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| March, 1932. Vol. XXIII. Hoba (South-West Africa), the largest known meteorite. (With Plate I.) By L. J...collect some information about the largest known meteorite. The facts concerning remarkable obiects such...The scanty accounts so far published of the Hoba meteorite give the date of discovery as ' about t w e...the southern boundary of the Hoba-West farm (no. 322) in the Grootfontein district. I t is 12 miles (by...(by road 15 miles) west of the town of Grootfontein (meaning in Dutch, great spring). The mass has consequently |
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| oxidation products on the surface of the Hoba nickel-iron meteorite D. C. GOLDEN!, D. W. MING2 AND M. E...oxide layer adjacent to the surface of the Hoba Ni-Fe meteorite was analyzed chemically and mineralogically...oxide layer surrounding Hoba. Most of the Ni from the unweathered original meteorite was distributed among...Some Ni migrated to the limestone in which the meteorite is embedded. No evidence for zaratite or akaganeite...accumulation in limestone in contact with the meteorite is probably due to phosphate adsorbed on Fe-oxides |
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| quartz-dolerite crosses the top of the hill. The meteorite lies exposed for some 2 feet above the surface...t there was a sacred stone FIG. 1. The Mbosi meteorite ; side view as seen in the excavation. (Much reduced...as can be seen from the present exposure, the meteorite is roughly wedge-shaped, about 10 feet long, 3...3 feet wide, and 4 feet FIo. 2. The Mbosi meteorite viewed from the left end of fig. 1. (Muchreduced...they attracted the fine sawdust. Neither the meteorite as a whole nor the piece detached appeared to |
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| The Mechanical and Thermal Alteration of Iron Meteorite Structures H. J. AXON, Department of Metallurgy...rates require the parent meteorite bodies to be very much larger than known meteorite falls and it is necessary...in size. This nickel-iron, extracted from the meteorite and cleaned from adhering material, shows some...to their diameter. Polished sections of the meteorite show that 1. The clusters of nickel-iron grains...Metallographic Observations on the TishomingoOklahoma Meteorite R. D. BUCHHEIT and J. L. MC CALL, Battelle Memorial |
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| Mountainland The Central Northern to Northwest Region including Damaraland The Central Namib Desertand...Copper Deposits The South The Pegmatitesin Central Namibia Luderitz and the Diamonds 44 49 241 254 272 275... Encyclopedia of the Mineralsof Namibia 443 Meteorites in Namibia Bibliography Index Photo credits...__ Republic of Namibia The President State House W°Ntdhoek FOREWORD Namibia is endowed with an...from near and far. Fine mineral specimen from Namibia are displayed in all the famous natural science |
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| considered. and SHORT,1967) assumed that the meteorite behaved like a binary Fe-Ni alloy. Later models...interdiffusion useful for determining the rate at which a meteorite coefficients must be known as a function of temperacooled...The higher Ni content region near r/;~ interfaces in P free chondrites. This region is preponderantly tetrataenite;...observed. The Cape York composition places the meteorite in the e + Ph phase field at 1400C so that r +...solubility limits could not be measured. In the Grant meteorite the r2 did not decompose to z + ;’ + Ph at 3oO;C |
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| Introduction IIIAB irons comprise the largest iron meteorite group, accounting for about one-third of all iron...relatively homogeneous group, IVB iron meteorites (Hoba), previously analysed in great detail by Campbell...amongst the four sets of data which suggest that Hoba is not as homogeneous as first believed both at...to the major element content of FeNi-metal. Schreibersite stringers and blebs, up to 44 Am in size, are...our section. The major element composition of schreibersite is very consistent throughout the sample with |
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| Reflected light photomicrographs of low-Ni IVB iron meteorite, Cape of Good Hope (left) and high-Ni IVB iron...have accurate bulk Ni and P contents for each meteorite. Although bulk Ni and P contents of the IVB irons...re-measured the bulk Ni and P content of each meteorite using X-ray area scans obtained with wavelength...measured. Pure Fe, Ni, Co and (Fe–Ni)3P in the Grant meteorite (15.5 wt.% P) were used as standards. The bulk...each IVB iron. The total area scanned for each meteorite was dependent on its structure and ranged from |
