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Forsterite from
Dhajala meteorite, Surendranagar District, Gujarat, India


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2SiO4
Comments:A noticeable minority of olivine grains with Fa0-10 composition.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dhajala meteorite, Surendranagar District, Gujarat, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:941361
Long-form Identifier:1:3:941361:0
GUID (UUID V4):1da2206a-c2ca-4499-b56a-adc343427362
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
DECEMBER 1978, VOL. 42, PP. 493-7 The Dhajala meteorite 1 S. P. DAS GUPTA, P. R. SFN GUPTA, A. DUBI~...Survey of India, 27 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Calcutta--7oo oi6 SUMMARY. The Dhajala meteorite shower, the...fall in India, comprises pieces fragmented near the lower limit of the break-up zone. The meteorite is a...admixed with a few irregular lithic fragments. Dhajala contains olivine of variable compositions, orthoand...elements are less in Dhajala than in average chondrites. Two chemical analyses of Dhajala are presented and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE GUJARGAON METEORITE P.R. Sen Gupta, Kashi Ram, A.K. Das, S.R. Paul, B.K. Guha, and D.K. Nag Geological...The Gujargaon meteorite was observed tofall on a cottonjield at Gujargaon in Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh...Pradesh, India, on the afternoon of the 4th of September, 1982. It is an oriented stone with a saucer-shaped...kilometers east of Khategaon in Dewas district. Madhya Pradesh. India. at 15:00 hours (1ST). or9:30 (GMT)... 1983. p. 4; CHQ, 14, 4, 1983, pp. 4-5). The meteorite weighed 2,449.5 grn, and is registered under No
Report (issue)
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA CATALOGUE SERIES NO.l / CATALOGUE OF THE METEORITE COLLECTION OF THE GEOLOGICAL...GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA IN THE INDIAN MUSEUM, CALCUITA By P. R SEN Gl' I'TA AND SlTDlPTA ~EN GUPTA...Geological SUTlley of India Published by order of the Government of India 1982 Photomlorographs...reftected polarised light} of the Dhajala meteorite, a 1976-fal1 in India (diameter of the complete chondrule...polarised light) of ' the Muzaffarpur meteorite, a 1964-fall in India (length of the field is )'.15 mm).
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mt. Morris, Pontlyfni and Winona, calling all forsterite chondrites though 3 of the 4 equilibrated meteorites...VERKOUTERENand LIPSCHUTZ (1983) thus suggested that the forsterite chondrite name be reserved for Cumberland Falls...Their parent body had impacted the enstatite meteorite parent object, highly-shocked fragments being...clast, questioned the existence of a distinct forsterite chondrite group exemplified by these inclusions...each of similarly prepared Chainpur (LL3.4) and Dhajala (H3.8) samples were analyzed as reference standards
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad 380 009, India a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...age Metamorphism a b s t r a c t Early work on meteorite thermoluminescence (TL), influenced by pottery...(2) the terrestrial age (time since fall) of a meteorite. For 14 years natural TL measurements were routinely...value of such data are presented, an Antarctic meteorite that underwent a major orbit change prior to fall...second major area of focus for meteorite TL that has no non-meteorite heritage, is the use of their induced
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the end (from ~16 to ~4, on a scale of the Dhajala meteorite ¼ 1000), and this is not statistically significant...radiation from the apparatus and the sample. The Dhajala meteorite was used for normalization of the TL intensity...Levee samples 9 12 16 18 19 20 22 TL Intensity (Dhajala ¼ 1000)a   ~125 C peak ~175 C peak ~275 C...divided by the same value for the Dhajala meteorite assuming Dhajala ¼ 1000. Uncertainties are standard...5, 16 to 4, 20 to 5, respectively, in units of Dhajala ¼ 1000). However the R2 values indicate that these
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(2014) doi: 10.1111/maps.12259 The Sutter’s Mill meteorite: Thermoluminescence data on thermal and metamorphic...2013) Abstract–A piece of the Sutter’s Mill meteorite, fragment SM2-1d, has been examined using thermoluminescence...regions of the glow curve suggesting that the meteorite had been heated to approximately 300 °C within...the meteorite, so that all but one of the small Sutter’s Mill stones have been heated. The Dhajala normalized...measureable TL, but the consortium reported that the meteorite had been metamorphosed indicating to us that it
