Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
Classification |
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Species: | Forsterite |
Formula: | Mg2SiO4 |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Forsterite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Wethersfield (1982) meteorite, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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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 |
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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 |
References |
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Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 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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