Salzwedel meteorite, Hohenlangenbeck, Salzwedel, Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (original) (raw)

Salzwedel meteorite, Hohenlangenbeck, Salzwedel, Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, Germanyi

Regional Level Types
Salzwedel meteorite Meteorite Fall Location
Hohenlangenbeck - not defined -
Salzwedel Town
Altmarkkreis Salzwedel District
Saxony-Anhalt State
Germany Country

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

52° 45' North , 11° 3' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Meteoritical Society Class:

Mindat Locality ID:

260258

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:260258:8

7312c2fe-0573-4bf6-9c13-fddf719192c8

Name(s) in local language(s):

Salzwedel-Meteorit, Hohenlangenbeck, Salzwedel, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland

Fell 14 November 1985. Stone, 43 g.
Ordinary chondrite, brecciated (LL5, br).

A small mass was found in the woods after a fireball had been seen. Total iron content (20.94 wt%) and olivine composition (Fa 28.6) are characteristic of the LL chondrites, ordinary chondrites with relatively low total iron content. LL chondrites account for slightly less than 10% of all witnessed and classified meteorite falls.

The Salzwedel meteorite is by far the smallest of the 4 witnessed LL falls recovered in Germany. The main mass (34.2g) has been held at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz

Chemical Elements

Mineral List

5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals for each chemical element

H Hydrogen
H Whitlockite Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
O Oxygen
O Chlorapatite Ca5(PO4)3Cl
O Chromite Fe2+Cr23+O4
O Whitlockite Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
O Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Na Sodium
Na Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Mg Magnesium
Mg Whitlockite Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Al Aluminium
Al Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Silicon
Si Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
P Phosphorus
P Chlorapatite Ca5(PO4)3Cl
P Whitlockite Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
S Sulfur
S Troilite FeS
Cl Chlorine
Cl Chlorapatite Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Ca Calcium
Ca Chlorapatite Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Ca Whitlockite Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Ca Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Cr Chromium
Cr Chromite Fe2+Cr23+O4
Fe Iron
Fe Chromite Fe2+Cr23+O4
Fe Iron Fe
Fe Troilite FeS

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