Plessite
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About Plessite
Name:
From the greek "plythos" meaning "filling"
A Mixture Of:
An intimate intergrowth of Taenite and Kamacite
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
10964
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:10964:4
Similar Names
| Glessite | A variety of 'Retinite' |
| Pallasite | A synonym of 'Pallasite meteorite' |
| Plessite (of Dana) | A synonym of Gersdorffite |
Synonyms of Plessite
Other Language Names for Plessite
Common Associates
Associations Based on Photo Data:
| 13 photos of Plessite associated with 'Kamacite' | (Fe,Ni) |
| 11 photos of Plessite associated with Taenite | (Ni,Fe) |
| 6 photos of Plessite associated with Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| 5 photos of Plessite associated with Lawrencite | (Fe2+,Ni)Cl2 |
| 4 photos of Plessite associated with Akaganeite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O |
| 4 photos of Plessite associated with 'Limonite' | |
| 3 photos of Plessite associated with Troilite | FeS |
| 3 photos of Plessite associated with Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
| 1 photo of Plessite associated with 'IIIAB iron meteorite' | |
| 1 photo of Plessite associated with Native Iron | Fe |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Plessite
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References for Plessite
Reference List:
Localities for Plessite
Showing 293 localities.
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The Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Algeria | |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
Antarctica | |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Ravich et al. (1968) +2 other references |
| Bouvier et al. (2016) +1 other reference |
| Edward R. D. Scott (1988) |
| Brearley et al. (1998) | |
| Meteorite Working Group (1985) |
Argentina | |
| Frederick R. Park +1 other reference |
Australia | |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Axon (1968) |
| Madigan (1940) |
| Ramdohr (1972) +1 other reference |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Simpson (1938) +2 other references |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Mineralogical Magazine +1 other reference |
Austria | |
| Ravasz et al. (1977) |
| Exel (1993) |
Azerbaijan | |
| Buchwald (1975) |
Bangladesh | |
| Scott et al. (1981) |
| Powell (1969) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
Brazil | |
| Scott (1977) |
| Zucolotto et al. (2001) |
| Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114) |
| Gomes et al. (1980) |
| London +2 other references |
| Atencio et al. (2020) |
| Gomes et al. (1980) |
| Keil et al. (1978) +1 other reference |
| Ramdohr (1972) +1 other reference |
| Anonymous (2015) |
Burkina Faso | |
| Buchwald (1975) |
Canada | |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Nininger (1932) |
Chile | |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
China | |
| |
| Wen Chuanfen (1980) |
| Connolly et al. (2006) |
| Bartoschewitz et al. (2001) |
| Wasson et al. (1988) +1 other reference |
| Daode et al. (1983) |
Croatia | |
| Buchwald (1975) |
Czech Republic | |
| Tuček K.: Meteority a jejich výskyt v ... |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Skála R. |
Denmark | |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
DR Congo | |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
Estonia | |
| Ramdohr (1972) +1 other reference |
Finland | |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
France | |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Wood (1967) +1 other reference |
Germany | |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Matthes et al. (1988) |
| Buseck et al. (1967) +1 other reference |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Rambaldi et al. (1974) |
| Ackermand et al. (1973) |
Greece | |
| Wood (1967) |
Hungary | |
| Buchwald (1975) |
India | |
| Buchwald (1975) +1 other reference |
| Das Gupta et al. (1979) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Woolum et al. (1980) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| www.lpi.usra.edu (2020) |
| Buchwald (1975) +1 other reference |
| Ray et al. (2014) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Buchwald (1975) +1 other reference |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
Iran | |
| Adib et al. (1979) |
Italy | |
| Taylor (1968) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Zucchini et al. (2018) |
| Ramdohr (1972) +1 other reference |
| Bonatti et al. (1970) +1 other reference |
| Baldanza et al. (1969) |
| Levi-Donati (1967) |
Japan | |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Bennett et al. (1996) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
Kazakhstan | |
| 2: 322-324 +2 other references |
| Sharygin (2019) |
Lesotho | |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
Malawi | |
| Chapola (1991) |
Mali | |
| Buchwald (1975) |
Mexico | |
| Scott et al. (1977) |
| Cohen (1903) +1 other reference |
| Cohen (1903) +1 other reference |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Körnige bis dichte Eisen +4 other references |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Ramdohr (1972) +2 other references |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Ruzicka et al. (2006) |
| Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 107 (2018) |
Morocco | |
| Nachit et al. (2022) |
Namibia | |
| Goryunov et al. (2023) |
| Golden et al. (1995) |
New Zealand | |
| Challis (1984) |
Nigeria | |
| Powell (1969) |
Norway | |
| Cohen (1903) +2 other references |
Pakistan | |
| Buchwald (1975) |
Poland | |
| Cervelle et al. (1974) |
| Karwowski Ł. 2003: The new ... |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
Romania | |
| al României (2003) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Mason et al. (1961) |
| Mittlefehldt (1998) |
Russia | |
| Krot et al. (1992) |
| Buchwald (1975) +1 other reference |
| Goryunov et al. (2023) |
| Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.) |
| Erokhin et al. (2017, December) |
| Sharygin et al. (2006) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| O. Richard Norton “ Rocks From Space ... |
| Litasov et al. (2017) |
Saudi Arabia | |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
Serbia | |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Sears et al. (1975) |
Somalia | |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Levi-Donati (1968) |
South Africa | |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Stanley (1914) +1 other reference |
Spain | |
| Rubin (1990) +1 other reference |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Berwerth (1909) |
Sweden | |
| Buchwald (1975) |
Switzerland | |
| Dominik et al. (1994) +1 other reference |
Turkey | |
| Colakoglu et al. (1988) +1 other reference |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) +1 other reference |
Uganda | |
| Buchwald (1975) |
UK | |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Buchwald (1975) +1 other reference |
Ukraine | |
| A. W. R. Bevan (1979) +1 other reference |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Reisener et al. (2003) |
| Semenenko et al. (2001) |
| Mason et al. (1963) |
USA | |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| www.alaska.net/~meteor/CDinfo.htm +1 other reference |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Scott et al. (1981) |
| Buchwald (1975) +1 other reference |
| Scott et al. (1979) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Scott et al. (1981) |
| Henderson et al. (1951) +2 other references |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Ramdohr (1972) +1 other reference |
| Taylor (1968) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Ramdohr (1972) | |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Knox Jr. (1963) +1 other reference | |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Taylor (1968) |
| Grady et al. (2015) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Knox Jr. (1963) +1 other reference |
| Taylor (1968) |
| Taylor (1968) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Farrington +1 other reference |
| Mason (1962) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Mason (1962) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Bennett et al. (1996) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) +1 other reference |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Mason (1962) +1 other reference |
| Buchwald (1975) +1 other reference |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Young (1939) +1 other reference |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Taylor (1968) |
| www.rasny.org/V4P89-91.HTM |
| Ramdohr (1972) +1 other reference |
| Farrington (1915) +1 other reference |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Taylor (1968) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| London +1 other reference | |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Lambert (1982) | |
| Buchwald (1975) +1 other reference |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Rubin et al. (2001) +1 other reference |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buseck (1967) +1 other reference |
| 69th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting (2006) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Hutchinson et al. (1981) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) | |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Taylor (1968) +1 other reference |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Taylor (1968) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Heymann et al. (1967) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| www.rasny.org/baldeagl.htm |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) | |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Taylor (1968) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) +1 other reference |
| Am Min (1940) |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| Rubin et al. (1983) |
| Taylor (1968) |
| Taylor (1968) |
| J. I. Goldstein THE DISTRIBUTION OF Ge ... +2 other references |
| Ehlmann (1988) |
| Craig et al. (1971) |
| Boctor et al. (1981) | |
| Taylor (1968) | |
| Mason et al. (1963) +1 other reference |
| Ramdohr (1972) | |
| Ramdohr (1972) |
| London: New York. +1 other reference |
| AmMin 17:357-359 |
| Clarke et al. (1978) |
| Taylor (1968) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
| Ramdohr (1972) +1 other reference |
| Berquist et al. (ed.) |
| Buchwald (1975) |
Zimbabwe | |
| Sears et al. (1975) |
Petropavlovsk meteorite, Mrassa river, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia