Oterøy meteorite, Oterøy, Kragerø Archipelago, Kragerø, Telemark, Norwayi
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Oterøy meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
Oterøy | Island |
Kragerø Archipelago | Archipelago |
Kragerø | Municipality |
Telemark | County |
Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 52' 53'' North , 9° 33' 59'' East
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Fensfeltet Geologiforening | Ulefoss | 45km |
Mindat Locality ID:
269041
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:269041:7
GUID (UUID V4):
b0bf7c0a-ef78-49d6-9d58-53301cd5b55c
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Otterøymeteoritten
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Oterøymeteoritten, Oterøy, Kragerø skjærgård, Kragerø, Telemark, Norge
Ordinary chondrite (L6)
Fell, 15 October 1928 at the eastern side of Oterøy Island near Skåtøy; 246 g
The small meteorite broke apart upon impact (largest fragment 145 g). Olivine composition (Fa25) is characteristic of L (low iron) ordinary chondrites, but little else has been reported in the readily available science literature. The main mass (consisting of 4 stones) accounted for 90% of the original mass in 1974 and has been kept at the Mineralogical-Geology Museum in Oslo where most Norwegian meteorites are housed.
Oterøy is one of 7 witnessed ordinary chondrite falls to have been recovered in Norway and, along with the Ski meteorite, one of 2 witnessed Norwegian L6 falls. 269 meteorite falls have been classified exactly as L6 chondrites making them the most numerous petrologic type of the L Chondrite group. The L chondrites are, in turn, the most abundant of all meteorite groups accounting for approximately 40% of all fully classified meteorite falls.
Note: The coordinates are approximate.
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1 valid mineral.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' Description: 'Olivine-hypersthene' meteorite (original classification) w. hypersthene a slightly dated term for a variety of orthopyroxene. |
ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - |
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