Taenite from
Vigarano meteorite (Cariani; Ferrara; Mainardi; Morandi; Parish; Pieve; Vigarano Mainarda; Vigarano Pieve; Vigarno; Vigarvano; Vigavano [NHM cat.]), Vigarano Pieve, Vigarano Mainarda, Ferrara Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Classification
Locality type:	Meteorite Fall Location
Species:	Taenite
Formula:	(Fe,Ni)
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Taenite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Vigarano meteorite (Cariani; Ferrara; Mainardi; Morandi; Parish; Pieve; Vigarano Mainarda; Vigarano Pieve; Vigarno; Vigarvano; Vigavano [NHM cat.]), Vigarano Pieve, Vigarano Mainarda, Ferrara Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	351371
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:351371:2
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Taenite

69.0km (42.9 miles)	ⓘ Piancaldoli meteorite, Fontanelice, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
References
McSween, H.Y. (1977) Petrographic variations among carbonaceous chondrites of the Vigarano type. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 41, 12, 1777-1790 Zinner, E. K. , Caillet, C., and El Goresy, A. (1989) Mg- and O-isotopic compositions of periclase, spinel, and melilite from Vigarano CAI 477B. Abstracts of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, volume 20, 1245-1246 Krot, A.N., Scott, E.R.D., and Zolensky, Z.M. (1995) Mineralogical and chemical modification of components in CV3 Chondrites: Nebular or asteroidal processing? Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 30, 6, 748-775 Lee, M.R., Hutchinson, R., and Graham, A.L. (1996) Aqueous alteration in the matrix of the Vigarano (CV3) carbonaceous chondrite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31, 4, 477-483 Lauretta, D.S. (2004) Opaque mineral assemblages at chondrule boundaries in the Vigarano CV chondrite: Evidence for gas-solid reactions following chondrule formation. 35th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1609 Abreau, N. M., Brearley, A. J. (2011) Deciphering the nebular and asteroidal record in silicates and organic material in the matrix of the reduced CV3 chondrite Vigarano. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 46, 2 (Feb. 2011), 252-274

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Taenite from Vigarano meteorite (Cariani; Ferrara; Mainardi; Morandi; Parish; Pieve; Vigarano Mainarda; Vigarano Pieve; Vigarno; Vigarvano; Vigavano [NHM cat.]), Vigarano Pieve, Vigarano Mainarda, Ferrara Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Taenite from
Vigarano meteorite (Cariani; Ferrara; Mainardi; Morandi; Parish; Pieve; Vigarano Mainarda; Vigarano Pieve; Vigarno; Vigarvano; Vigavano [NHM cat.]), Vigarano Pieve, Vigarano Mainarda, Ferrara Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy