Locality type:

Meteorite Fall Location

Classification

Species:

Iron var: Kamacite

Formula:

(Fe,Ni)

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Knyahinya meteorite, Knyahynya, Velykyi Bereznyi Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

956661

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:956661:3

GUID (UUID V4):

89ca6b56-e7bc-4639-b262-9b834ddcc2c6

Nearest other occurrences of Kamacite

81.8km (50.8 miles)

ⓘ Kisvarsány meteorite, Kisvarsány, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, Hungary

90.8km (56.4 miles)

ⓘ Košice meteorite, Košice I, Košice, Košice Region, Slovakia

References

Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1963) The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2154, New York. 18 pp. (Sept 1963).

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	*(2006) History of the meteorite collection of the Natural History Museum of Vienna. Special Publication, 256. Geological Society of London. 123-133 doi:10.1144/gsl.sp.2006.256.01.06*	Report (chapter)
	University of Arizona on May 25, 2015 History of the meteorite collection of the Natural History Museum of Vienna...brandstaetter@nhm-wien.ac.at) Abstract: The meteorite collection of the Natural History Museum of Vienna...permitted the acquisition of select contemporary meteorite falls and finds. From then on, the meteorites...purposes. Up until the end of the year 2003, the meteorite collection had increased to a total of 2336 localities...(eds) 2006. The History of Meteoritics and Key Meteorite Collections: Fireballs, Falls and Finds. Geological
	*(1875) VI.—A Chapter in the History of Meteorites. Geological Magazine, S. 2 Vol. 2 (12) 589-608 doi:10.1017/s0016756800160704*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	{Continued from page 560.) 1866, June 9th.—Knyahinya, near8 Nagy-Berezna, TTnghvar, Hungary. Shortly...investigation of thin sections of a fragment of this meteorite, illustrated with eight drawings indicating peculiarities...a black enamel, while the grey powder of the meteorite, when moistened with distilled water, reacts distinctly...Baumhauer, by whom it was undertaken, finds the Knyahinya meteorite to have the following composition :— Nickel-iron...according to Damours's analysis, constitutes the meteorite of Chassigny (1815, October 3rd), and occurs as

Kamacite from Knyahinya meteorite, Knyahynya, Velykyi Bereznyi Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine

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Knyahinya meteorite, Knyahynya, Velykyi Bereznyi Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine