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Fayalite-Forsterite Series from
Cynthiana meteorite, Harrison County, Kentucky, USA


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Fa25.6 - Intermediate between low iron (L) and low low iron (LL) ordinary chondrite values. Fa 25.5, Rubin (1990).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fayalite-Forsterite Series data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cynthiana meteorite, Harrison County, Kentucky, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:912533
Long-form Identifier:1:3:912533:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fayalite-Forsterite Series
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘBath Furnace meteorite, Bath County, Kentucky, USA
66.9km (41.5 miles) ⓘEagle Station meteorite, Carroll County, Kentucky, USA
References
Farrington, O.C., 1915, Catalogue of the meteorites of North America to January 1, 1909: National Academy of Sciences, Memoir 13, 513 pages.
Meunier, Stanislas (1884) Encyclopédie Chimiquie. Tome II Métalloïdes. Appendice 2eme cahier: Méteorites. A. Lahure . p.1-532.
Mason, B. & Maynes, A.D. (1967) The Composition of the Allegan, Bur-Gheluai, and Cynthiana meteorites: Proceedings of the United States National Museum 124(3624): Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington, DC. 12pages. (Oct 1967).
Rubin, Alan E. (1990) Kamacite and olivine in ordinary chondrites: Intergroup and intragroup relationships. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 54 (5) 1217-1232 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(90)90148-e
Grady, Monica (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
 
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