| Chinga | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Iron |
| Structural classification | Ataxite |
| Group | IVB-an, (2000), Iron-ung (2006)[1] |
| Composition | Meteoric iron: 16.7% Ni, very rare kamacite lamella. Inclusions: daubréelite.[2] |
| Region | Russia |
| Coordinates | 51°3′30″N 94°24′0″E / 51.05833°N 94.40000°E |
| Observed fall | No |
| Found date | 1913 |
| TKW | 209.4 kilograms (462 lb) |
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The Chinga meteorite is an iron meteorite. It is structurally an ataxite with very rare kamacite lamella. The meteoric iron is a part of the lamella taenite.[2] The total chemical composition is 82.8% iron, 16.6% nickel, and the rest mostly cobalt and phosphorus.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Meteoritical Bulletin Database Chingawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Axon, H. J.; P. L. Smith (1972). "A metallographic study of some iron meteorites of high nickel content" (PDF). Mineralogical Magazine. 38 (298): 736–755. Bibcode:1972MinM...38..736A. doi:10.1180/minmag.1972.038.298.10. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ Антуфьева, Надя (November 17, 2012). Загадка тувинского метеорита Чинге: к столетию открытия посланца Космоса. Центр Азии (in Russian). 2012 (45).