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Plagioclase from
Nerft meteorite, Nereta Parish, Aizkraukle Municipality, Zemgale Region, Latvia


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Comments:Plagioclase accounts for ~10% the meteorite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nerft meteorite, Nereta Parish, Aizkraukle Municipality, Zemgale Region, Latvia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:940642
Long-form Identifier:1:3:940642:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘBuschhof meteorite, Leimaņi Parish, Jēkabpils Municipality, Zemgale Region, Latvia
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘPadvarninkai meteorite, Androniski, Anyksciu, Utena County, Lithuania
76.5km (47.5 miles) ⓘMisshof meteorite, Baldone Parish, Ķekava Municipality, Vidzeme Region, Latvia
77.8km (48.3 miles) ⓘLixna meteorite, Augšdaugava Municipality, Latgale Region, Latvia
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘJodzie meteorite, Panevėžys City Municipality, Panevėžys County, Lithuania
References
Meunier, Stanislas (1884) Encyclopédie Chimiquie. Tome II Métalloïdes. Appendice 2eme cahier: Méteorites. A. Lahure . p.1-532.
Prior, G. T. (1913) On the remarkable similarity in chemical and mineral composition of chondritic meteoric stones. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 17 (78) 33-38 doi:10.1180/minmag.1913.017.78.06
 
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