Gancedo, Doce de Octubre Department, Chaco Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gancedo | Municipality |
| Doce de Octubre Department | Department |
| Chaco Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Gancedo | 3,737 (2016) |
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French:
Gancedo, Doce de Octubre, Province du Chaco, Argentine
Italian:
Gancedo, Dipartimento di Doce de Octubre, Provincia del Chaco, Argentina
Spanish:
Gancedo, Departamento Doce de Octubre, Provincia del Chaco, Argentina
Cebuano:
Gancedo, Provincia del Chaco
Dutch:
Gancedo, Doce de Octubre, Chaco, ArgentiniΓ«
Portuguese:
Gancedo, Doce de Octubre, Chaco, Argentina
Swedish:
Gancedo, Chaco, Argentina
Ukrainian:
ΠΠ°Π½ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΎ, Π§Π°ΠΊΠΎ, ΠΡΠ³Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ½Π°
Gancedo is a village and municipality in Chaco Province in northern Argentina.
In September 2016, a huge meteorite β the second-largest ever found β was exhumed near the town. It weighed 30 tonnes and fell to Earth around 2000 BC.
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| β Akaganeite Formula: (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O Reference: J. W. Anthony et al.: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. III (1997) |
| β Alabandite Formula: MnS Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340. |
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: Kurat,Β G., Zinner,Β E., Varela,Β M.Β E. & Ntaflos,Β T. (2009) SiGrMet05: A Silicate-Graphite-Metal Inclusion from the Campo del Cielo (IAB) Iron (abstract). Lunar and Planetary Science XL, id.1536. (March 2009) |
| β Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] Reference: www.campometeorites.com/history.htm |
| β Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 Reference: Takeda,Β H., Ishii,Β T. & Otsuki,Β M. (2001) Mineralogy of Inclusions in the Campo Del Cielo and Mont Dieu Irons and Segregation of Partial Melts: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXII, abstract no.1183 (Mar 2001) |
| β Chlorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340. |
| β Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340.; Frederick R. Park, Theodore E. Bunch, Tadeusz B. Massalski, A study of the silicate inclusions and other phases in the Campo del Cielo meteorite, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 30, Issue 4, April 1966, Pages 399-400 |
| β 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: Wlotzka,Β F. & Jarosewich,Β E. (1969) The mineralogical and chemical composition of silicate inclusions in the El Taco (Campo del Cielo) iron meteorite. Meteoritics, Vol. 4, #4, 298 - 299. (Dec 1969) |
| β Cohenite Formula: Fe3C Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340.; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| β Copper Formula: Cu Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340. |
| β DaubrΓ©elite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4 Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340. |
| β Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Reference: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003) |
| β Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 Reference: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003) |
| β Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 Reference: www.campometeorites.com/history.htm |
| β 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Reference: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003); Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340. |
| β Graphite Formula: C Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340.; Frederick R. Park, Theodore E. Bunch, Tadeusz B. Massalski, A study of the silicate inclusions and other phases in the Campo del Cielo meteorite, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 30, Issue 4, April 1966, Pages 399-400; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| β Graphite var. Cliftonite Formula: C Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.; Kurat,Β G., Zinner,Β E., Varela,Β M.Β E. & Ntaflos,Β T. (2009) SiGrMet05: A Silicate-Graphite-Metal Inclusion from the Campo del Cielo (IAB) Iron (abstract). Lunar and Planetary Science XL, id.1536. (March 2009) |
| β Haxonite Formula: (Fe,Ni)23C6 Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| β Iron Formula: Fe Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340.; Cabanillas, E. D., & Palacios, T. A. (2006). An hexahedrite meteorite from the Campo del Cielo Fall. Planetary and Space Science, 54(3), 303-309. |
| β Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340.; Cabanillas, E. D., & Palacios, T. A. (2006). An hexahedrite meteorite from the Campo del Cielo Fall. Planetary and Space Science, 54(3), 303-309. |
| β 'K Feldspar' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Reference: Kurat,Β G., Zinner,Β E., Varela,Β M.Β E. & Ntaflos,Β T. (2009) SiGrMet05: A Silicate-Graphite-Metal Inclusion from the Campo del Cielo (IAB) Iron (abstract). Lunar and Planetary Science XL, id.1536. (March 2009) |
| β Lawrencite Formula: (Fe2+,Ni)Cl2 Reference: Kurat,Β G., Zinner,Β E., Varela,Β M.Β E. & Ntaflos,Β T. (2009) SiGrMet05: A Silicate-Graphite-Metal Inclusion from the Campo del Cielo (IAB) Iron (abstract). Lunar and Planetary Science XL, id.1536. (March 2009) |
βͺ 'Meteoritic Iron' Habit: cubic Colour: Iron black to brownish Description: Meteorite type "Octaedrita" , Class IAB.
Specimen size: 3.7 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm.
From "Campo del Cielo", 12 de Octubre Department, Province of Chaco, Argentina.
Composition: Fe, Ni, Co, P, Ga, Ge, In.
