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Magnetite from
Raghunathpura meteorite, Alwar district, Rajasthan, India


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Raghunathpura meteorite, Alwar district, Rajasthan, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:920900
Long-form Identifier:1:3:920900:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘNarnaul pegmatites, Narnaul, Mahendragarh District, Haryana, India
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘDhanota, Mahendragarh District, Haryana, India
56.4km (35.0 miles) ⓘRewari meteorite, Rewari, Rewari District, Haryana, India
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘKhetri, Sikar District, Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India
75.0km (46.6 miles) ⓘKhetri Mines (Ketri Mine), Khetri, Sikar District, Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India
80.4km (50.0 miles) ⓘMadan-Kudan deposit, Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan, India
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘDhasni Basri, Dausa district, Rajasthan, India
95.2km (59.2 miles) ⓘSalwari, Sikar District, Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India
95.8km (59.5 miles) ⓘRohil, Sikar District, Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India
99.1km (61.6 miles) ⓘHaripura meteorite, Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan, India
References
Bapna, V. S., Sharma, P. N., Sathe, M. D., Mathur, K. N. & Dwivedi, G. L. (1991) The Raghunathpura iron meteorite from Alwar, India: Meteoritics 26 (1): 65-67. (March 1991)
 
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