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Locality Name:
Dronino Meteorite, Kasimov District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 0.008
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.005

mindat Locality ID: 106008
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-106008.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dronino Meteorite, Kasimov District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 54°44'48"N
Longitude: 41°25'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.746666666667,41.421666666667

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: C Cl Cr Fe H Ni O S 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Cl Cr Fe H Ni O S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AtacamiteCalciteCoronaditeCorundumDiasporeHexahydriteHydrotalciteIronLepidocrociteMalachite
NoneSpinelWoodwardite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Akaganeite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chukanovite  (*)Droninoite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hibbingite  (*)Honessite  (*)Iron  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Nickelbischofite  (*)Nickelhexahydrite  (*)Reevesite  (*)Siderite  (*)Taenite  (*)
Troilite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Akaganeite  (*)Coronadite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O0.0080.005063
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O40.0080.00503902
Chukanovite  (*)MalachiteFe2(CO3)(OH)20.0080.00502
Droninoite  (*)HydrotalciteNi6Fe3+2Cl2(OH)16·4H2O0.0080.00502
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)0.0080.00507437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O30.0080.005014640
Hibbingite  (*)AtacamiteFe2+2(OH)3Cl0.0080.005013
Honessite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Ni1-xFe3+x)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)0.0080.005025
Iron  (*)IronFe0.0080.00501089
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)0.0080.0050581
Nickelbischofite  (*)NoneNiCl2·6H2O0.0080.00504
Nickelhexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteNi(SO4)·6H2O0.0080.005037
Reevesite  (*)HydrotalciteNi6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O0.0080.005048
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)0.0080.00506417
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)0.0080.0050703
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS0.0080.00501044
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S40.0080.0050380



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_0047Meteorite fall


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Michelle_00470.0080.0050.008-0.005 Age of meteorite fall      106008Dronino Meteorite, Kasimov District, Ryazan Oblast, RussiaDronino meteoritePekov et al. (2007)10.1127/0935-1221/2007/0019-1767EJM19_891Chukanovite formed quickly during terrestrial alteration


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