Log InRegister
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreOur ScienceMindat Newsletter [Free Download]Contact Us
Donate to MindatSponsor a PageCorporate SponsorshipSponsored Pages
Learning CenterWhat Is a Mineral?The Most Common Minerals on EarthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesMindat Newsletter [Free Download]The ElementsThe Mineral Quiz
Minerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryMineral Visual ExplorerAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDMinerals by CountryAlphabetical Mineral IndexAlphabetical Locality SearchMineral Association SearchList of CountriesLocalities Near MePhoto SearchSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMore Search Options
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
MineralsPetrologyFossilsMeteoritesGeologic Time
Mining CompaniesStatisticsMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsDevice SettingsTime Machine
Read DiscussionsIdentification Request
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColourPhoto Colour ExplorerNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Kamacite from
Suizhou meteorite (Suizhou L6 chondrite), Xihe, Zengdu District, Suizhou, Hubei, China


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Native Iron var: Kamacite
Formula:(Fe,Ni)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kamacite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Suizhou meteorite (Suizhou L6 chondrite), Xihe, Zengdu District, Suizhou, Hubei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:558076
Long-form Identifier:1:3:558076:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kamacite
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘJingshan meteorite, Jingshan, Jingmen, Hubei, China
References
Shangyue Shen, Xiaoli Zhuang (1990) Studies of opaque minerals in Suizhou meteorite, Hubei Province. Acta Mineralogica Sinica: 10(1): 52-57.
Xie Xiande, Shu Jinfu, and Chen Ming (2005): Science in China, Series D (Earth Sciences), 48(6), 815-821.
Chen, M., Shu, J., & Mao, H. K. (2008). Xieite, a new mineral of high-pressure FeCr2O4 polymorph. Chinese Science Bulletin, 53(21), 3341-3345.
Xie, Xiande, Yang, Hexiong, Gu, Xiangping, Downs, Robert T. (2015) Chemical composition and crystal structure of merrillite from the Suizhou meteorite. American Mineralogist, 100 (11) 2753-2756 doi:10.2138/am-2015-5488
Tomioka, Naotaka; Bindi, Luca; Okuchi, Takuo; Miyahara, Masaaki; Iitaka, Toshiaki; Li, Zhi; Kawatsu, Tsutomu; Xie, Xiande; Purevjav, Narangoo; Tani, Riho; et al. (2021) Poirierite, a dense metastable polymorph of magnesium iron silicate in shocked meteorites. Communications Earth & Environment, 2 (1). 1-8 doi:10.1038/s43247-020-00090-7
 
and/or  
Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: October 13, 2026 14:12:48
Go to top of page