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Frontier Mountain meteorite trap, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica

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Over 150 meteorites recovered from this blue ice field.




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
  		•  'Albite-Anorthite Series'
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin, 84 (Aug. 2000)]
  		•  Chromite
    FeCr
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin, 84 (Aug. 2000)]
  		•  Diamond
    C
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin, 84 (Aug. 2000)]
  		•  Diopside
    var: Chromian Diopside
    (Ca,Cr)MgSi
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin, 84 (Aug. 2000)]
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin, 84 (Aug. 2000)]
  		•  Iron
    var: Kamacite
    (Fe,Ni)
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin, 84 (Aug. 2000)]
  		•  'Lodranite'
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin, 84 (Aug. 2000)]
  		•  'Olivine'
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin, 84 (Aug. 2000)]
  		•  'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin, 84 (Aug. 2000)]
  		•  Pigeonite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Ca)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin, 84 (Aug. 2000)]
  		•  'Pyroxene Group'
    Reference: [Earth and Planetary Science Letters: 128: 479-487.]
  		•  Schreibersite
    (Fe,Ni)
     
    3
    		P
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin, 84 (Aug. 2000)]
  		•  Taenite
    (Fe,Ni)
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin, 84 (Aug. 2000)]
  		•  Troilite
    FeS
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin, 84 (Aug. 2000)]


    14 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    Antarctica
     
    • Eastern Antarctica
      • Victoria Land
        • Frontier Mountain meteorite trap

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