Reference: RaΓΊl Jorge Tauber Larry |
| β 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' Description: Orthopyroxene composition (Wo1-3,En78-80,Fs18-19) Reference: Takeda,Β H., Ishii,Β T. & Otsuki,Β M. (2001) Mineralogy of Inclusions in the Campo Del Cielo and Mont Dieu Irons and Segregation of Partial Melts: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXII, abstract no.1183 (Mar 2001) |
| β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Reference: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003); Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340. |
| β 'Plessite' Reference: Frederick R. Park, Theodore E. Bunch, Tadeusz B. Massalski, A study of the silicate inclusions and other phases in the Campo del Cielo meteorite, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 30, Issue 4, April 1966, Pages 399-400; Cabanillas, E. D., & Palacios, T. A. (2006). An hexahedrite meteorite from the Campo del Cielo Fall. Planetary and Space Science, 54(3), 303-309. |
| β 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 Reference: Alfredo Petrov specimen |
| β Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340.; Frederick R. Park, Theodore E. Bunch, Tadeusz B. Massalski, A study of the silicate inclusions and other phases in the Campo del Cielo meteorite, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 30, Issue 4, April 1966, Pages 399-400; Cabanillas, E. D., & Palacios, T. A. (2006). An hexahedrite meteorite from the Campo del Cielo Fall. Planetary and Space Science, 54(3), 303-309. |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340.; Frederick R. Park, Theodore E. Bunch, Tadeusz B. Massalski, A study of the silicate inclusions and other phases in the Campo del Cielo meteorite, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 30, Issue 4, April 1966, Pages 399-400; Wlotzka,Β F. & Jarosewich,Β E. (1969) The mineralogical and chemical composition of silicate inclusions in the El Taco (Campo del Cielo) iron meteorite. Meteoritics, Vol. 4, #4, 298 - 299. (Dec 1969) |
| β Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Reference: Frederick R. Park, Theodore E. Bunch, Tadeusz B. Massalski, A study of the silicate inclusions and other phases in the Campo del Cielo meteorite, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 30, Issue 4, April 1966, Pages 399-400; Cabanillas, E. D., & Palacios, T. A. (2006). An hexahedrite meteorite from the Campo del Cielo Fall. Planetary and Space Science, 54(3), 303-309. |
| β Troilite Formula: FeS Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340.; Frederick R. Park, Theodore E. Bunch, Tadeusz B. Massalski, A study of the silicate inclusions and other phases in the Campo del Cielo meteorite, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 30, Issue 4, April 1966, Pages 399-400 |
| β Whitlockite ? Formula: Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) Description: Probably merrillite, but this mineral was unknown at the date of publication. Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Cohenite | 1.BA.05 | Fe3C |
| β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| β | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| β | var. Cliftonite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| β | Haxonite | 1.BA.10 | (Fe,Ni)23C6 |
| β | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| β | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| β | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| β | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Alabandite | 2.CD.10 | MnS |
| β | DaubrΓ©elite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Lawrencite | 3.AB.20 | (Fe2+,Ni)Cl2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Akaganeite | 4.DK.05 | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 Β· nH2O |
| β | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Chlorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| β | Whitlockite ? | 8.AC.45 | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| β | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| β | var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | 9.DA.15 | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| β | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| β | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| β | 'K Feldspar' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| β | 'Meteoritic Iron' | - | |
| β | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| β | 'Plessite' | - | |
| β | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Akaganeite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O |
| H | β Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Graphite var. Cliftonite | C |
| C | β Graphite | C |
| C | β Cohenite | Fe3C |
| C | β Haxonite | (Fe,Ni)23C6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | β Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| O | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | β Akaganeite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O |
| O | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | β Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | β Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Na | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| Mg | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Mg | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | β Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Al | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | β Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| Si | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| P | β Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| P | β Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Troilite | FeS |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β DaubrΓ©elite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| S | β Alabandite | MnS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Akaganeite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O |
| Cl | β Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| Cl | β Lawrencite | (Fe2+,Ni)Cl2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ca | β Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| Ca | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Ca | β Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| Ca | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | β Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | β Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| Cr | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | β DaubrΓ©elite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Alabandite | MnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | β Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | β Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | β Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | β Akaganeite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O |
| Fe | β Cohenite | Fe3C |
| Fe | β DaubrΓ©elite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | β Haxonite | (Fe,Ni)23C6 |
| Fe | β Lawrencite | (Fe2+,Ni)Cl2 |
| Fe | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | β Iron | Fe |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | β Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Ni | β Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | β Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | β Akaganeite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O |
| Ni | β Haxonite | (Fe,Ni)23C6 |
| Ni | β Lawrencite | (Fe2+,Ni)Cl2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Copper | Cu |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gancedo |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q1578967 |
| GeoNames ID: | 3855237 |
Localities in this Region
- Chaco Province
- Doce de Octubre Department
- Gancedo
- Doce de Octubre Department
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
South America PlateTectonic Plate
- Chaco-Parana basinBasin
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Campo del Cielo meteorite, Gancedo, Doce de Octubre Department, Chaco Province, Argentina