Ordinary Low-Iron Chondrite (L6)
Fell, 3 April 1889; 11 kg

After a fireball and detonations, a single stone was found. Olivine, pyroxene, troilite, and Fe-Ni metal were reported or acknowledged in several publications authored by George Thurland Prior and others. Glass (~15 vol%) , partially devitrified, is quite prominent. Small grains of diopside and albitic plagioclase are also reported.

Lundsgård is one of two witnesses L6 chondrite falls recovered from Sweden. Most of the mass (~9.5 kg) has been preserved in Stockholm at the Naturhistoriska riksmuseet.

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Mineral List

ⓘ Chromite

ⓘ Diopside

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ 'Glass'

ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron'

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

ⓘ Troilite

3 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ L6 chondrite meteorite

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Meteorite and other extra-terrestrial rock and sediment
- Meteorite
  - Chondrite meteorite
    - Ordinary chondrite meteorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

References:

Bjärnborg, K. & Schmitz, B. (2013) Large spinel grains in a CM chondrite (Acfer 331): Implications for reconstructions of ancient meteorite fluxes: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 48 (2): 180-194. (Feb 2013)

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

References:

Hadding, A. (1940) Der Lundsgård-Meteorit. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 62 (4): 397-407. (Nov.-Dec. 1940).

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Description: Composition (Fa24) falls within general range of ordinary L chondrite range.

References:

Prior, G.T. (1913) On the remarkable similarity in chemical and mineral composition of chondritic meteorites. Mineral Magazine 17 (78): 33-38. (Dec 1913).

Hadding, A. (1940) Der Lundsgård-Meteorit. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 62 (4): 397-407. (Nov.-Dec. 1940).

Mason, Brian (1963) Olivine composition in chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 27 (10) 1011-1023 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(63)90062-0

Graham, A. L., Bevan, A. W. R., Hutchison, R. (1985) Catalogue of Meteorites - With Special Reference to those Represented in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History) (4th ed.) British Museum (Natural History), London.

ⓘ 'Glass'

References:

Hadding, A. (1940) Der Lundsgård-Meteorit. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 62 (4): 397-407. (Nov.-Dec. 1940).

ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron'

References:

and Its Application to Seventeen Meteoric Stones: Mineral Magazine 18 (87): 349-353. (Nov 1919).

Prior, G.T. (1919) A Method for the Quick Determination of the Approximate Amount and Composition of the Nickeliferous Iron in Meteorites

Hadding, A. (1940) Der Lundsgård-Meteorit. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 62 (4): 397-407. (Nov.-Dec. 1940).

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

References:

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Description: Mostly as matrix between chondrule olivines grains in chondrules.

References:

Hadding, A. (1940) Der Lundsgård-Meteorit. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 62 (4): 397-407. (Nov.-Dec. 1940).

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

References:

Hadding, A. (1940) Der Lundsgård-Meteorit. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 62 (4): 397-407. (Nov.-Dec. 1940).

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

References:

Prior, G.T. (1913) On the remarkable similarity in chemical and mineral composition of chondritic meteorites. Mineral Magazine 17 (78): 33-38. (Dec 1913).

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Meteoritic Iron'	-
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Glass'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
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
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

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References

(n.d.) Meteoritical Bulletin Database. The International Society for Meteoritics and Planetary Science.

www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=14755

www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/get_original_photo.php?recno=5630659

www.hou.usra.edu (n.d.) http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2014/pdf/1908.pdf

Prior, G.T. (1913) On the remarkable similarity in chemical and mineral composition of chondritic meteorites. Mineral Magazine 17 (78): 33-38. (Dec 1913).

Prior, G.T. (1919) A Method for the Quick Determination of the Approximate Amount and Composition of the Nickeliferous Iron in Meteorites ; and Its Application to Seventeen Meteoric Stones: Mineral Magazine 18 (87): 349-353. (Nov 1919).

Prior, G. T. (1923) Catalogue of Meteorites - With Special Reference to those Represented in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History) (1st ed.) The Trustees of the British Museum, London.

Hadding, A. (1940) Der Lundsgård-Meteorit. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 62 (4): 397-407. (Nov.-Dec. 1940).

Mason, Brian (1963) Olivine composition in chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 27 (10) 1011-1023 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(63)90062-0

Grady, Monica (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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