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Fayalite-Forsterite Series from
Tulia (A) meteorite, Swisher County, Texas, USA


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Fayalite-Forsterite Series, etc.

Tulia (A) meteorite, Swisher County, Texas, USA
05040330017370969467769.jpg
Fayalite-Forsterite Series, etc.

Tulia (A) meteorite, Swisher County, Texas, USA
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Fayalite-Forsterite Series, etc.

Tulia (A) meteorite, Swisher County, Texas, USA
Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Meteorite1
Taenite1
Native Iron1
- var Kamacite1
Troilite1
Enstatite1
- var Bronzite1
H3-4 chondrite meteorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fayalite-Forsterite Series data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tulia (A) meteorite, Swisher County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:875609
Long-form Identifier:1:3:875609:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fayalite-Forsterite Series
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘDimmitt meteorite, Dimmitt, Castro County, Texas, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘPlainview (1917) meteorite, Hale County, Texas, USA
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘEstacado meteorite, Hale County, Texas, USA
76.5km (47.6 miles) ⓘAbernathy meteorite, Abernathy, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
References
Keil, Klaus, Fredriksson, Kurt (1964) The iron, magnesium, and calcium distribution in coexisting olivines and rhombic pyroxenes of chondrites. Journal of Geophysical Research, 69 (16) 3487-3515 doi:10.1029/jz069i016p03487
 
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