| Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Comments: | Olivine clasts are abundant, with scalloped borders in contact with plagioclase. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fayalite-Forsterite Series data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Simondium meteorite, Simondium, Drakenstein Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 929823 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:929823:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fayalite-Forsterite Series |
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| 37.1km (23.1 miles) | ⓘDiep River meteorite, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa |
| 52.5km (32.6 miles) | ⓘMuizenberg meteorite, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa |
| 89.2km (55.5 miles) | ⓘKoue Bokkeveld meteorite, Koue Bokkeveld Mountain, Witzenberg Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa |
| References |
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Mittlefehldt, D. W., McCoy, T. J., Goodrich, C. A. & Kracher, A. (1998). Non-chondritic meteorites from asteroidal bodies. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J. [Ed.]): Chapter 4, 195 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. |
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