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⇱ Muizenberg meteorite, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

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Muizenberg meteorite, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africai
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Muizenberg meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
City of Cape Town Metropolitan MunicipalityCity
Western CapeProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 6' South , 18° 28' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Retreat32,289 (2013)5.1km
Bergvliet3,902 (2013)6.0km
Constantia6,922 (2012)8.8km
Lansdowne17,399 (2013)12.8km
Claremont14,531 (2013)13.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Cape Town Gem & Mineral ClubBothasig, Cape Town, Western Cape28km
Mindat Locality ID:
295986
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:295986:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ordinary chondrite (L6)
Find, 1880; 4.61 kg

A stone that had been held by for over 4 decades by E.J. Dunn was presented to the South African Museum in 1929. Inspections reveal indistinct chondrules within a largely equilibrated matrix. Compositionally, bulk iron contents (20.2 wt%), equilibrated olivine (Fa24) and low Ca-orthopyroxene ('hypersthene') are characteristic of the L-chondrite geochemical group. Mineralogically the meteorite consists primarily of dominant olivine and pyroxene along with minor troilite and Fe-Ni metal. Accessory chromite, ilmenite, and zircon have also been reported.

The main mass is at the South African Museum in Capetown.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Composition (Fa24), Mason (1963).
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Orthopyroxene composition ('hypersthene') characteristic of L chondrites.
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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