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Boxian meteorite, Xiaoyanzhuang, Qiaocheng District, Bozhou Prefecture, Anhui Province, China

Latitude: 33°50'N
Longitude: 115°50'E
LL3.9 Chondrite.
Fell October 20, 1977, about 120 km WSW of Huaibei.

References

- Kuiren Wang (1986): Zhanghengite - a new mineral. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 6(3), 220-223.
- Kuiren Wang (1987): Studies of opaque minerals in the Boxian meteorite from Boxian County, Anhui Province. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 7(2), 107-112.
- Kuiren Wang and Junxin Wang (1987): Studies of transparent minerals in the Boxian meteorite, Anhui. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 7(3), 238-244.
- Kuiren Wang (1987): A study of chondrules in the Boxian meteorite from Anhui Province, China. Geochimica 16(3).
- Kuiren Wang, Ji'an Hong, and Meyer, H.O.A. (1995): The first discovery of wadsleyite in China. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 15(1), 9-14.

Mineral List

'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Augite
var: Fassaite

Biotite
Calcite
Chromite
Clinoenstatite
Copper
Corundum
Cristobalite
Diopside
Dolomite
Enstatite
var: Bronzite
Forsterite
'Glass'
Graphite
Ilmenite
Iron
var: Kamacite

Magnesioferrite
Magnetite
Nepheline
Orthoclase
Pentlandite
Pigeonite
Quartz
Roedderite
Spinel
Taenite
Troilite
Wadsleyite
Whitlockite
Wüstite
Zhanghengite (TL)


33 entries listed. 27 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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