Stishovite, Magadiite, Kenyaite, Coesite

Locality: Bisbee area, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Note: The mineral species Stishovite is not listed in our database for this locality. This specimen may be misidentified or the mindat list of minerals at this locality may be incomplete.

Tiny (< 1 mm) greyish-white, roundish aggregates of the high pressure mineral Stishovite on a matrix of Magadiite-Kenyaite-Coesite. Field of view 3 mm.
The source of 'forming' the Stishovite was extreme heat by an meteorite impact near Bisbee, Arizona. The exact location and the year of impact is unknown.

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Photo added: 1st May 2006

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