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Forsterite from
Hocheppan meteorite, Eppan an der Weinstraße (Appiano sulla Strada del Vino), Überetsch-Unterland (Oltradige-Bassa Atesina), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hocheppan meteorite, Eppan an der Weinstraße (Appiano sulla Strada del Vino), Überetsch-Unterland (Oltradige-Bassa Atesina), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1108899
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1108899:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite
16.8km (10.4 miles) Hochwart - Vedetta Alta, Ulten (Ultimo), Burggrafenamt (Burgraviato), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
34.9km (21.7 miles) Canzoccoli quarry, Predazzo, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
49.8km (30.9 miles) Cima delle Pale Rosse, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
50.7km (31.5 miles) Vedretta della Miniera (Cima della Miniera), Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
71.7km (44.6 miles) Cima Uzza, Valbona (Val Bona) & Val d'Arnò, Daone & Breguzzo, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
78.9km (49.0 miles) Val di Serra Quarry, Pilcante, Ala, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
85.5km (53.1 miles) Lonedo, Lugo di Vicenza, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
87.8km (54.5 miles) Monte Gloso Quarry (Vaccari S.p.A. Quarry), Marsan, Marostica, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
87.9km (54.6 miles) Stabio Valley, Niardo, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
90.9km (56.5 miles) Fosse di Novale, Rossati (Contrada Rossati di Sotto), Novale, Valdagno, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
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