Knyahinya meteorite, Knyahynya, Velykyi Bereznyi Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukrainei
Regional Level Types | |
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Knyahinya meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
Knyahynya | - not defined - |
Velykyi Bereznyi Raion | Raion (Abolished) |
Zakarpattia Oblast | Oblast |
Ukraine | Country |
Knyahinya meteorite, Knyahynya, Carpathian Mountains, Europe
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 53' 59'' North , 22° 23' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Meteorite Class:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Velykyi Bereznyi | 7,078 (2012) | 4.6km |
Perechyn | 7,000 (2014) | 19.2km |
Snina | 22,221 (2016) | 20.7km |
Kamianytsia | 1,886 (2012) | 23.0km |
Sobrance | 6,262 (2016) | 23.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
247125
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:247125:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0ade38ca-a255-4970-b705-f7b0fd60742e
Meteorite fall (1866) of L/LL5 chondrites. Meteorite crater lies just a few 100 meters from the Slovak border. The largest piece of the meteorite is exhibited in the Natural History Museum in Vienna.
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9 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Description: Plagioclase composition (Ab92An8) is within the albite domain (Mason & Wiik,1963). References: |
ⓘ 'Apatite' ? Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) References: |
ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 References: |
ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Description: Olivine composition (Fa25) is uniform (Mason & Wiik,1963). |
ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe |
ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
ⓘ Iron var. Martensite Formula: Fe |
ⓘ Merrillite ? Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 References: |
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' |
ⓘ 'Plessite' |
ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) References: |
ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS References: |
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) |
ⓘ | var. Martensite | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Merrillite ? | 8.AC.45 | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Plessite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Apatite' ? | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Merrillite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Merrillite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Mg | ⓘ Merrillite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Merrillite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Merrillite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
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 | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Martensite | Fe |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
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