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Fayalite-Forsterite Series from
Grady (1937) meteorite, Curry County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Olivine composition [Fa15, Mason(1962); Fa15.3, Rubin,(1990] is near the low end for H-chondrite Fayalite content.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fayalite-Forsterite Series data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grady (1937) meteorite, Curry County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1038447
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1038447:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fayalite-Forsterite Series
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘMelrose (A) meteorite [Melrose (a)], Curry County, New Mexico, USA
58.0km (36.1 miles) ⓘClovis (no. 1) meteorite, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘAdrian meteorite, Deaf Smith County, Texas, USA
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘPortales Valley meteorite, Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA
74.9km (46.5 miles) ⓘTaiban (b) meteorite, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
74.9km (46.6 miles) ⓘTaiban meteorite, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘLa Lande meteorite, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
References
Mason, Brian (1963) Olivine composition in chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 27 (10) 1011-1023 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(63)90062-0
Lambert, P., Lewis, C. & Moore, C.B. (1981) Comparative Shock Metamorphism Study in 12 Chondrites (Abstract.): Lunar & Planetary Science XII: 583-585.
Graham, A. L., Bevan, A. W. R., Hutchison, R. (1985) Catalogue of Meteorites - With Special Reference to those Represented in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History) (4th ed.) British Museum (Natural History), London.
Rubin, Alan E. (1990) Kamacite and olivine in ordinary chondrites: Intergroup and intragroup relationships. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 54 (5) 1217-1232 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(90)90148-e
Wlotzka, Frank (2005) Cr spinel and chromite as petrogenetic indicators in ordinary chondrites: Equilibration temperatures of petrologic types 3.7 to 6. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 40 (11) 1673-1702 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2005.tb00138.x
 
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