ontario)@MetBullDatabase [Mass#8]
http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/test/dresdenc.jpg -Dresden (Ontario), Early photo
http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/test/dresdenb.jpg -Dresden (Ontario), recovery
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?2006JRASC.100..104M&data_type=PDF_HIGH&whole_paper=YES&type=PRINTER&filetype=.pdf -Dresden (Ontario), fall & classification.
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=7731 -Dresden (Ontario)@MetBullDatabase [Mass#8]
http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/test/dresdenc.jpg -Dresden (Ontario), Early photo
http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/test/dresdenb.jpg -Dresden (Ontario), recovery
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?2006JRASC.100..104M&data_type=PDF_HIGH&whole_paper=YES&type=PRINTER&filetype=.pdf -Dresden (Ontario), fall & classification.
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