Noblesville meteorite, Hamilton Co., Indiana, USAi
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Noblesville meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
Hamilton Co. | County |
Indiana | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 5' 7'' North , 86° 3' 18'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cicero | 4,891 (2017) | 5.6km |
Noblesville | 59,093 (2017) | 5.9km |
Westfield | 36,738 (2017) | 7.8km |
Arcadia | 1,666 (2017) | 10.5km |
Carmel | 88,713 (2017) | 13.0km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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500 Earth Sciences Club | Indianapolis, Indiana | 36km |
Ordinary chondrite, regolith breccia (H4-6,br; S1-S2)
Fell, 31 August 1991; 484 g, one stone
Two young boys were standing outside when a whirring stone passed over them and landed with a thud ~1.3 m away and created a small 9 cm wide, 4 cm deep hole. The meteorite, covered with a nearly intact fusion-crust, was an oddly oriented wedge-shaped stone (9 cm long x 7 cm wide, base ≤ 5 cm wide) with piezoglyphs on one side of the 'wedge'. Once identified, the meteorite attracted immediate scientific attention as it consists of a number of light-colored clasts within a darker matrix. The host matrix is classified as a type H4 meteoritic assemblage with incompletely equilibrated olivine (Fa16-21) and Ca-poor pyroxene (Fs7-23±3) while the clasts are dominated by more equilibrated olivine (Fa20) and orthopyroxene (Fs18-20). Both matrix and clasts are grossly similar in overall chemistry as the dominant olivine and pyroxene (~60-70 vol%) are accompanied by subequal amounts of plagioclase, Fe-Ni metal, and troilite. Fe-Ni metal is apparently mostly kamacite (Ni 4-7 wt%), but pertinent mineralogically definitive observations are missing from the cited sources. Accessory chromite is also reported. Most intriguing, the incompletely equilibrated host material appears to be only lightly shocked, while the more equilibrated light colored H6 clasts have been shocked to shock stage S2. This suggests that the H6 material was more highly shocked and reequilibrated during some previous era before impact(s) brought it to the surface of an H4-bearing meteoroid and, later, the joint assemblage eventually encountered the earth.
Noblesville is unusually rich in solar-wind noble gases suggesting a long surface exposure for the pre-impact meteoroid. Its reported cosmic ray exposure age of ~44 Ma is significantly older than that of most H chondrites, including other H chondrite regolith breccias. As of early 2016 only 2 witnessed meteorite falls had been listed exactly as 'H4-6' meteorites [i.e., an H4, H6 mixture] with the Meteoritical Bulletin Database. It seems evident that Noblesville has had a peculiar history during its long journey from its ancestral asteroidal home(s) to a small rock on an Indiana lawn.
13 meteorites, including 4 witnessed chondrite falls are listed as confirmed meteorites for Indiana. Hamlet, Harrison County, and Rochester are the other falls. However, the Lafayette (stone) meteorite, a Martian nakhlite identified after someone studied an odd stone in a geology drawer, is probably Indiana's most famous meteorite.
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ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Reference: Lipschutz et al. (1993) Consortium study of the unusual H chondrite regolith breccia, Noblesville: Meteoritics 28(4): 528-537. (Sept 1993). |
ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 Description: Enstatite sensu strictu [En91, 93] in a few host grains. Reference: Lipschutz et al. (1993) Consortium study of the unusual H chondrite regolith breccia, Noblesville: Meteoritics 28(4): 528-537. (Sept 1993). |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Reference: Wlotzka, F. — Ed. (1992). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 72. Meteoritics 27(1): 109-117. (March 1992). ; Lipschutz et al. (1993) Consortium study of the unusual H chondrite regolith breccia, Noblesville: Meteoritics 28(4): 528-537. (Sept 1993). |
ⓘ 'Glass' Reference: Lipschutz et al. (1993) Consortium study of the unusual H chondrite regolith breccia, Noblesville: Meteoritics 28(4): 528-537. (Sept 1993). |
ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron' Description: Nickel content (4-7%) suggests that most, if not all, of the Fe-Ni metal is kamacite.
Reference: Lipschutz et al. (1993) Consortium study of the unusual H chondrite regolith breccia, Noblesville: Meteoritics 28(4): 528-537. (Sept 1993). |
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: Lipschutz et al. (1993) Consortium study of the unusual H chondrite regolith breccia, Noblesville: Meteoritics 28(4): 528-537. (Sept 1993). |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Reference: Lipschutz et al. (1993) Consortium study of the unusual H chondrite regolith breccia, Noblesville: Meteoritics 28(4): 528-537. (Sept 1993). |
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 Description: Clast Composition: Pyroxene Fs18-20, mean 19, H4-Host Composition: Pyroxene Fs 7-22, mean 17, PMD 2%. Reference: Wlotzka, F. — Ed. (1992). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 72. Meteoritics 27(1): 109-117. (March 1992). |
ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS Description: Troilite is heterogeneously distributed in the matrix. Reference: Lipschutz et al. (1993) Consortium study of the unusual H chondrite regolith breccia, Noblesville: Meteoritics 28(4): 528-537. (Sept 1993). |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Glass' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Meteoritic Iron' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Wlotzka, F. — Ed. (1992). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 72. Meteoritics 27(1): 109-117. (March 1992).
Lipschutz, M. E., Spaulding, B., Kinzie, B. D., & Gartenhaus, S. (1993) Fall and recovery of the Noblesville (Indiana, U.S.A.) H chondrite: Meteoritics 28(2): 240-242. (June 1993).
Lipschutz et al. (1993) Consortium study of the unusual H chondrite regolith breccia, Noblesville: Meteoritics 28(4): 528-537. (Sept 1993).
Grady, M.M (2000). Catalogue of Meteorites (5/e). Cambridge University Press: Cambridge; New York; Oakleigh; Madrid; Cape Town. 689 pages.
External Links
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php - MeteoriticalBulletinDatabase
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=16985 -Noblesville@MetBullDatabase
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/get_original_photo.php?recno=5630960 -Noblesville photo
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1993Metic..28..240L - Fall
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1993Metic..28..528L&data_type=PDF_HIGH&whole_paper=YES&type=PRINTER&filetype=.pdf - Consortium study
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=16985 -Noblesville@MetBullDatabase
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/get_original_photo.php?recno=5630960 -Noblesville photo
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1993Metic..28..240L - Fall
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1993Metic..28..528L&data_type=PDF_HIGH&whole_paper=YES&type=PRINTER&filetype=.pdf - Consortium study
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