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⇱ Ekeby meteorite, Bjuv, Skåne County, Sweden

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Ekeby meteorite, Bjuv, Skåne County, Swedeni
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Ekeby meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
BjuvMunicipality
Skåne CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
56° 1' 59'' North , 13° 0' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Billesholm2,794 (2012)1.9km
Ekeby3,292 (2017)4.2km
Kågeröd1,516 (2017)6.6km
Bjuv10,602 (2017)7.5km
Mörarp1,935 (2017)7.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
268206
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:268206:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
, Skåne, Sverige


Ordinary Chondrite (H4)
Fell, 5 April 1939; 3.336 kg

After detonations a 3.31 kg meteoritic stone fell with a small 26 g fragment landing only 8 meters away. Detonations had been heard up to 13 km away. Several persons observed the fall and it was taken almost immediately to geologists at Lund University. Prominent olivine and pyroxene chondrules, fragments, and grains are accompanied by troilite and Fe-Ni metal. Glass of largely plagioclase composition is also present. A few minor opaques were been reported by Ramdohr (1973).

Ekeby is one of 9 witnessed meteorite falls recovered in Sweden, all of them ordinary chondrites. It is also one of 51 meteorites classified as exactly type 'H4' members of the ordinary H (high bulk iron) chondrite geochemical group.

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5 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Fa19 composition characteristic of H Chondrites.
ⓘ 'Glass'
ⓘ Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Description: As a type 4 chondrite some clinopyroxene would normally be observed in addition to orthopyroxene.
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘIsocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Glass'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
Sⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3

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