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Plagioclase from
Plainview (1917) meteorite, Hale County, Texas, USA


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Comments:Plagioclase composition (oligoclase)- An 18.8Ab75.0Or6.2.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Plainview (1917) meteorite, Hale County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:967855
Long-form Identifier:1:3:967855:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘEstacado meteorite, Hale County, Texas, USA
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘAbernathy meteorite, Abernathy, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘDimmitt meteorite, Dimmitt, Castro County, Texas, USA
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘHappy Canyon meteorite, Armstrong County, Texas, USA
97.6km (60.6 miles) ⓘUmbarger meteorite, Randall County, Texas, USA
References
Sipiera, S. P., Olsen, E. J., Eatough, D. L., & Dod, B. D. (1983) Summary of several recent chondrite finds from the Texas Panhandle: Meteoritics 18 (1): 63-75. (March 1983).
Grady, M. M., Pratesi, G., Moggi-Cecchi, V. (2015) Atlas of Meteorites. Cambridge University Press.
 
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