Mezö-Madaras meteorite (Fekete; Madaras; Maros; Mesö-Madarasz; Mezoe-Madaras; Weiler [NHM Cat.]), Harghita Co., Romania
A 22.7 kg meteorite from a witnessed fall in 1852. It is a class L3.7 chondrite.
Merrihueite was found in a few chondules of the (L3) chondrite meteorite, as inclusions in clinopyroxenes. Associated by fayalitic olivine and nickel-iron.
Ref.: Fisenko, A.V. and L.F. Semenova (1997) On the Selection of Chondrites for Studying Interstellar Diamond. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences.
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Map Reference: 46°30'N , 25°44'E
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Mineral List:5 entries listed. 5 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).
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