Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 36' North , 18° 32' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Meteoritical Society Class:
Mindat Locality ID:
203803
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:203803:5
0e2eb09e-280e-47d9-befd-2f5ceaae8d66
Name(s) in local language(s):
Morávka
Morávka belongs to the H5-6 ordinary chondrites. The best estimate of the pre-atmospheric mass is around 1500 kg.
Fell 2000 May 6, 11:51:52 U.T.
Ordinary chondrite (H5)
After a bright fireball was observed in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia, and a sonic boom was heard in northern Moravia, a 214 g stone that had passed through a spruce tree and landed in a garden was collected. Two other pieces weighing 329 and 90 g were collected later in May and in June. The fall was videotaped, allowing the calculation of orbital parameters (P. Spurnð, J. Borovička, Z. Ceplecha, CzAS): a = 1.85 ± 0.10 AU, e = 0.47 ± 0.03, q = 0.9823 ± 0.0012 AU, Q = 2.7 ± 0.2 AU, Ω= 46.2580°, ω= 203.5° ± 1.0, i = 32.2° ± 0.8. Mineralogy and classification (P. Jakeł and J. Frðda, CUP): olivine, Fa19.2; low-Ca pyroxene, Fs16.9; high-Ca pyroxene, Fs6.2Wo44.3; see also Borovicka et al. (2000). Specimens: main mass, CzAS.
Select Mineral List Type Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
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Detailed Mineral List: ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+ Cr3+ 2 O4
References: Borovička, J., Weber, H. W., Jopek, T., Jakeš, P., Brown, P. G., ReVelle, D. O., Kalenda, P., Schultz, L., Kučera, J., Haloda, J., Týcová, P., Frýda, J., Brandstätter, F. (2003): The Morávka meteorite fall. 3. Meteoriod initial size, history, structure, and composition. Meteoritics, 38, 1005-1021. ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2 SiO4
References: Borovička, J., Weber, H. W., Jopek, T., Jakeš, P., Brown, P. G., ReVelle, D. O., Kalenda, P., Schultz, L., Kučera, J., Haloda, J., Týcová, P., Frýda, J., Brandstätter, F. (2003): The Morávka meteorite fall. 3. Meteoriod initial size, history, structure, and composition. Meteoritics, 38, 1005-1021. ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe
References: Borovička, J., Weber, H. W., Jopek, T., Jakeš, P., Brown, P. G., ReVelle, D. O., Kalenda, P., Schultz, L., Kučera, J., Haloda, J., Týcová, P., Frýda, J., Brandstätter, F. (2003): The Morávka meteorite fall. 3. Meteoriod initial size, history, structure, and composition. Meteoritics, 38, 1005-1021. ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni)
References: Borovička, J., Weber, H. W., Jopek, T., Jakeš, P., Brown, P. G., ReVelle, D. O., Kalenda, P., Schultz, L., Kučera, J., Haloda, J., Týcová, P., Frýda, J., Brandstätter, F. (2003): The Morávka meteorite fall. 3. Meteoriod initial size, history, structure, and composition. Meteoritics, 38, 1005-1021. ⓘ Merrillite Formula: Ca9 NaMg(PO4 )7
References: Borovička, J., Weber, H. W., Jopek, T., Jakeš, P., Brown, P. G., ReVelle, D. O., Kalenda, P., Schultz, L., Kučera, J., Haloda, J., Týcová, P., Frýda, J., Brandstätter, F. (2003): The Morávka meteorite fall. 3. Meteoriod initial size, history, structure, and composition. Meteoritics, 38, 1005-1021. ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (Nix Fey )Σ9 S8
References: Borovička, J., Weber, H. W., Jopek, T., Jakeš, P., Brown, P. G., ReVelle, D. O., Kalenda, P., Schultz, L., Kučera, J., Haloda, J., Týcová, P., Frýda, J., Brandstätter, F. (2003): The Morávka meteorite fall. 3. Meteoriod initial size, history, structure, and composition. Meteoritics, 38, 1005-1021. ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2 ]O8
References: Borovička, J., Weber, H. W., Jopek, T., Jakeš, P., Brown, P. G., ReVelle, D. O., Kalenda, P., Schultz, L., Kučera, J., Haloda, J., Týcová, P., Frýda, J., Brandstätter, F. (2003): The Morávka meteorite fall. 3. Meteoriod initial size, history, structure, and composition. Meteoritics, 38, 1005-1021. ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni)
References: Borovička, J., Weber, H. W., Jopek, T., Jakeš, P., Brown, P. G., ReVelle, D. O., Kalenda, P., Schultz, L., Kučera, J., Haloda, J., Týcová, P., Frýda, J., Brandstätter, F. (2003): The Morávka meteorite fall. 3. Meteoriod initial size, history, structure, and composition. Meteoritics, 38, 1005-1021. ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS
References: Borovička, J., Weber, H. W., Jopek, T., Jakeš, P., Brown, P. G., ReVelle, D. O., Kalenda, P., Schultz, L., Kučera, J., Haloda, J., Týcová, P., Frýda, J., Brandstätter, F. (2003): The Morávka meteorite fall. 3. Meteoriod initial size, history, structure, and composition. Meteoritics, 38, 1005-1021.
Gallery: List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification List of minerals for each chemical element O Oxygen O ⓘ Chromite Fe2+ Cr2 3+ O4 O ⓘ Forsterite Mg2 SiO4 O ⓘ Merrillite Ca9 NaMg(PO4 )7 O ⓘ Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2 ]O8 Na Sodium Na ⓘ Merrillite Ca9 NaMg(PO4 )7 Na ⓘ Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2 ]O8 Mg Magnesium Mg ⓘ Forsterite Mg2 SiO4 Mg ⓘ Merrillite Ca9 NaMg(PO4 )7 Al Aluminium Al ⓘ Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2 ]O8 Si Silicon Si ⓘ Forsterite Mg2 SiO4 Si ⓘ Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2 ]O8 P Phosphorus P ⓘ Merrillite Ca9 NaMg(PO4 )7 S Sulfur S ⓘ Pentlandite (Nix Fey )Σ9 S8 S ⓘ Troilite FeS Ca Calcium Ca ⓘ Merrillite Ca9 NaMg(PO4 )7 Ca ⓘ Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2 ]O8 Cr Chromium Cr ⓘ Chromite Fe2+ Cr2 3+ O4 Fe Iron Fe ⓘ Chromite Fe2+ Cr2 3+ O4 Fe ⓘ Iron Fe Fe ⓘ Iron var.Kamacite (Fe,Ni) Fe ⓘ Pentlandite (Nix Fey )Σ9 S8 Fe ⓘ Taenite (Fe,Ni) Fe ⓘ Troilite FeS Ni Nickel Ni ⓘ Iron var.Kamacite (Fe,Ni) Ni ⓘ Pentlandite (Nix Fey )Σ9 S8 Ni ⓘ Taenite (Fe,Ni)
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References Year⬇ Author Title Publisher Add Occurrence References
Borovička, J., Weber, H. W., Jopek, T., Jakeš, P., Brown, P. G., ReVelle, D. O., Kalenda, P., Schultz, L., Kučera, J., Haloda, J., Týcová, P., Frýda, J., Brandstätter, F. (2003): The Morávka meteorite fall. 3. Meteoriod initial size, history, structure, and composition. Meteoritics, 38, 1005-1021.