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Pyroxene Group from
Prambachkirchen meteorite, Prambachkirchen, Eferding District, Upper Austria, Austria


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:'Pyroxene Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:ADSi2O6
Habit:One expects orthopyroxene for type L6 chondrites, but Schadler & Rosenhagen (1933) report the presence of abundant clinopyroxene ("Clinohypersthene").
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyroxene Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Prambachkirchen meteorite, Prambachkirchen, Eferding District, Upper Austria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:954345
Long-form Identifier:1:3:954345:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyroxene Group
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘMigmatite quarry, Wernstein am Inn, SchÃĪrding District, Upper Austria, Austria
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘHaag meteorite, Haag, Amstetten District, Lower Austria, Austria
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘStubenberg meteorite, Stubenberg, Rottal-Inn District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘYbbsitz meteorite, Ybbsitz, Amstetten District, Lower Austria, Austria
99.5km (61.8 miles) ⓘMÃĪssing meteorite, Massing, Rottal-Inn District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
References
Graham, A. L., Bevan, A. W. R., Hutchison, R. (1985) Catalogue of Meteorites - With Special Reference to those Represented in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History) (4th ed.) British Museum (Natural History), London.
 
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