| Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
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| Species: | Albite var: Oligoclase |
| Formula: | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Comments: | The Plagioclase is oligoclase (An 26), higher than the An≤20 usually found in Enstatite Chondrites. |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Oligoclase data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Happy Canyon meteorite, Armstrong County, Texas, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 883312 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:883312:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 441c1427-e64a-4f3c-adc9-adfc60a481f9 |
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 | Olsen, Edward J., Bunch, T.E., Jarosewich, Eugene, Noonan, Albert F., Huss, Glenn I (1977) HAPPY CANYON: A NEW TYPE OF ENSTATITE ACHONDRITE. Meteoritics, 12 (2) 109-124 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1977.tb00336.x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | HAPPY CANYON: A NEW TYPE OF ENSTATITE ACHONDRITE Edward J. Olsen Field Museum of Natural History Chicago...Glenn I Huss American Meteorite Laboratory Box 2098 Denver, CO 80201 Happy Canyon [found: 1971, 34°46...34°46.5'N, 101°33.6'W, Texas] consists of about 85 vol. % enstatite (Fs 0.4%), 5 to 10 vol % plagioclase (An...survived extensive terrestrial weathering. The meteorite has a cumulate texture, uniform-size euhedral...in the Cumberland Falls enstatite achondrite. Happy Canyon is most simply explained as an E6 composition |
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