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Fayalite-Forsterite Series from
Bhola meteorite, Bhola District, Barisal Division, Bangladesh


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Normal compositional range is restricted(Fa27-30), but compositions such as Fa18 in one grain have been noted. Olivine grains are often cracked.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fayalite-Forsterite Series data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bhola meteorite, Bhola District, Barisal Division, Bangladesh
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:941933
Long-form Identifier:1:3:941933:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fayalite-Forsterite Series
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘPatwar meteorite, Comilla District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh
96.4km (59.9 miles) ⓘDokachi meteorite, Munshiganj District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
References
Mason, Brian (1963) Olivine composition in chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 27 (10) 1011-1023 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(63)90062-0
Fredriksson, K., Noonan, A., & Nelen, J. (1974) The Bhola stone - a true polymict breccia? Meteoritics 9: 338-339. (Dec 1974).
Scott, Edward R.D., Rajan, R.S. (1981) Metallic minerals, thermal histories and parent bodies of some xenolithic, ordinary chondrite meteorites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 45 (1) 53-67 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(81)90263-5
Wlotzka et al. (1983) Alkali differentiation in LL-chondrites: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 47(4): 743-757. (April 1983).
Yokoyama, T. & Misawa, K. (2009) K-rich Fragments in Yamato-74442 and Bhola LL-Chondritic Breccias: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44, Supplement: p. A225, pdf#5236. (Sept 2009).
 
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