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The Piñon, New Mexico, Siderite
Author(s) -
Nininger H. H.
Publication year - 1939
Publication title -
contributions of the society for research on meteorites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0096-2813
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1939.tb00216.x
Subject(s) - siderite , meteorite , nickel , archaeology , art , history , geology , mineralogy , metallurgy , astrobiology , physics , materials science , pyrite
The Piñon, New Mexico, siderite came into the writer's hands in May, 1932. The meteorite was a rather shapeless mass weighing about 17.85 kgs. (39 1/4 lbs.). It proved to be a nickel‐rich ataxite, with a nickel content of 16.32%, according to a chemical analysis by F. G. Hawley, which is given in full. The meteorite is preserved chiefly in the State Agricultural College of New Mexico at Mesilla Park and in the Nininger Collection in Denver, Colorado.