Z's..ARN's History of Meteorites © 1996,2006 Astronomical Research Network Zaborzika...................................50'17' N., 27'41' E. Zhitomir, Volhynia, Ukraine, USSR, Fell 1818, April 11 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined. A stone of about 4kg fell, but no details are known. Total mass recovered 3867g. Analysis, 22.97 % total iron . Zabrodje....................................55'11' N., 27'55' E. Minsk region, Belorussiya SSR, USSR, Fell 1893, September 22, two hours before sunset hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). veined. After the appearance of a cloud moving from NE. to SW., and detonations, a stone of about 3kg fell through the roof of a house. Zacatecas...................................22'49' N., 102'34' W. Zacatecas, Mexico Found 1792, known before this year Iron. Anomalous (IRANOM). A large mass of about 1 ton, from time immemorial before 1792, had been in a street of Zacatecas, and was said to have been found near the Quebradilla mine on the western outskirts of the city. Analysis, 5.88 %Ni, 83.8ppm Ga,307 ppm.Ge, 2.2 ppm.Ir,"a powder aggregate. Sintered at 1000 to 1100C . Zacatecas Zacatecas, Mexico, Co-ordinates not known Found 1969, before this year Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.7mm) (IIIB). A fragment of iron, 6.66kg, of unknown provenance, was purchased in Zacatecas in 1969. Analysis, 9.0 %Ni, 20.3 ppm.Ga, 38.8 ppm.Ge, 0.029 ppm Ir. Zaffra......................................35' N., 94'45' W. Le Flore County, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Found 1919, December Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.5mm) (IIICD-ANOM). A weathered mass of about 3kg was found. Analysis, 7.12 %Ni, 73.2 ppm.Ga, 244 ppm.Ge, 0.061 ppm.Ir. Description, shocked and slightly annealed . Zagami......................................11'44'N., 7'5'E. Katsina Province, Nigeria Fell 1962, October 3 Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Eucrite (shergottite) (AEUC). A mass of about 40lb fell about 0.75 miles from Zagami Rock. Composition of pyroxene and plagioclase glass, An52 . Thought to be from Mars ! Zag (a) .................................27º20'N 9º20'W Location: Western Sahara or Morocco, Fell: 1998, August 4 or 5 Type: Ordinary chondrite (H3-6) A meteorite fall was witnessed on a mountain in the vicinity of Zag, Morocco. About 175 kg have been sold by local people to dealers and collectors under the names Zag, Sagd, and Tan-Tan. Classification and mineralogy (A. Bischoff and D. Weber, Mun): a regolith breccia (pers. comm., R. Wieler, ETH); olivine, Fa1.6-30.0, with a peak at Fa19; pyroxene, Fs3.3-26.6 with a peak at FS17; shock stage, S3; weathering grade, W0/1. Zag (b) Morocco Found 1992 Primitive achondrite A well oriented stone weighing 300 g and covered with fusion crust was found by a Moroccan in search of additional pieces from the Zag fall. Classification and mineralogy (B. Zanda, MNHNP, and J. Delaney, RU): olivine Fa19.4; orthopyroxene, Fs25.7Wo2.3, clinopyroxene, Fs10.5Wo4.9; feldspar, Ab74.6; olivines contain small (roughly 10 µm) reaction "channels" in which metal (often transformed into sulfide or oxide) is associated with Fs17Wo1 orthopyroxene. Oxygen isotopes (R. Clayton, UChi): d18O = +4.84‰, d17O = 2.06‰, which places it within the winonaites field and very close to Divnoe. Specimens: 12.7 g plus thin sections, MNHNP; main mass, 255 g, Radomsky. Zag (a) will now become a recognized synonym for the Zag fall, although use of this name is discouraged. Zagora......................................32'22' N, 5' 51' W Zagora, Quarzazate , Morocco Found 1987 Iron. Iron with silicate inclusions (IAB) An unreported number of masses were found the largest weighing 20 Kg, 20 miles S. of Zagora. Analysis , 9.8 % Ni . Zaisan......................................47'30' N., 83'E' Zaisan Lake, Kazakhstan SSR, USSR, Fell 1963, December 18, 1 100 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). A mass of 463g fell on the ice of Lake Zaisan . Zaisho......................................33'42' N., 133'48' E. Kami-gun, Kochi-Ken, Shikoku, Japan Fell 1898, February 1, 0500 hrs Stony-iron. Pallasite (PAL). A mass of 330g was found after the appearance of a fireball . Zaklodzie...................................50º45'46"N 22º51'58"E Zamosc, Poland Found 1998 September Ungrouped enstatite-rich meteorite An 8.68 kg stone partially covered with fusion crust was found beside a dirt road by Mr. Stanislaw Jachymek while he was searching for rocks and fossils. Classification and mineralogy (F. Wlotzka, MPI; M. Stepniewski, PGI; R. Bartoschewitz, Bart): granoblastic texture, containing ~60 vol% orthoenstatite, ~20 vol% metal, ~10 vol% troilite, and ~10 vol% feldspar, with accessory schreibersite, silica, oldhamite, alabandite and