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JERSLEV, THE FIRST IRON METEORITE FROM DENMARK
Author(s) -
Buchwald Vagn Fabritius
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
meteoritics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0026-1114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1986.tb01225.x
Subject(s) - meteorite , moraine , geology , iron meteorite , altitude (triangle) , geochemistry , astrobiology , mineralogy , geomorphology , glacier , geometry , physics , mathematics
Jerslev is a new iron meteorite of 40 kg, found 1976 on the island of Sjaelland, Denmark. The coordinates are 55°36'N, 11°13'E, and the altitude 20 m. It was excavated from moraine deposits from a depth of about 0.5 m. Jerslev is a coarsest octahedrite of group IIB, related to Mount Joy and Sikhote‐Alin. It shows intergranular corrosion from a long exposure to terrestrial groundwater rich in chlorides.