Ybbsitz meteorite, Ybbsitz, Amstetten District, Lower Austria, Austria (original) (raw)
Ybbsitz meteorite, Ybbsitz, Amstetten District, Lower Austria, Austriai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ybbsitz meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Ybbsitz | Municipality |
| Amstetten District | District |
| Lower Austria | State |
| Austria | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 57' 36'' North , 14° 53' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Meteoritical Society Class:
Mindat Locality ID:
269225
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:269225:1
290ed4ca-fa26-4d8f-aa55-29e7a4e4f015
Name(s) in local language(s):
, Amstetten, Mostviertel, Niederösterreich, Österreich
Ordinary chondrite, (H4)
Found, 1977; 15 kg, single stone
A stone collected as a rock sample in 1977 was identified as a meteorite in 1980. The meteorite is an H4 chondrite, olivine composition (Fa18.7), and contains a number of Al-rich chondrules which appear to sample a very ancient solar system environment. A cosmic ray exposure age of 2-3 Ma has been reported.
Ybbsitz is the second most massive of the Austria's 7 confirmed meteorites and its only member of the H ordinary chondrite group (high in total iron) [as of early 2015]. The main mass has been kept at the Naturhistorisches Museum (NHM) in Wien, Austria.
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2 valid minerals.
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Austria
- Lower Austria
- ⭔MostviertelQuarter
- **Alps**Accretionary Complex
- **The Alps**Mountain Range
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