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Fayalite-Forsterite Series from
Lea County 002 meteorite, Jal, Lea County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Olivine mode is approximately Fa2, but ranges from 1 to ~50 are cited in the various early sources.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fayalite-Forsterite Series data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lea County 002 meteorite, Jal, Lea County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:937969
Long-form Identifier:1:3:937969:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fayalite-Forsterite Series
70.5km (43.8 miles) ⓘGnome event (Project Gnome test site), Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘOdessa (iron) meteorite, Odessa craters, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘOdessa craters, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘSeminole meteorite, Gaines County, Texas, USA
References
Schutt, J. et a. (1988) The Quest for Meteorites: Part One. Two New Meteorites from Deflation Surfaces in Lea County, New Mexico: Meteoritics 23 (3): 300. (Sept 1988).
Zolensky, M. E., Score, R., Clayton, R. N., Mayeda, T. K., & Schutt, J. W. (1989) Lea County 001, an H5 chondrite, and Lea County 002, an ungrouped type 3 chondrite: Meteoritics 24: 227-232. (Dec 1989).
Brearley, A.J. & Jones, R.H. (1998) Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, JJ - Ed.), Chapter 3: 1-398: Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC, USA.
 
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