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Forsterite from
Brahin meteorite, Gomel Region, Belarus


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2SiO4
Comments:Usually reported as olivine. A content of 12.18% Fe2SiO4 is reported by Inostrantsev (1869), 12% in Backlund (1911). According to modern analytical data, average composition is Fa 11.7 (Buseck & Glodstein, 1969; Wasson & Choi, 2003) or Fa11.34 (McKibbin et al., 2019).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Iron3 photos of Forsterite associated with Iron at this locality.
Taenite1 photo of Forsterite associated with Taenite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brahin meteorite, Gomel Region, Belarus
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1505557
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1505557:2
GUID (UUID V4):ad8a491d-40e0-406b-aad8-0c873fe9f7b2
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Ca, Mg, Fe2+ ), derived from the pallasite meteorite Brahin for the first time. The authors reviewed the...results of a study of stanfieldite from the Brahin meteorite (main group pallasite). The empirical formula...solved and refined to R1 = 0.034. Stanfieldite from Brahin is monoclinic, C2/c, a 22.7973(4), b 9.9833(2)... where the M = Ca, Mg, Fe2+ . Stanfieldite from Brahin and a majority of other meteorites correspond to...stanfieldite; phosphate; crystal structure; merrillite; meteorite; pallasite; mesosiderite; luminophore; bioceramics;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
FIB sections retrieved from the matrix of each meteorite using a Talos F200X. All observations were conducted... [14] Schrader & Davidson (submitted) GCA. METEORITE MATERIAL MODEL FOR STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES Parul...needed to achieve this objective. At present, the meteorite material found on earth are the only objects from...properties for the entire family of asteroids, meteorite unit models are developed to determine the effective...turn deduce the properties of asteroids. The meteorite unit is a representative volume that accounts
 
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