Two years of the Javorje meteorite investigations

Meteorite Javorje is a IIIAB medium octahedrite iron meteorite with 7.83 wt% Ni content. It was found inNovember 2009 near village Javorje in the Poljane Valley. With nearly five kilograms it represents the largest andheaviest meteorite found so far in the territory of Slovenia. The purpose of this...

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Main Authors: Miloš Miler, Mateja Gosar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geological Survey of Slovenia 2012-06-01
Series:Geologija
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Online Access:http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=1144
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spelling doaj-7221328d44d84197b6bbc460c8ca1e9d2021-07-02T01:21:37ZengGeological Survey of SloveniaGeologija0016-77891854-620X2012-06-01551516Two years of the Javorje meteorite investigationsMiloš MilerMateja GosarMeteorite Javorje is a IIIAB medium octahedrite iron meteorite with 7.83 wt% Ni content. It was found inNovember 2009 near village Javorje in the Poljane Valley. With nearly five kilograms it represents the largest andheaviest meteorite found so far in the territory of Slovenia. The purpose of this paper is to present general characteristicsof meteorite Javorje to the slovenian geological community. This paper reviews results of already publishedresearch of this meteorite and provides some newer findings and details about major, accessory and secondaryminerals, and also its cooling rate.http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=1144iron meteorite Javorjemedium octahedrite IIIABSEM/EDS analysismineral and chemical compositioncooling ratePoljane ValleySlovenia
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Two years of the Javorje meteorite investigations
Geologija
iron meteorite Javorje
medium octahedrite IIIAB
SEM/EDS analysis
mineral and chemical composition
cooling rate
Poljane Valley
Slovenia
author_facet Miloš Miler
Mateja Gosar
author_sort Miloš Miler
title Two years of the Javorje meteorite investigations
title_short Two years of the Javorje meteorite investigations
title_full Two years of the Javorje meteorite investigations
title_fullStr Two years of the Javorje meteorite investigations
title_full_unstemmed Two years of the Javorje meteorite investigations
title_sort two years of the javorje meteorite investigations
publisher Geological Survey of Slovenia
series Geologija
issn 0016-7789
1854-620X
publishDate 2012-06-01
description Meteorite Javorje is a IIIAB medium octahedrite iron meteorite with 7.83 wt% Ni content. It was found inNovember 2009 near village Javorje in the Poljane Valley. With nearly five kilograms it represents the largest andheaviest meteorite found so far in the territory of Slovenia. The purpose of this paper is to present general characteristicsof meteorite Javorje to the slovenian geological community. This paper reviews results of already publishedresearch of this meteorite and provides some newer findings and details about major, accessory and secondaryminerals, and also its cooling rate.
topic iron meteorite Javorje
medium octahedrite IIIAB
SEM/EDS analysis
mineral and chemical composition
cooling rate
Poljane Valley
Slovenia
url http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=1144
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