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Chromite from
Saline meteorite, West Saline Township, Sheridan County, Kansas, USA


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 Saline meteorite, West Saline Township, Sheridan County, Kansas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:974517
Long-form Identifier:1:3:974517:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘLeoville meteorite (Leoville CV3 chondrite), Decatur County, Kansas, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘPrairie Dog Creek meteorite, Decatur County, Kansas, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘMorland meteorite, Graham County, Kansas, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘSt. Peter meteorite, Graham County, Kansas, USA
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘAchilles meteorite, Rawlins County, Kansas, USA
73.0km (45.4 miles) ⓘOakley (stone) meteorite, Logan County, Kansas, USA
81.7km (50.8 miles) ⓘBeardsley meteorite, Rawlins County, Kansas, USA
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘLong Island meteorite, Phillips County, Kansas, USA
99.8km (62.0 miles) ⓘCulbertson meteorite, Hitchcock County, Nebraska, USA
References
Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
 
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