Locality type:

Meteorite Fall Location

Classification

Species:

Djerfisherite

Formula:

K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Pena Blanca Spring meteorite, Gage Ranch, Marathon, Brewster County, Texas, USA

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

807797

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:807797:4

GUID (UUID V4):

01c99299-3f4c-45a5-b94f-4d4157b70017

References

Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.

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	*Keil, Klaus (1989) Enstatite meteorites and their parent bodies. Meteoritics, 24 (4) 195-208 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1989.tb00694.x**	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	(1989) © Meteoritical Society, 1989. Printed in USA Enstatite meteorites and their parent bodies* KLAUS...University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131 USA (Received 10 August 1989; accepted in revisedform...Aubrites represent samples from a third enstatite meteorite parent body. 3. The aubrite parent body may have...Shallowater may be a sample from yet a fourth enstatite meteorite parent body. 6. Shallowater experienced a complex...reassembly. 7. It is unknown why some enstatite meteorite parent bodies melted (the aubrite and Shallowater
	*King, Elbert A. (n.d.) Space Geology - An Introduction. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.*	Book
	2. Lunar geology. 3. Planets — Surfaces. 4. Meteorite craters. I. Title. QB501.K56 550'.999 75-45357...geological exploration of space. Elbert King Houston, Texas Elbert A. King is Professor of Geology at the...M.A. degrees in geology from The University of Texas. Contents 1, Meteorites INTRODUCTION STONY METEORITES...INTRODUCTION 95 METEOR CRATER, ARIZONA 98 ODESSA CRATERS, TEXAS 102 HAVILAND CRATER, KANSAS 103 THE CANADIAN CRATERS...at Mecca. This stone is widely reputed to be a meteorite and even thought to be the oldest preserved fragment

Djerfisherite from Pena Blanca Spring meteorite, Gage Ranch, Marathon, Brewster County, Texas, USA

Djerfisherite from
Pena Blanca Spring meteorite, Gage Ranch, Marathon, Brewster County, Texas, USA