amphibole; may be similar to QUE 97289; pyroxene grains 0.1 - 1 mm, subhedral to rounded, Fs<0.1-1.6Wo0.7; feldspar bimodal in composition, Ab59-64An36-41Or0-0.5 and Ab86-89An0-5Or9-12; metal contains 6-16 wt% Ni, 1.6 wt% Si; troilite contains 4.7 wt% Cr, 1.4 wt% Mn, 0.9 wt% Ti. Specimens: Main mass, 8.5 kg, NEM; 35 g, PGI; 17g, Bart; 1 g, MPI. Zaoyang.....................................32'18' N., 112'45' E. Zaoyang County, Hubei province, China Fell October 18, 1984, 1815 hrs Stone. Olivine bronzite chondrite (H5) . A single mass of 14.15 kg was found after a fireball was seen traveling SW to NE . Zapaliname ..................................25º0'34" N, 100º45' W Coahuila, Mexico Found 1998 July 9 Iron, coarse octahedrite (IAB) A mass of 85 kg was found by Felix A. Morales while he was prospecting in the Zapaliname Mountains. Classification and description (J. Wasson, UCLA; T. Palmer, El Paso, Texas): kamacite bandwidth, 2.4 ± 0.4 mm; no fusion crust or heat-altered zone is present; bulk metal composition, Co = 0.457 wt%, Ni = 6.70 wt%, Ga = 84.2 ppm, As = 12.0 ppm, Ir = 1.82 ppm, Au = 1.46 ppm; no silicate inclusions were observed in three small slabs. Specimens: type specimen, 175 g, UCLA; main mass with F. Morales, Orense, Spain. Zapata County...............................27' N., 99' W. Zapata County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1930 Iron. Octahedrite. A piece of Fe-Ni metal about the size of a man's fist is said to have been recovered at a depth of 1525 feet from a borehole in sediments 'of almost certainly Eocene age. It has since been lost . Zapotitlan Salinas..........................18' 20'N, 97' 30' W Puebla, Mexico Found 1984 Ordinary chondrite (L4) A stone of 27.7g was found by Prof. Alejandro Ribera near the town of Zapotitlan Salinas . Zavetnoe....................................47'8' N., 43'54' E. Rostov region, Federated SSR, USSR, Fell 1952, December 4, 1630 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). Three fragments were found, two of which (543g and 202g) fit together. Analysis, 22.80 % total iron . Zavid.......................................44'24' N., 19'7' E. Zvomik, Bosnia, Yugoslavia Fell 1897, August 1, 1122 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), brecciated. After the appearance of a fireball (moving from SE. to NW.), and detonations, four stones fell, of about 90kg, 2.5kg, 220g and 48g respectively. More stones are thought to have fallen into the river Drina . Zebrak......................................49'53 N., 13'55' E. Horovice, Beroun, Stredocesky, Czechoslovakia Fell 1824, October 14, 0800 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). After detonations, a stone of about 2kg fell at Praskolesy . Zegdou......................................~29'45'N., 4'30'W. Algeria Found August 1998 Ordinary chondrite (H3) A 6.7kg stone was found by Bruno Fectay and Carine Bidaut while searching for meteorites. Contains dark clasts lacking chondrules. I believe it is paired with Zag ! Zemaitkiemis................................55'18' N., 25' E. Ukmerge, Lithuanian SSR, USSR Fell 1933, February 2, 2033 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). 22 stones were collected totalling 44kg . Description,with a doubtful analysis. Analysis, 22.09 % total iron . Zenda.......................................42'30'48' N., 88'29'22' W. Walworth County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Found 1955 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.9mm) (IA-ANOM). A mass of about 3.7kg was ploughed up. Analysis, 8.50 %Ni, 54.7 ppm.Ga, 214 ppm.Ge, 2.1 ppm. Ir. Zerga.......................................20'15' N., 12'41' W. Aouelloul Crater, Adrar, Mauritania Found 1973, June 26 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL6). A single stone of 76g was found just outside the SSE. portion of the crater rim . Zerhamra....................................29'51'31' N., 2'38'42' W. Sahara, Algeria Found 1967 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.1mm) (IIIA-ANOM). A mass of 630kg was found about 50 km SW. of Beni-Abbes and 22 km SE. of the oasis of Zerhamra. Annealed due to cosmic reheating. Analysis, 8.00 %Ni, 18.2 ppm.Ga, 33.5 ppm.Ge, 10 ppm. Ir. Zhaodong....................................45'49' N., 125'55' E. Zhaodong County, Heilongjiang province , China Fell Cotober 25, 1984, 1505 hrs Stone. Olivine hypersthene (L4). Four fragments totalling 42 kg , were found after a fireball was seen traveling SW to NE. The four fragments weighed, 25 kg, 14.5 kg, 1.6 kg and 0.8 kg . Zhigansk....................................68'0' N., 128'18' E. About 250 km NE. of Zhigansk, Yakutsk ASSR, USSR Found 1966, recognized 1981 Iron. A large mass, estimated to weigh 600-900kg, was found and a 60g piece removed. Its meteoritic nature was