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Rowton meteorite, Waters Upton, Telford and Wrekin, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Rowton meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
Waters UptonCivil Parish
Telford and WrekinUnitary Authority
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° 46' North , 2° 31' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tibberton525 (2017)3.2km
Bratton230 (2016)5.1km
High Ercall686 (2017)5.9km
Edgmond1,080 (2017)7.2km
Wellington22,816 (2011)7.4km


Iron, medium octahedrite (IIIAB, Om)
Fell 20 Apr 1876; 3.5 kg

During a rain, rumblings resembling artillery fire accompanied by hissing sounds were heard. An hour later a metallic mass of irregular shape, covered only by a thin fusion crust, was found at a depth of 30 cm in its newly created 'crater.' England's only iron meteorite fall had arrived. Meteoritic iron accompanied by troilite and lesser amounts of graphite were observed shortly thereafter. In a later overview and more detailed description, Buchwald described the mass as an irregular low pyramid with fluted regmaglypts — punctured by occasional pits from the ablation of melting troilite nodules during the atmospheric entry. The Fe-Ni metal is present mostly in a mild Widmanstätten framework marked by prominent kamacite lamellae. Taenite and plessite account for ~30 vol% of the meteorite with some accompanying martensite. Accessories include troilite, schreibersite, and traces of daubréelite. Both magnetite and wüstite have been found in the fusion crust.

Rowton is the earliest of the 11 recorded IIIAB iron falls. The IIIAB irons represent 27% of all recovered iron meteorites. The main mass (3.1 kg) is at the Natural History Museum in London.

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8 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Description: As bluish blebs in troilite.
Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.; http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35874/vol3-Ri-Ro(LO).pdf#page=14
Graphite
Formula: C
Reference: Flight, W. (1882) Report of an Examination of the Meteorites of Cranbourne, in Australia; of Rowton, in Shropshire; and of Middlesbrough, in Yorkshire: Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. London 173: 885-899. (1 Jan 1882)
Iron
Formula: Fe
Reference: Prior, G. T. (1923) Catalogue of Meteorites: with special reference to those represented in the collection of the British Museum of Natural History. Richard Clay & Sons, Limited: Bungay, Suffolk.; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.; http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35874/vol3-Ri-Ro(LO).pdf#page=14
Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Reference: Prior, G. T. (1923) Catalogue of Meteorites: with special reference to those represented in the collection of the British Museum of Natural History. Richard Clay & Sons, Limited: Bungay, Suffolk.; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.; http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35874/vol3-Ri-Ro(LO).pdf#page=14
Iron var. Martensite
Formula: Fe
Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.; http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35874/vol3-Ri-Ro(LO).pdf#page=14
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.; http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35874/vol3-Ri-Ro(LO).pdf#page=14
'Plessite'
Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.; http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35874/vol3-Ri-Ro(LO).pdf#page=14
Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.; http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35874/vol3-Ri-Ro(LO).pdf#page=14
Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Reference: Prior, G. T. (1923) Catalogue of Meteorites: with special reference to those represented in the collection of the British Museum of Natural History. Richard Clay & Sons, Limited: Bungay, Suffolk.; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.; http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35874/vol3-Ri-Ro(LO).pdf#page=14
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Description: As scattered nodules.
Reference: Flight, W. (1882) Report of an Examination of the Meteorites of Cranbourne, in Australia; of Rowton, in Shropshire; and of Middlesbrough, in Yorkshire: Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. London 173: 885-899. (1 Jan 1882); Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.; http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35874/vol3-Ri-Ro(LO).pdf#page=14
Wüstite
Formula: FeO
Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.; http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35874/vol3-Ri-Ro(LO).pdf#page=14

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
var. Martensite1.AE.05Fe
Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Daubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Wüstite4.AB.25FeO
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Plessite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O WüstiteFeO
PPhosphorus
P Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
S TroiliteFeS
S DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
CrChromium
Cr DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
FeIron
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Fe DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Iron var. MartensiteFe
Fe Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Fe WüstiteFeO
Fe IronFe
NiNickel
Ni Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P

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Flight, W. (1882) Report of an Examination of the Meteorites of Cranbourne, in Australia; of Rowton, in Shropshire; and of Middlesbrough, in Yorkshire. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. London, 173, 885-899 (1 Jan 1882).
Prior, G.T. (1923) Catalogue of Meteorites: with special reference to those represented in the collection of the British Museum of Natural History. Richard Clay & Sons, Limited: Bungay, Suffolk.
Buchwald, V.F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.
Grady, M.M. (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5/e). Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, New York, Oakleigh, Madrid, Cape Town. 690 pages.

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