Grove Mountains 052049 meteorite, Grove Mountains, American Highland, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Grove Mountains 052049 meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Grove Mountains | Mountain Range |
| American Highland | - not defined - |
| Eastern Antarctica | Region |
| Antarctica | Continent |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
72° 46' 23'' South , 75° 20' 8'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
GRV 052049
96.7g found 16 Jan 2006.
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3 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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| β Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 Reference: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=Grove+Mountains+052049&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ll&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=0&pnt=Normal%20table&code=44887 |
| β 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 Reference: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=Grove+Mountains+052049&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ll&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=0&pnt=Normal%20table&code=44887 |
| β Ringwoodite Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4 Reference: Feng, L., Lin, Y., Hu, S., Xu, L. & Miao, B. Estimating compositions of natural ringwoodite in the heavily shocked Grove Mountains 052049 meteorite from Raman spectra. Am. Mineral. 96, 1480β1489 (2011) |
| β Wadsleyite Formula: Mg4O(Si2O7) Reference: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=Grove+Mountains+052049&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ll&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=0&pnt=Normal%20table&code=44887 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| β | Ringwoodite | 9.AC.15 | (Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4 |
| β | Wadsleyite | 9.BE.02 | Mg4O(Si2O7) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Ringwoodite | (Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4 |
| O | β Wadsleyite | Mg4O(Si2O7) |
| O | β Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Ringwoodite | (Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4 |
| Mg | β Wadsleyite | Mg4O(Si2O7) |
| Mg | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Ringwoodite | (Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4 |
| Si | β Wadsleyite | Mg4O(Si2O7) |
| Si | β Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Si | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Ringwoodite | (Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Feng, L., Lin, Y., Hu, S., Xu, L., Miao, B. (2011) Estimating compositions of natural ringwoodite in the heavily shocked Grove Mountains 052049 meteorite from Raman spectra. American Mineralogist, 96, 1480β1489.
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