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Plessite from
Bald Mountain meteorite, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:'Plessite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plessite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bald Mountain meteorite, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1016416
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1016416:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plessite
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘDuel Hill (1854) meteorite, Walnut Mountains, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘDuel Hill (1873) meteorite, Walnut Mountains, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘWoods Mountain meteorite, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘAsheville meteorite, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain meteorite, Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘBridgewater meteorite, Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
68.8km (42.8 miles) ⓘHendersonville meteorite, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
72.0km (44.8 miles) ⓘCosby's Creek meteorite, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
References
Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
 
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