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⇱ Kodaikanal meteorite, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India

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Kodaikanal meteorite, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, Indiai
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Kodaikanal meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
Dindigul districtDistrict
Tamil NaduState
IndiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
10° 16' North , 77° 24' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kodaikānāl35,021 (2014)10.2km
Periyakulam40,131 (2017)22.4km
Palani66,085 (2014)24.3km
Kumaralingam12,093 (2018)25.3km
Marayur25,000 (2016)26.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
298300
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:298300:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Fall in 1898. 15.9 kg.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Glass'
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘ Whitlockite
Formula: Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘWhitlockite8.AC.45Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Glass'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Pⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
NiNickel
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P

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