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Fayalite-Forsterite Series from
Northwest Africa 7812 (NWA 7812) meteorite, Mauritania


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Olivine - Fa 8.8-46.0 mol% in MetBill#102. Olivine phenocrysts exhibit skeletal growth w. incomplete closure of crystal domains.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fayalite-Forsterite Series data
Locality Data:Click here to view Northwest Africa 7812 (NWA 7812) meteorite, Mauritania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:938649
Long-form Identifier:1:3:938649:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
http:www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=57258
Irving, A. J., Kuehner, S. M., Chen, G., Conrey, R. M., Ziegler, K. & Pitt, D. (2013) Petrologic, Elemental and Oxygen Isotopic Characterization of Mg-Rich, Olivine-Phyric Quenched Angrite Northwest Africa 7812: 76th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society. Published in Meteoritics and Planetary Science Supplement 48, id.5249. (Sept 2013).
 
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