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Chromite from
Alfianello meteorite, Alfianello, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alfianello meteorite, Alfianello, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:952950
Long-form Identifier:1:3:952950:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘBorgo San Donino meteorite (Borgo San Donnino meteorite), Fidenza, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
81.9km (50.9 miles) ⓘRio Masarino, Ghiare, Berceto, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
84.1km (52.3 miles) ⓘGroppo di Gorro quarry, Roccamurata, Borgo Val di Taro, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
89.6km (55.7 miles) ⓘBasalt quarry (San Giovanni Ilarione quarry), San Giovanni Ilarione, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘValdinizza meteorite, Val di Nizza, Pavia Province, Lombardy, Italy
92.3km (57.3 miles) ⓘMonte Madarosa Quarry, Roccolo Pass, Chiampo, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
References
Levi-Donati, G. R. (1971) Petrological Features of Shock Metamorphism in Chondrites: Alfianello. Meteoritics 6(4): 225-235.
Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
 
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