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Plagioclase from
Louisville meteorite, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Comments:Plagioclase composition (Ab11An83Or6) is that of Bytownite, but is more K-rich than usual in meteorites.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Louisville meteorite, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:913235
Long-form Identifier:1:3:913235:1
GUID (UUID V4):7d86c485-0afc-4462-a0a4-73ee83b6381b
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
93.2km (57.9 miles) Ohio River alluvials, Florence, Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
which the meteorites experienced. See ted. THE METEORITE CONCENTRATION MECHANISM AT ALLAN HILLS, ANTARCTICA...study of ice ablation and movement as related to meteorite finds. The triangulation chain is composed of...(upwelling) of the ice in the area of highest meteorite concentration approximately balances this yearly...centimeters on the east. Although the mechanism of meteorite transport and concentration is imperfectly understood...during incorporation of the inclusion into the meteorite. In one portion, there is a sharp contact between
Book (edition)
(Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC, USA, 1990) vol.23, issue Chap 13,1990 pp511-58, Spectroscopic...Scientific Publishing Co., Ltd., Teaneck, New Jersey, USA, 1990) vol.2,1990 pp186-239, Magnetic Properties...(Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC, USA, 1990) vol.23, issue Chap 12,1990 pp467509, Heterogeneous...Materials" edited by Dale L. Perry (Plenum, New York, USA, 1991)1991 pp119-51, Applications of the Mossbauer...T.Jull, Quat. Res. 53(2),131-42(2000) Ancient meteorite finds and the Earth's surface environment. (Chem
 
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