| Locality type: | Strewn Field |
| Notes: | Most of the fragments of this meteorite were found within the boundaries of the modern town of Easton, which was the eastern part of the town of Weston until 1845, when it became a separate town. Other finds are in the towns of Trumbull and Fairfield, which were already separate towns in 1807. |
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| Species: | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fayalite-Forsterite Series data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Weston meteorite (incl Easton; Trumbull; Fairfield), Easton (Weston), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 280993 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:280993:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 088a4303-cef6-4aee-bf55-863d03176b1b |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fayalite-Forsterite Series |
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| 14.0km (8.7 miles) | ⓘStratford meteorite, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 20.9km (13.0 miles) | ⓘOil Mill Pond, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 34.6km (21.5 miles) | ⓘTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA |
| 43.0km (26.7 miles) | ⓘMahopac Mines, Town of Carmel, Putnam County, New York, USA |
| 68.1km (42.3 miles) | ⓘUltramafic rock bodies, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 70.4km (43.7 miles) | ⓘWethersfield (1971) meteorite, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 72.7km (45.2 miles) | ⓘSerpentinite, Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 74.7km (46.4 miles) | ⓘLinkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 75.8km (47.1 miles) | ⓘO'Neil Mine (Nail Mine), Lake Mombasha, Town of Monroe, Orange County, New York, USA |
| 81.2km (50.5 miles) | ⓘRed-Back Mine (Redback mine), Tuxedo Lake, Town of Tuxedo, Orange County, New York, USA |
| References |
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Wagner, J. K., Cohen, A. J., Hapke, B. W., & Partlow, W. D. (1979) Vacuum ultraviolet reflectance spectra of group H chondrites:In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference X, Proceedings, Vol 2: pp. 1797-1818. New York: Pergamon Press, Inc. (March 1979). |
