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Chromite from
Buschhof meteorite, Leimaņi Parish, Jēkabpils Municipality, Zemgale Region, Latvia


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Troilite2
Plagioclase2
Fayalite-Forsterite Series2
Native Iron2
- var Kamacite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buschhof meteorite, Leimaņi Parish, Jēkabpils Municipality, Zemgale Region, Latvia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:940546
Long-form Identifier:1:3:940546:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘNerft meteorite, Nereta Parish, Aizkraukle Municipality, Zemgale Region, Latvia
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘLixna meteorite, Augšdaugava Municipality, Latgale Region, Latvia
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘPadvarninkai meteorite, Androniski, Anyksciu, Utena County, Lithuania
References
Grewingk, C. & Schmidt, C. (1864) Ueber die Meteoritenfälle von Pillistfer, Buschhof und Igast in Liv-und Kurland. Heimrich Laakmann: Dorpat.
Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
 
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