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Kingston meteorite, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA i
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Kingston meteorite	Meteorite Fall Location
Kingston Mining District	Mining District
Sierra County	County
New Mexico	State
USA	Country

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Kingston meteorite, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA

Kamacite, etc.

Kingston meteorite, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA

Kamacite, etc.

Kingston meteorite, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

32° 54' North , 107° 44' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: 9tg7hmqbr

Type:

Meteorite Fall Location

Meteorite Class:

Ungrouped iron meteorite

Meteoritical Society Class:

Iron, ungrouped

Metbull:

View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database

Deposit first discovered:

1891

Köppen climate type:

BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Hillsboro	124 (2011)	15.7km
Mimbres	667 (2011)	23.5km
Hanover	167 (2011)	34.8km
Oasis	149 (2011)	38.9km
Arrey	232 (2011)	39.1km

Mindat Locality ID:

333693

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:333693:2

GUID (UUID V4):

13 kg mass found by a prospector near North Percha Creek, subsequently sold to the Foote Co. which sliced the meteorite. Was apparently reheated by the discoverer.

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6 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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ⓘ 'Ungrouped iron meteorite'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Carlsbergite

Formula: CrN

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ Daubréelite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂S₄

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ Iron

Formula: Fe

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ 'Plessite'

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ Schreibersite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)₃P

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Taenite	1.AE.10	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Carlsbergite	1.BC.15	CrN
ⓘ	Schreibersite	1.BD.05	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
ⓘ	Daubréelite	2.DA.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂S₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Plessite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

N	Nitrogen
N	ⓘ Carlsbergite	CrN
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺S₄
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Carlsbergite	CrN
Cr	ⓘ Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺S₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺S₄
Fe	ⓘ Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)

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References

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

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