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| Appendices, References PUBLISH ED FOR THE CENTER FOR METEORITE STUDIES, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY BY THE UNIVERSITY...Poems, London,l803 PREFACE The Center for Meteorite Studies is pleased to have the opportunity to...work. As a part of his travels the Center for Meteorite Studies is proud to acknowledge the year he spent...teaching about the meteorites in the Nininger Meteorite Collection. This set of books is the most comprehensive... Foremost certainly as far as the Center for Meteorite Studies is concerned is Herbert G. Fales whose |
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| obtain a panorama of the scope and substance of meteorite research. I endeavored to remedy this situation...not exhaustively discussed—the great upsurge in meteorite research along many new lines in recent years...and conservation of meteoritic material. Every meteorite is to some degree unique; and meteorites, unlike...I not been favored bv the curatorship of the meteorite collection of The American Museum of Natural History...Chicago Natural History Museum, the Nininger Meteorite Collection (Arizona State University, Tempe), |
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| Meteorites ol . Meteorite Classification 63 . Collecting Meteorites 78 . Meteorite Craters 90 OT...and Museums 123 Appendix D: Meteorite Dealers 127 Appendix E: Meteorite Verification Laboratories ...the area of meteorites; Mike’s cataloging of meteorite prices over the past ten years has been an invaluable...Martinez assisted me with the photography of meteorite and tektite samples; trust me, these rocks are...History in New York for photos of the Willamette Meteorite and the 1833 Niagara Falls Leonid Storm painting |
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| Stones from the Sky 17 3 Astronomical 27 4 Meteorite Flight, Falls, and Impacts 37 5 The Morphology...Possible Primitive Life 213 Forms 5 CONTENTS 18 Meteorite Ages and Isotopic Studies 219 19 The Origin... Illustrations PLATES PAGE The fall of the Sikhot-Alin Meteorite (Academy of Sciences of the USSR) 45 The re-entry...Schwarz) 49 The World's largest single meteorite mass-the Hoba meteorite, South West Africa (American Museum...recovery site (V. F. Buchwald, the finder) 57 A meteorite mass (iron) on display in Outer Mongolia (New |
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| Meteorites 51 5. Meteorite Classification 63 6. Collecting Meteorites 78 7. Meteorite Craters 90 8...and Museums 123 Appendix D: Meteorite Dealers 127 Appendix E: Meteorite Verification Laboratories 133...the area of meteorites; Mike's cataloging of meteorite prices over the past ten years has been an invaluable...Martinez assisted me with the photography of meteorite and tektite samples; trust me, these rocks are...History in New York for photos of the Willamette Meteorite and the 1833 Niagara Falls Leonid Storm painting |
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| mineralogists of that time working actively in meteorite research. It was then one of the few books available...the following years, great progress was made in meteorite research, mainly due to the increasing interest...fields, as well as meteorite, collectors and experts. Thus, this book describes meteorite falls, in¬ cluding...to obtain these results. An appendix for the meteorite collector shows how to calculate trade values...values for different meteorites, and a list of meteorite falls from the last 8 years is given. Mainz, January |
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| Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters O. Richard Norton Illustrated by Dorothy S. Norton Mountain Press...O. Richard. Rocks from space : meteorites and meteorite hunters / O. Richard Norton ; illustrated by Dorothy...Meteorites 5. Meteorite Showers 6. Two Great Siberian Meteorite Falls 7. America's Great Meteorite Crater 8...Ill 131 Part ll - what is a Meteorite? 9. How to Recognize a Meteorite 10. Chondrites-The Common Stony...Mantles of Planets 157 175 201 215 235 Part ill - Meteorite Hunters 14. The Great Meteorites—Their Discovery |