confirmed . Zhongxiang..................................31'12' N., 112'30' E. Zhongxiang County, Hubei, China Found, year not reported Iron. A single mass of 100kg is preserved at Wuhan, Hubei Bureau of Geology . Zhovtnevyi..................................47'35' N., 37'15' E. Pavlovka, Stalino, Ukraine, USSR, Fell 1938, October 10, night hrs, of October 9 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). Six large and several small fragments were recovered near Zhovtnevyi in 1938, and a further five stones were found in 1939 and 1941. The total mass recovered is 107kg. Analysis, 24.93 % total iron . Zhuanghe....................................39'40' N., 122'59' E. Liaoning, China Fell 1976, August 18, 2032 hrs Stone. Listed, 3kg was recovered . Zinder.....................................13° 47' N / 008° 58' E Niger, Africa Find 1999 Pallasite, W1 pyroxene-rich / TKW: 46 gr; 1 mass A 46 g, mostly crusted meteorite, was found in a field outside Zinder, Niger and purchased in 2001 by a mineral collector. Precise site location is unknown. Description and classification (J. Wittke and T. Bunch, NAU): Unusually high abundance of orthopyroxene; modal analyses: opx, 28 vol%; ol, 27 vol%; metal, 44 vol%; sulfide, 1.0 vol%; chromite, < 0.1 vol%. Olivine, mg# = 89, molar Fe/Mn = 32; opx, mg# = 87, Wo2.2; molar Fe/Mn = 20. Metal, Ni = 7.15 wt%; Co = 0.58 wt%. Chromite, Cr2O3 = 60.1 wt%; molar Cr/(Cr + Al) = 0.85. Weathering grade, W1. Specimens, main mass with owner; type specimen 5.8 g, one polished mount, and one thin section, NAU - original weight was 9.54 g Ziz (Algeria) IA (iron) Found January 2000: Iron meteorite finds in the desert are very, very rare. Many professional meteorite hunters have spent years scouring the deserts, finding thousands of ordinary chondrites and even some martian and lunar specimens during their searches, but never an iron meteorite....in fact, this new iron find is reputed to be the first iron found in the desert in the last 10 years or so. Classified as a type IA octahedrite and with the working name Ziz, these are truly delightful little irons. Original fusion crust is preserved on much of the surface and is a gun metal grey/black colour. The crystal boundaries of the kamacite & taenite plates can be clearly seen through parts of the fusion crust, and when cut and polished, this new iron meteorite reveals a very high amount of schreibersite. Two large masses were recovered each weighing around 21Kg. Several small individuals totalling around 1.5Kg and a medium sized 1.899Kg individual were also found. Ziz is visually similar to Sikhote-Alin on the outside.....lots of regmaglypts, fusion crust and some angular features, although the class of course is completely different. Zlin ........................................49°15' N, 17°40' W South Moravia, Czech Republic Found Ordinary chondrite (H4) A 3.3g stone was found in Zlin in the collection of Mr. Jaroslav Novak, purchased before 1939. Its provenance is unknown. Classification (Jakuba Haloda and Patricie Tycova, PCU): Olivine, Fa18.5, Ca in olivine 0.04 wt. %, MnO in olivine 0.4%. Pyroxene, Fs16.3Wo1.2. Accessory minerals include chromite, merillite, chlorapatite, troilite and cristobalite-bearing objects. Specimens: main mass Mr. Novak; type specimen 1.8g plus a thin section, PCU. Zmenj.......................................51'50' N., 26'50' E. Minsk, Belorussiya SSR, USSR, Fell 1858, August Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich, Howardite (AHOW). A stone of 246g fell. Analysis, 13.39 % total iron . Zomba.......................................15'11' S., 35'17' E. Southem province, Malawi Fell 1899, January 25, 0745 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). After the appearance of a luminous meteor and detonations, several stones fell on the slopes of Mt.Zomba over an area of 9 X 3 miles. Ten stones were found. The largest weighing 5lb 12.5oz (2.6kg) and the total weight was about 7.5kg. Zsadany.....................................46'56' N., 21'30' E. Bihor district, Romania Fell 1875, March 31, 1500-1600 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). After detonations, a shower of stones fell, of which only nine small ones were found. Totalling 552g, the largest weighing 152g. Zulu Queen..................................33'59' N., 115'41' W. Dalemining district,Pinto Mountains,Riverside County, California USA Found 1976 Stone. Olivine hypersthene chondrite (L3). A single stone of 200 grams was found by the late Mrs. Alice Zimmerman while prospecting in the Pinto Mountains. Zvonkov.....................................50'12' N., 30'15' E. Vasilkov district, Kiev region, Ukraine, USSR, Fell 1955, September 2, 1545 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). Two stones, 1296g and 1272g, were found 4 km apart.