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Plagioclase from
Lewis Cliff 87051 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lewis Cliff 87051 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:887674
Long-form Identifier:1:3:887674:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘLewis Cliff 87232 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘLewis Cliff 87009 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘLewis Cliff 87223 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘLewis Cliff 86018 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘLewis Cliff 88763 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘLewis Cliff 86010 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘLewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica
83.1km (51.6 miles) ⓘQueen Alexandra Range 94204 meteorite, Queen Alexandra Range, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
83.1km (51.6 miles) ⓘQueen Alexandra Range 94201 Martian meteorite, Queen Alexandra Range, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
References
Grossman, J. N. (1994) The Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, 1994 January: The U.S. Antarctic Meteorite Collection, Meteoritics 29(1): 100-143. (Jan 1994)
 
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