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| a giant meteorite on the Earth; inside appearance of the famous Arizona (Barringer) meteorite crater,...diameter. (From the book by Nininger, Arizona’s Meteorite Crater. Past-Present-Future11.) Pergamon Press...2198/66 1387164 Contents Introduction I. Meteorite craters on the surface of the Earth 1 1. The...Description of craters Conclusion 2. Authentic meteorite craters 1 3 4 6 8 8 Arizona Odessa Henbury Wabar...11 19 27 31 33 42 42 42 46 48 58 3. Suspected meteorite craters 60 Bosumtwi (Ashanti) Talemzane Mount |
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| remarkable are some of the Puys in the Auvergne region of France, one 280 feet high bearing a church and...respective craters the many lava flows in the Auvergne region, the eighteenth-century French geologist Nicolas...000 to 6,000 feet thick; those in the Columbia region of Idaho and Oregon, USA, are not so thick but...that of the Hoba siderite (all meteorites are named after the place where they fell - Hoba is in southwest...about 4,200 feet across and 570 feet deep. The meteorite whose fall produced it long ago is estimated to |
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| between porphyry and limestone White Knob, Mackay region, Idaho. (After J. B. Umpleby.) at they are followed...of magmatic with non-magmatic material in this region. \V. H. Collins makes out a strong case for extensive...diopside morphism. Trans- and pyroxenites of this region around the central limestone with magnetite and...might account for all the phenomena observed in the region. If so, these phenomena belong to assimilation...by a detailed study of the lavas of the San Juan region, Colorado, to the conviction that there must have |
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| of magmatic with non-magmatic material in this region. W. H. Collins makes out a strong case for extensive...eastern Transvaal. the ancient schists of this region took place in several stages. At each stage there...The syenites, shonkinites and pyroxenites of this region occupy several square miles around the central...might account for all the phenomena observed in the region. If so, rather than to these phenomena belong to...by a detailed study of the lavas of the San Juan region, Colorado, to the conviction that there must have |
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| Mattson CRYSTAL FORM AND STRUCTURE/Cecil /. Schneer METEORITE CRATERS/C. J. H. McCall 01111111m1111111111...Papers in Geology/ 36 A BENCHMARK ® Books Series METEORITE CRATERS G. J. Edited by H. MCCALL Senior Consultant...under title: Meteorite craters. (Benchmark papers in geology; 36) Includes indexes. 1. Meteorite craters-Addresses...under title: Meteorite craters. (Benchmark papers in geology; 36) Includes indexes. 1. Meteorite craters-Addresses...actual scars on the surface of the earth, of meteorite strikes? If we accept that the impact of meteorites |
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| range of topics covered, including asteroid and meteorite classification, chemical and physical properties...Minerals Terrestrial Weathering Meteorite Classification Meteors Meteorite Densities Magnetic Field Radioactive...How well can we link these bodies to particular meteorite groups? What can be learned from returned samples...atmosphere is relatively transparent in this wavelength region. The light that allows us to see asteroids originated...bodies with similar sizes to the wavelengths of each region, and the temperatures of different bodies emitting |
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| Importance 90 Definitions 91 Fall phenomena 91 Kirin meteorite shower 93 Classification, internal structure...features 107 Abundance 109 Antarctic meteorites 110 Meteorite ages 111 Formation interval 111 Formation age...modification 129 Criteria for identification of meteorite impact craters 130 General 130 Shock metamorphism...generally accepted as having been formed by a meteorite impact. It was here that coesite (a high density...transient high-pressure shock wave — e.g., froma meteorite impact. Evidence of shock metamorphism is now |
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| postulated again a development of metallurgy in a region in eastern Anatolia and northern Iraq, from where...mountain range in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan) this region is the so-called Tethyan Eurasian metallogenic...disregarded, such as, e.g. in the deposits of Tsumeb in Namibia or those in Chile, from where it has become world... can be considered a highly frequented transit region between Anatolia, the Caucasus and Iran on the...millennium and about 3000 BC suggests that this region had also a position as a major innovation centre |
