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Coordinates: 33°42′N 133°48′E / 33.700°N 133.800°E / 33.700; 133.800
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'''Zaisho''' is a [[meteorite]] whose fall in Japan in February 1898 was seen by observers on the ground.<ref name=MetSocDB /><ref name=impactika/> {{As of|2019}} it remains one of only four known [[pallasite]] [[Meteorite fall|falls]], along with [[Marjalahti]], [[Mineo]] and [[Omolon (meteorite)|Omolon]].<ref name="BUSECK & CLARK">{{cite journal |last=Buseck|first=Peter R.|author2=Jim Clark |title=Zaisho a pallasite containing pyroxene and phosphoran olivine|journal=[[Mineralogical Magazine]]|date=June 1984|volume=48|issue=347|pages=229–35|url=http://www.minersoc.org/pages/Archive-MM/Volume_48/48-347-229.pdf|access-date=8 January 2013|bibcode=1984MinM...48..229B|doi=10.1180/minmag.1984.048.347.06|citeseerx=10.1.1.608.9261}}</ref>
'''Zaisho''' is is the name of a stony-iron pallasite [[meteorite]] whose fall in Japan in February 1898 was recorded by observers on the ground.<ref name=MetSocDB /><ref name=impactika/> Zaisho made landfall in the city of [[Kami, Kōchi|Kami]], located in the prefecture of [[Kōchi Prefecture|Kōchi]] on [[Shikoku]] Island.<ref>Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. (2016). ''Zaisho meteorite, Kami City, Kochi Prefecture, Japan''. Mindat.org. <nowiki>https://www.mindat.org/loc-262253.html</nowiki></ref> Zaisho weighs approximately 0.33kg (12oz) and exhibits a rare composition of primarily iron rich phosphoran [[olivine]], and [[pyroxene]]. Zaisho also contains traces of [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17753599/ stanfieldite], [https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/ammin/article/58/9-10/949/542900/New-X-Ray-and-Compositional-Data-for-Farringtonite farringtonite], [[troilite]], [[schreibersite]], [[chromite]], and mg-[[phosphate]], albeit in smaller amounts.<ref name="MetSocDB" /><ref name="BUSECK & CLARK" /><ref>Shima, M., Okada, A., & Yabuki, H. (1980). Mineralogical and petrographical study of the Zaisho meteorite, a pallasite from Japan. Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung Teil A, Physik, Physikalische Chemie, Kosmophysik, 35(1), 64-68.</ref> Notably, Zaisho is also one of two confirmed meteorite landings to take place on the island of Shikoku<ref name="MetSocDB" />, and as of 2019 it remains one of only four known [[pallasite]] [[Meteorite fall|falls]], along with [[Marjalahti]], [[Mineo]] and [[Omolon (meteorite)|Omolon]].<ref name="BUSECK & CLARK">{{cite journal |last=Buseck|first=Peter R.|author2=Jim Clark |title=Zaisho a pallasite containing pyroxene and phosphoran olivine|journal=[[Mineralogical Magazine]]|date=June 1984|volume=48|issue=347|pages=229–35|url=http://www.minersoc.org/pages/Archive-MM/Volume_48/48-347-229.pdf|access-date=8 January 2013|bibcode=1984MinM...48..229B|doi=10.1180/minmag.1984.048.347.06|citeseerx=10.1.1.608.9261}}</ref> Currently, access to Zaisho is not available to the public as the main mass of the meteorite is being held in a private collection.<ref name="BUSECK & CLARK" />


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Revision as of 16:43, 20 November 2024

Zaisho meteorite
TypeStony-iron
ClassPallasite
GroupPallasite main group, anomalous[1]
CountryJapan[1]
RegionShikoku
Coordinates33°42′N 133°48′E / 33.700°N 133.800°E / 33.700; 133.800[1]
Observed fallYes
Fall date1898[2]
TKW330 grams (12 oz)[1]

Zaisho is is the name of a stony-iron pallasite meteorite whose fall in Japan in February 1898 was recorded by observers on the ground.[1][2] Zaisho made landfall in the city of Kami, located in the prefecture of Kōchi on Shikoku Island.[3] Zaisho weighs approximately 0.33kg (12oz) and exhibits a rare composition of primarily iron rich phosphoran olivine, and pyroxene. Zaisho also contains traces of stanfieldite, farringtonite, troilite, schreibersite, chromite, and mg-phosphate, albeit in smaller amounts.[1][4][5] Notably, Zaisho is also one of two confirmed meteorite landings to take place on the island of Shikoku[1], and as of 2019 it remains one of only four known pallasite falls, along with Marjalahti, Mineo and Omolon.[4] Currently, access to Zaisho is not available to the public as the main mass of the meteorite is being held in a private collection.[4]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Zaisho". Meteoritical Bulletin Database. Meteoritical Society. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b "METEORITE FALLS CALENDAR - FEBRUARY". impactika.com. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. ^ Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. (2016). Zaisho meteorite, Kami City, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Mindat.org. https://www.mindat.org/loc-262253.html
  4. ^ a b c Buseck, Peter R.; Jim Clark (June 1984). "Zaisho a pallasite containing pyroxene and phosphoran olivine" (PDF). Mineralogical Magazine. 48 (347): 229–35. Bibcode:1984MinM...48..229B. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.608.9261. doi:10.1180/minmag.1984.048.347.06. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  5. ^ Shima, M., Okada, A., & Yabuki, H. (1980). Mineralogical and petrographical study of the Zaisho meteorite, a pallasite from Japan. Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung Teil A, Physik, Physikalische Chemie, Kosmophysik, 35(1), 64-68.
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