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Chromite from
Akron (1961) meteorite, Washington County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Akron (1961) meteorite, Washington County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1103531
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1103531:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘFremont Butte meteorite, Washington County, Colorado, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘKelly meteorite, Logan County, Colorado, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘDe Nova meteorite, Washington County, Colorado, USA
41.6km (25.9 miles) ⓘAtwood meteorite, Logan County, Colorado, USA
60.4km (37.5 miles) ⓘHaxtun meteorite, Phillips County, Colorado, USA
70.0km (43.5 miles) ⓘShaw meteorite, Lincoln County, Colorado, USA
70.1km (43.6 miles) ⓘWeldona meteorite, Morgan County, Colorado, USA
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘJulesburg meteorite, Sedgwick County, Colorado, USA
86.8km (54.0 miles) ⓘHolyoke meteorite, Phillips County, Colorado, USA
94.8km (58.9 miles) ⓘArriba meteorite, Lincoln County, Colorado, USA
References
Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
 
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