A closer look into the structure and magnetism of the recently fallen meteorite Ribbeck

Abstract Meteorites are a unique source of geological information about our early Solar System and the difference between planets and asteroids. In this study, meteorite Ribbeck (2024 BX1, SAR 2736) from the recently fallen asteroid (21.01.2024), collected right after the fall, was investigated. Thi...

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Main Authors: Mieszko Kołodziej, Danuta Michalska, Karol Załęski, Igor Iatsunskyi, Andrzej Muszyński, Emerson Coy
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-90383-8
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Danuta Michalska
Karol Załęski
Igor Iatsunskyi
Andrzej Muszyński
Emerson Coy
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description Abstract Meteorites are a unique source of geological information about our early Solar System and the difference between planets and asteroids. In this study, meteorite Ribbeck (2024 BX1, SAR 2736) from the recently fallen asteroid (21.01.2024), collected right after the fall, was investigated. This meteorite is classified as a coarse-grained brecciated aubrite. The main mineral phases are enstatite, albite, and forsterite. X-ray structural analysis and Raman Spectroscopy indicate its complex metamorphic history, starting with magmatic crystallization and following metamorphic evolution (e.g., impacting). Energy-dispersive. X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) confirms the presence of unusual minerals such as oldhamite, brezinanite (daubréelite, zolenskyite), wassonite/heideite, and alabandite, that formed under highly reductive conditions, with oxygen fugacity ΔIW (logfO 2 ) in a range of -5 to -7. Similar conditions can be found on the Mercury or the Asteroid 3103 Eger. Magnetic measurements confirm that the primary magnetic components in the meteorite are accessory minerals - sulphides and metallic nodules.
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spelling doaj-art-b9038bf3b42e4617a051dd1f16172bd72025-08-20T03:04:20ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-02-0115111310.1038/s41598-025-90383-8A closer look into the structure and magnetism of the recently fallen meteorite RibbeckMieszko Kołodziej0Danuta Michalska1Karol Załęski2Igor Iatsunskyi3Andrzej Muszyński4Emerson Coy5NanoBioMedical Centre, Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznanInstitute of Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznanNanoBioMedical Centre, Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznanNanoBioMedical Centre, Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznanInstitute of Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznanNanoBioMedical Centre, Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznanAbstract Meteorites are a unique source of geological information about our early Solar System and the difference between planets and asteroids. In this study, meteorite Ribbeck (2024 BX1, SAR 2736) from the recently fallen asteroid (21.01.2024), collected right after the fall, was investigated. This meteorite is classified as a coarse-grained brecciated aubrite. The main mineral phases are enstatite, albite, and forsterite. X-ray structural analysis and Raman Spectroscopy indicate its complex metamorphic history, starting with magmatic crystallization and following metamorphic evolution (e.g., impacting). Energy-dispersive. X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) confirms the presence of unusual minerals such as oldhamite, brezinanite (daubréelite, zolenskyite), wassonite/heideite, and alabandite, that formed under highly reductive conditions, with oxygen fugacity ΔIW (logfO 2 ) in a range of -5 to -7. Similar conditions can be found on the Mercury or the Asteroid 3103 Eger. Magnetic measurements confirm that the primary magnetic components in the meteorite are accessory minerals - sulphides and metallic nodules.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-90383-8
spellingShingle Mieszko Kołodziej
Danuta Michalska
Karol Załęski
Igor Iatsunskyi
Andrzej Muszyński
Emerson Coy
A closer look into the structure and magnetism of the recently fallen meteorite Ribbeck
Scientific Reports
title A closer look into the structure and magnetism of the recently fallen meteorite Ribbeck
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title_full_unstemmed A closer look into the structure and magnetism of the recently fallen meteorite Ribbeck
title_short A closer look into the structure and magnetism of the recently fallen meteorite Ribbeck
title_sort closer look into the structure and magnetism of the recently fallen meteorite ribbeck
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-90383-8
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