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Diopside from
Långhalsen meteorite, Vrena, Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Långhalsen meteorite, Vrena, Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1077432
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1077432:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘFingerkulla, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘStrömshult Mines, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘDammgruvan Mine, Dammgruvan Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘBredsjönäs Mines, Åker, Strängnäs, Södermanland County, Sweden
62.2km (38.7 miles) ⓘStora Vika, Nynäshamn, Stockholm County, Sweden
74.6km (46.3 miles) ⓘBaggetorp, Tjällmo, Motala, Östergötland County, Sweden
86.0km (53.4 miles) ⓘÅlö zinkgruvor, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
92.6km (57.5 miles) ⓘUtö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
93.7km (58.2 miles) ⓘZinkgruvan mine, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden
98.7km (61.3 miles) ⓘGåsta copper mine, Frövi, Lindesberg, Örebro County, Sweden
References
van Schmus, W.R. & Koffman, D.M. (1967) Equilibration Temperatures of Iron and Magnesium in Chondritic Meteorites: Science, New Series 155 (3765): 1009-1011. (Feb 1967).
 
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