Hypatia meteorite, Libyan Desert Glass area, New Valley Governorate, Egypti
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hypatia meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Libyan Desert Glass area | Strewn Field (Inferred) |
| New Valley Governorate | Governorate |
| Egypt | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 19' 59'' North , 25° 30' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
299029
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:299029:6
GUID (UUID V4):
e39f9a1f-63c0-45fd-b8ab-712f4a3ac1ef
Consists of ca. 70 wt. % of carbon and is very hard and rich in diamonds. Found in 1996.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aluminium Formula: Al |
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Moissanite Formula: SiC |
| ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Aluminium | 1.AA.05 | Al |
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| ⓘ | Moissanite | 1.DA. | SiC |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| C | ⓘ Moissanite | SiC |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Aluminium | Al |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Moissanite | SiC |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Africa
- Great Sand SeaDesert
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Upper Egypt basinBasin
Egypt
- Western DesertDesert
North Africa
- Sahara DesertDesert
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