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Fayalite-Forsterite Series from
Misshof meteorite, Baldone Parish, Ķekava Municipality, Vidzeme Region, Latvia


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Fayalite-Forsterite Series, etc.

Misshof meteorite, Baldone Parish, Ķekava Municipality, Vidzeme Region, Latvia
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Fayalite-Forsterite Series, etc.

Misshof meteorite, Baldone Parish, Ķekava Municipality, Vidzeme Region, Latvia
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Fayalite-Forsterite Series, etc.

Misshof meteorite, Baldone Parish, Ķekava Municipality, Vidzeme Region, Latvia
Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Iron3
- var Kamacite3
Troilite3
Plagioclase3
Orthopyroxene Subgroup1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fayalite-Forsterite Series data
Locality Data:Click here to view Misshof meteorite, Baldone Parish, Ķekava Municipality, Vidzeme Region, Latvia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:940653
Long-form Identifier:1:3:940653:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fayalite-Forsterite Series
76.5km (47.5 miles) ⓘNerft meteorite, Nereta Parish, Aizkraukle Municipality, Zemgale Region, Latvia
References
Doss, B. (1891) Der Meteorit von Misshof in Kurland. IN Arbeiten des Naturforscher-Vereins zu Riga (7):1-68.
Mason, Brian (1963) Olivine composition in chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 27 (10) 1011-1023 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(63)90062-0
 
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