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Orthopyroxene Subgroup from
Shallowater meteorite, Lubbock County, Texas, USA


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Shallowater is ~80 vol% Orthopyroxene [Other aubrites are predominantly clinoenstatite]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthopyroxene Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shallowater meteorite, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:880343
Long-form Identifier:1:3:880343:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthopyroxene Subgroup
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘAbernathy meteorite, Abernathy, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘEstacado meteorite, Hale County, Texas, USA
48.4km (30.0 miles) ⓘPlainview (1917) meteorite, Hale County, Texas, USA
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘBrownfield (1937) meteorite, Terry County, Texas, USA
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘWellman (a) meteorite, Terry County, Texas, USA
94.7km (58.9 miles) ⓘLoop meteorite, Gaines County, Texas, USA
94.7km (58.9 miles) ⓘAshmore meteorite, Gaines County, Texas, USA
References
Mittlefehldt, D. W., McCoy, T. J., Goodrich, C. A. & Kracher, A. (1998) Non-chondritic meteorites from Asteroidal bodies. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 4, 195 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA.
 
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