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Abstract-We describe a previously unreported meteorite found in Axtell, Texas, in 1943. Based on the...unlike Allende it escaped strong sulfidation. The meteorite bears a strong textural resemblance to Allende...who was there at the time recalls examining a meteorite, and no sample of Axtell can be found there. Nor...been able to provide us with a photograph of the meteorite taken prior to 1969, the year Allende fell. We...scientific methods to attempt to distinguish this meteorite from Allende. A new CV3 chondrite, weighing 6
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
elemental composition of chondrules from one meteorite to another (GOODING, 1979, 1983; GOODING et af...instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) in Dhajala (H3.8), Tieschitz (H/ L3.6), Hallingeberg (L <...11, 2a = 0.02; data of GOODING, 1979), but not Dhajala Table 4. Bulk compositions of Sharps chondrules...H3 chondrules: Tieschitz (H/L3), 0.29 + 0.04; Dhajala (H3), 0.38 ? 0.12; Chainpur (LL3), 0.42 & 0.36;...mean Co concentrations in chondrule taenite in Dhajala and Chainpur are indistinguishable; Tieschitz Co
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE COLONY METEORITE AND VARIATIONS IN C03 CHONDRITE PROPERTIES Alan E. Rubin Institute ofGeophysics...Institution Washington, DC 20560 The Colony meteorite is an accretionary breccia containing several...subgroups. Around 1975, a weathered 3.9 kg stone meteorite was found by a farmer near the town of Colony...irradiations along with samples of the Allende meteorite and two samples of USGS standard rock BCR-I. Irradiations...sensitivity is expressed relative to that of the Dhajala meteorite to enable inter-laboratory comparisons. RESULTS
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
supported by NSF grant EAR 76-01146. THE SHAW METEORITE: EVIDENCE FOR AN IGNEOUS ORIGIN J.L. Berkley...Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058 The Shaw meteorite has Lgroup chondritic bulk chemistry and mineralogy...recrystallization, support an igneous origin for the Shaw meteorite. Data are presently insufficient to determine...igneous processes. COSMOGENIC RADIOISOTOPES IN THE DHAJALA CHONDRITE AND THEIR IMPLICATION TO SOLAR MODULATION...Physical Research Laboratory, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, India 380009 Activity of radioisotopes 52Mn, 32p, 33p
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
information regarding heliocentric distances of the meteorite parent bodies at the time when constituents of...heliocentric distance. The heliocentric distance of the meteorite parent body is obtained by comparison between...between the solar gas implantation rate of the meteorite and that of lunar samples, because the Moon is known...used them to estimate heliocentric distances of meteorite parent bodies (carbonaceous and ordinary chondrites...GCR exposure age is similar for the Moon and meteorite parent body surfaces. Based on comparison to lunar
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Yarkovsky effects and the thermal evolution of meteorite parent bodies. Heat capacities of rocky materials...important differences between the asteroids and their meteorite analogs due to structural selection effects in...223–823 K. For low-temperature (below 220 K) meteorite heat capacities, almost no literature exists....capacities via liquid nitrogen immersion for 27 meteorite samples, including 13 ordinary chondrites as well...the liquid nitrogen as the temperature of the meteorite dropped from room temperature to 77 K, imparting
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CARBONACEOUS-CHONDRITE INCLUSIONS FROM THE KAPOETA METEORITE: EVIDENCE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF NANODIAMONDS WITH...Waterloo, ON, Canada. Kapoeta is an achondrite meteorite that belongs to the howardite group, which along...nanodiamonds in CC material from the Kapoeta meteorite by Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman...nanodiamonds and amorphous carbon found in this meteorite. References: [1] Zolensky M. E. et al. 1996. Meteoritics...State. Samples provided by the JSC’s Antarctic meteorite curatorial facility. 5214.pdf 76th Annual Meteoritical
