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Fayalite-Forsterite Series from
Weston meteorite (incl Easton; Trumbull; Fairfield), Easton (Weston), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Strewn Field
Notes:Most of the fragments of this meteorite were found within the boundaries of the modern town of Easton, which was the eastern part of the town of Weston until 1845, when it became a separate town. Other finds are in the towns of Trumbull and Fairfield, which were already separate towns in 1807.
Classification
Species:'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fayalite-Forsterite Series data
Locality Data:Click here to view Weston meteorite (incl Easton; Trumbull; Fairfield), Easton (Weston), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:280993
Long-form Identifier:1:3:280993:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fayalite-Forsterite Series
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘStratford meteorite, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘOil Mill Pond, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘMahopac Mines, Town of Carmel, Putnam County, New York, USA
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘUltramafic rock bodies, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
70.4km (43.7 miles) ⓘWethersfield (1971) meteorite, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘSerpentinite, Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘLinkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
75.8km (47.1 miles) ⓘO'Neil Mine, Lake Mombasha, Town of Monroe, Orange County, New York, USA
81.2km (50.5 miles) ⓘRed-Back Mine (Redback mine), Town of Tuxedo, Orange County, New York, USA
References
Meteoritics, vol. 11, June 30, 1976, p. 111-130.
Wagner, J. K., Cohen, A. J., Hapke, B. W., & Partlow, W. D. (1979) Vacuum ultraviolet reflectance spectra of group H chondrites:In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference X, Proceedings, Vol 2: pp. 1797-1818. New York: Pergamon Press, Inc. (March 1979).
 
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