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Miscellaneous Notes on Meteorites from Holbrook, Richardton, Xiquipilco, and Mount Elden *
Author(s) -
Buddhue John Davis
Publication year - 1949
Publication title -
contributions of the meteoritical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0096-2805
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1949.tb00092.x
Subject(s) - meteorite , siderite , mineralogy , moisture , chemistry , geology , geochemistry , astrobiology , pyrite , physics , organic chemistry
From time to time, minor observations have been made on meteorites. These included the following: A Holbrook, Arizona, aerolite contained 0.23% of water‐soluble salt, which included 0.02% of sulfate and a trace of calcium. The same stone had a variable moisture content, which depended upon the relative humidity of its surroundings. A Richardton, North Dakota, aerolite contained only 0.033% of moisture. A Xiquipilco, Mexico, siderite probably contained a trace of nitride. An analysis is given of the taenite in a Mount Elden, Arizona, siderite. Much of the graphite in this mass appeared to be cliftonite or otherwise crystalline.