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Forsterite from
Wethersfield (1982) meteorite, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2SiO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wethersfield (1982) meteorite, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:746929
Long-form Identifier:1:3:746929:9
GUID (UUID V4):434be44f-7d62-4720-8c7e-7aeb891007d3
Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite
34.2km (21.2 miles) Turkey Hill, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
66.6km (41.4 miles) U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
70.5km (43.8 miles) Weston meteorite (incl Easton; Trumbull; Fairfield), Easton (Weston), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
73.1km (45.4 miles) North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
73.4km (45.6 miles) Old Quarry Nature Center, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
73.8km (45.9 miles) Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
73.8km (45.9 miles) Danburite type locality, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
74.5km (46.3 miles) Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
83.7km (52.0 miles) Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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PALLASITIC AFFINITIES IN SKARNS FROM PINE CANYON, PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, U.S.A. S.O. Agrell, Department of Earth...silicates fall rapidly towards that of the bulk meteorite (Huss et al., 1981), possibly as a result of reduction...thermal histories and formation position within a meteorite parent body. These simulations may lead to a semi-quantitative...determined the equilibrium composition of the major meteorite minerals. The approximate degree of oxidation...region between 78-85 km is unrepresented in the meteorite collections. However, in view of Semarkona's many
 
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