Zaklodzie meteorite

Zakłodzie (Zaklodzie)
TypeEnstatite Achondrite (ongoing scientific debate)[1]
Parent bodyZakłodzie-NWA 4301[2]
CompositionEnstatite (60 %), Meteoric iron (20 %), Troilite (10 %), Feldspar (10 %)[1]
CountryPoland[1]
RegionZamość, Lubelskie
Coordinates50°45′46″N 22°51′58″E / 50.76278°N 22.86611°E / 50.76278; 22.86611[3][4]
Observed fallNo
Fall datePossibly 1897-04-21[5]
Found date1998-09
TKW8.68 kilograms (19.1 lb)[1][6]
Alternative namesZaklodzie

The Zakłodzie meteorite is a stony-iron meteorite found in Poland in 1998. Its mass is 8.68 kilograms (19.1 lb). It is composed predominantly from enstatite and meteoric iron. Currently classified as an ungrouped enstatite achondrite its classification is still an ongoing scientific debate.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d "Zakłodzie". Meteoritical Society. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Keil 2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference TMM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference DW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference MFM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Zaklodzie meteorite, Zamość, Lubelskie, Poland - Photo Gallery - Full View". mindat.org. Retrieved 20 December 2012.