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Fayalite-Forsterite Series from
Nakhla Martian meteorite, Nakhla, Abu Hommos, Beheira Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Origin locality:Mars
Classification
Species:'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fayalite-Forsterite Series data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nakhla Martian meteorite, Nakhla, Abu Hommos, Beheira Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:784031
Long-form Identifier:1:3:784031:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Treiman, A.H. and Gooding, J.L. (1991) Iddingsite in the Nakhla meteorite: TEM study of mineralogy and texture of pre-terrestrial (Martian?) alterations. Meteoritics, 26, 402.
Treiman, Allan H (1993) The parent magma of the Nakhla (SNC) meteorite, inferred from magmatic inclusions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (19) 4753-4767 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90198-6
Bridges, J (2000) Evaporite mineral assemblages in the nakhlite (martian) meteorites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 176 (3) 267-279 doi:10.1016/s0012-821x(00)00019-4
Malavergne, V., Guyot, F., Benzerara, K., & Martinez, I. (2001). Description of new shock‐induced phases in the Shergotty, Zagami, Nakhla and Chassigny meteorites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 36(10), 1297-1305.
Rull, F., Martinez-Frias, J., Sansano, A., Medina, J., Edwards, H. G. M. (2004) Comparative micro-Raman study of the Nakhla and Vaca Muerta meteorites. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 35 (6). 497-503 doi:10.1002/jrs.1177
 
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