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Chromite from
Siena meteorite, Lucignano d'Asso, Montalcino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Comments:As xenomorphic grains against silicate and as idiomorphic and rounded grains against metal and troilite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Siena meteorite, Lucignano d'Asso, Montalcino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:952851
Long-form Identifier:1:3:952851:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘMontecastelli Pisano, Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘSan Venanzo Volcano, San Venanzo, Terni Province, Umbria, Italy
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘLa Sassa carbonate vein, La Sassa, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘOrciatico, Lajatico, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
79.1km (49.1 miles) ⓘAssisi meteorite, Assisi, Perugia Province, Umbria, Italy
References
Baldanza, B., Levi-Donati, G. R., Wiik, H. B. (1969) The Siena meteorite: Mineralogy and Chemistry. Mineralogical Magazine, 37 (285) 34-44 doi:10.1180/minmag.1969.037.285.04
Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Grady, M. M., Pratesi, G., Moggi-Cecchi, V. (2015) Atlas of Meteorites. Cambridge University Press.
 
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