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Forsterite from
Norton County meteorite, Norton County, Kansas, USA


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2(SiO4)
Comments:Olivine composition (Fa0.01) corresponds to nearly pure forsterite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Norton County meteorite, Norton County, Kansas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:806212
Long-form Identifier:1:3:806212:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘLeoville meteorite (Leoville CV3 chondrite), Decatur County, Kansas, USA
54.5km (33.9 miles) ⓘPrairie Dog Creek meteorite, Decatur County, Kansas, USA
References
Keil, Klaus, Fredriksson, Kurt (1963) Electron microprobe analysis of some rare minerals in the Norton County achondrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 27 (9) 939-947 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(63)90103-0
Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.
Rubin, Alan E. (2015) Shock and annealing in aubrites: Implications for parent-body history. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 50 (7) 1217-1227 doi:10.1111/maps.12464
 
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