Anorthite 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:	Anorthite
Formula:	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Anorthite 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:	857099
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:857099:4
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Anorthite

51.1km (31.8 miles)	ⓘ Monte delle Basse, Galzignano Terme, Padova Province, Veneto, Italy
80.8km (50.2 miles)	ⓘ Monte Beni, Futa Pass - Raticosa Pass area, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
87.2km (54.2 miles)	ⓘ Serra dei Zanchetti (Serra del Zanchetto ophiolite), Camugnano, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
References
*Mason, Brian (1971) The carbonaceous chondrites — a selective review. Meteoritics, 6 (2). 59-70 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1971.tb00409.x* Sylvester, P.J., Simon, S.B., and Grossman, L. (1993) Refractory inclusions from the Leoville, Efremovka, and Vigarano C3V chondrites: Major element differences between Types A and B, and extraordinary refractory siderophile element compositions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57, 15, 3763-3784 Krot, A.N., Hutcheon, I. D., and Keil, K. (2002) Plagioclase-rich chondrules in the reduced CV chondrites: Evidence for complex formation history and genetic links between calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions and ferromagnesian chondrules. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 37, 2, 155-182

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Anorthite 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

Anorthite 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