Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
Classification |
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Species: | Augite var: Fassaite |
Formula: | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Comments: | Fassaite, term of art for the zoned Al-Ti bearing Ca-rich clinopyroxene. Rims are richer in the hedenbergite component. |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fassaite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Northwest Africa 1296 meteorite (NWA 1296), Northwest Africa Meteorites |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 938285 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:938285:5 |
GUID (UUID V4): | b816737c-91eb-4d7c-80fe-9d3ef790502a |
References |
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Jambon, A., Barrat, J. A., Boudouma, O., Fonteilles, M., Badia, D., Göpel, C. & Bohn, M. (2005) Mineralogy and petrology of the angrite Northwest Africa 1296. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 40 (3) :361–375. (March 2005). |