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


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bald Mountain meteorite, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1018546
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1018546:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘHayes Mine (Egypt Mine), Sampson Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘSam Cox No. 1, Buncombe Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘLaws Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘBailey and Johnson Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘM. P. Letterman Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘGoldsmith Mine, Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘSilly Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘBittner Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘPeterson Mine, Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘRay Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
References
Dunn, T.L., Cressy, G., McSween Jr, H.Y. & McCoy, T.J. (2010) Analysis of ordinary chondrites using powder X-ray diffraction: 1. Modal mineral abundances. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 45(1):123-134. (Jan 2010). (Jan 2010).
Dunn, T.L. (2015) Micro-XRF Spectroscopy: A New Tool for Characterizing Ordinary Chondrites (Poster). 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society. (See Online references)
 
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