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Pentlandite from
Allan Hills A77307 meteorite, Allan Hills, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)Σ9S8
Comments:Replacing troilite in some chondrules
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Allan Hills A77307 meteorite, Allan Hills, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:893200
Long-form Identifier:1:3:893200:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘAllan Hills A77005 Martian meteorite, Allan Hills, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘAllan Hills 88052 meteorite, Allan Hills, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘElephant Moraine 83309 meteorite, Elephant Moraine, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘElephant Moraine A79001 Martian meteorite, Elephant Moraine, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘAllan Hills 85085 meteorite, Allan Hills, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
98.4km (61.2 miles) ⓘElephant Moraine 87507 meteorite, Elephant Moraine, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
References
Scott, E. R. D., Taylor, GJ, Maggiore P., Keil K. & Mckinley S.G. (1981) Three CO3 chondrites from Antarctica — Comparison of carbonaceous and ordinary type 3 chondrites: Meteoritics 16( 4): 385. (Dec 1981).
Brearley, A. J. & Jones, R. H. (1998): Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 3, 398 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. (1998).
 
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