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sharp, but irregular interfaces with the host meteorite and have characteristics which suggest that formed...from hot deserts. The 26AI concentration in a meteorite depends upon different parameter like the exposure...analyzed sample and the terrestrial age of the meteorite. Our data contributes to the understanding of...production rate characteristic for the corresponding meteorite class. We do not find extremely low 26AI concentrations...order to reconstruct the irradiation history of a meteorite in detail, it is essential to analyze other cosmogenic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the surface, so rapidly that portions of the meteorite and the ground which were in contact were vaporized...people wondered about what would happen if a large meteorite fell to the ground, but they were limited by the...meteorites and the corollary that the size of the meteorite was quite small relative to the crater it could...an equal mass of TNT. The kinetic energy of a meteorite changes with the square of the velocity and hence...far more probable that the angle of impact of a meteorite with earth or moon is low rather than high. Previously
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
l6-m.y.-old structure formed by the impact of a meteorite with the Earth. The long history of geological...SEA (GSS), EGYPT: AN INTERESTING RESERVOIR OF METEORITE FINDS. A. A. Barakatl, V. de Michele,, G. R. Levi-DonatP...limited to a single occurrence in the Allende meteorite [5]. The C6, molecule is large enough to enclose... Ahmedabad 380009, India, 2Geological Survey of India, Gandhinagar 382043, India. The Anjar volcano sedimentary...western periphery of Deccan located in Kutch, Gujarat (23O 15”. 75’15’E) consists of seven basalt flows
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
important contribution to the recovery of new meteorite falls and the determination of the orbital parameters...PRESOLAR GRAPHITE FRACTION KFAI FROM THE MURCHISON METEORITE. S. Amari l, A. Nguyen1, E. Zinner l, and R. S...ellipses are 20" Fig. 1 MINERALOGY OF A NEW LUNAR METEORITE YAMATO 981031. T Arail, T Ishii- and M. Otsuki-...Yamato (Y) 981031 is a newly found Antarctic lunar meteorite of mare origin. Yamato (Y) 793169 and Asuka (A)...[1] which should produce temperatures in the meteorite exceeding 600°C [2]. Results of siderite heating
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MÖSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY OF OLIVINES FROM THE D’ORBIGNY METEORITE Y. A. Abdu1, M. E. Varela2 and F. C. Hawthorne1...(d13C approximately 0 to +5&) lining vugs in the meteorite. There are also differences in magmatic carbon...of the Meteoritical Society: Abstracts 5022 METEORITE IMPACT CRATERS IN SOUTH AMERICA: A BRIEF REVIEW...discoveries. The following possible and confirmed meteorite impact structures have been reported for this...iron-nickel Apollo-type asteroid (meteorite type IA) and plenty of meteorite specimens survived the impact
Book (edition)
Italy NT Chieti NT Marsica AJjsaroka Fault Abee Meteorite aa Taylor County Texas Texas Southwestern U...River IN Index Indian states as applica¬ ble. BT India SA Bihar SA West Bengal Ajman Sheikdom. One of federation...Peninsula Ajmer City and district in central Raja¬ sthan, NW India. BT Rajasthan BT India akaganeite BA oxides...Endicott Mountains NA Fairbanks Alaska NA Fairbanks District NT Fairweather Fault NT Glacier Bay NA Glacier...Interior Seaway NX Western Overthrust Belt SA Abee Meteorite SA Altyn Limestone SA Banff Formation SA Bearpaw
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
magnetite and pyrrhotite grains in the martian meteorite are of magnetotactic bacterial origin. A6 Meteoritics...chondrule size and 0 isotopic composition. The largest Dhajala chondrules are depleted in 160and the smallest...obtained from NASA; additional chips from each meteorite were examined petrographically at the Smithsonian...iron in a weathered sample of an equilibrated meteorite, with weight gains predicted for an unweathered...the carbonate globules present in the martian meteorite ALH 84001 have detected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
OF THE METALLIC PHASES IN THE ALMAHATA SITTA METEORITE (FRAGMENT#051). Y. A. Abdu1, A. M. Gismelseed2...Khartoum, Sudan. Introduction: The Almahata Sitta meteorite fall was unique because asteroid 2008 TC3, the...large fragments of the 1947 Sikhote-Alin iron meteorite [2] fallen in the waterlogged deposits. In the...impact structures containing large boulder-sized meteorite rocks may be present. References: [1] Anfinogenov...Fonton S. S. 1959. In: The Sikhote-Alin iron meteorite shower. Part I. Ed.: V. G. Fesenkov and E. L.
 
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