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Suizhou meteorite (Suizhou L6 chondrite), Xihe, Sui Co., Suizhou Prefecture, Hubei Province, China

L6 Chondrite

A shower of 12 stones with a total weight of 70 kg fell on April 15, 1986, at Xihe, southeast of Suizhou City.

References

- Research Group of Suizhou Meteorite (1986): A preliminary study of Suizhou (Hubei) meteorite. Earth Science, Journal of China University of Geosciences 30(5).
- Shangyue Shen and Xiaoli Zhuang (1990): Studies of opaque minerals in Suizhou meteorite, Hubei Province. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 10(1), 52-57.
- Xie Xiande, Minetti, M. E., Chen Ming, Mao Ho-kwang, Wang Deqiang, Shu Jinfu, and Eei Yingwei (2003): Tuite, γ-Ca3(PO4)2 - A new mineral from the Suizhou L6 chondrite. European Journal of Mineralogy 15, 1001-1005.
- Xie Xiande, Shu Jinfu, and Chen Ming (2005): Synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction in situ study of fine-grained minerals in shock veins of Suizhou meteorite. Science in China, Series D (Earth Sciences), 48(6), 815-821.

Mineral List

'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Chalcopyrite
Chlorapatite
Chromite
Copper
Enstatite
var: Bronzite

Forsterite
Hollandite
Ilmenite
Iron
var: Kamacite

Lingunite
Majorite
'Majorite-Pyrope Series'
Maskelynite
Merrillite
Pyrrhotite
Ringwoodite
Taenite
Troilite
Tuite (TL)
Wüstite
Xieite (TL)


22 entries listed. 17 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

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