Peace River meteorite, Peace River, Alberta, Canadai
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Peace River meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
Peace River | River |
Alberta | Province |
Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
56° 7' 59'' North , 117° 55' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Meteorite Class:
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Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
31451
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31451:7
GUID (UUID V4):
a49b1367-f302-4169-9351-af18163483c3
Ordinary Chondrite, shocked (L6; S4; W0)
Fell, 31 March 1963; 45.76 kg
Just over 3 week after a fireball and detonations, fragments of the Peace River meteorite were recovered after much of the snow had melted. The meteorite is particularly interesting because it contains ringwoodite and wadsleyite (two high-pressure polymorphs of olivine) and majorite (a high-pressure polymorph of orthopyroxene).
The meteorite is today classified as an L6 chondrite, a member of the low iron geochemical group of ordinary chondrites. When recovered it was classified as a hypersthene-olivine chondrite utilizing more explicitly mineralogical criteria than is current practice.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
10 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Akimotoite Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)SiO3 |
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) References: |
ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 References: |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 References: |
ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe |
ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
ⓘ Jadeite Formula: Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
ⓘ Majorite Formula: Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ 'Maskelynite' |
ⓘ Merrillite Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 References: |
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
ⓘ Ringwoodite Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4 References: |
ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
ⓘ Wadsleyite (TL) Formula: Mg4O(Si2O7) Type Locality: References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (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 |
ⓘ | Akimotoite | 4.CB.05 | (Mg,Fe2+)SiO3 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Merrillite | 8.AC.45 | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Ringwoodite | 9.AC.15 | (Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4 |
ⓘ | Majorite | 9.AD.25 | Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Wadsleyite (TL) | 9.BE.02 | Mg4O(Si2O7) |
ⓘ | Jadeite | 9.DA.25 | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Maskelynite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
ⓘ | '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 | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Majorite | Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Ringwoodite | (Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4 |
O | ⓘ Wadsleyite | Mg4O(Si2O7) |
O | ⓘ Merrillite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
O | ⓘ Akimotoite | (Mg,Fe2+)SiO3 |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
Na | ⓘ Merrillite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Majorite | Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3 |
Mg | ⓘ Ringwoodite | (Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4 |
Mg | ⓘ Wadsleyite | Mg4O(Si2O7) |
Mg | ⓘ Merrillite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
Mg | ⓘ Akimotoite | (Mg,Fe2+)SiO3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Majorite | Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Ringwoodite | (Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4 |
Si | ⓘ Wadsleyite | Mg4O(Si2O7) |
Si | ⓘ Akimotoite | (Mg,Fe2+)SiO3 |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
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 | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
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 | ⓘ Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Fe | ⓘ Ringwoodite | (Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4 |
Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
Fe | ⓘ Akimotoite | (Mg,Fe2+)SiO3 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
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