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Chromite from
Valdinizza meteorite, Val di Nizza, Pavia Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Valdinizza meteorite, Val di Nizza, Pavia Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1072654
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1072654:1
GUID (UUID V4):27d1da11-711b-4d1c-8414-2446d5c02c67
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
36.8km (22.8 miles) Casanova di Rovegno, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
37.7km (23.4 miles) Pescia stream, Rovegno, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
66.8km (41.5 miles) Libiola Mine, Sestri Levante, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
69.1km (43.0 miles) Groppo di Gorro, Borgo Val di Taro, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
69.2km (43.0 miles) Bargonasco stream, Casarza Ligure, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
70.9km (44.1 miles) Borgo San Donino meteorite (Borgo San Donnino meteorite), Fidenza, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
73.3km (45.5 miles) Bracco, Moneglia, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
74.1km (46.0 miles) Agnola, Carro, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
76.0km (47.2 miles) Mt. San Nicolao, Carro, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
76.7km (47.6 miles) Ziona, Carro, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE VALDINIZZA METEORITE: MINERALOGY, CHEMISTRY AND MICROTEXTURES G. R. Levi-Donati, Istituto di Mineralogia...Mineralogia, Universita di Perugia,Italy and Eugene Jarosewich Division ofMeteorites, Smithsonian Institution...distribution of the fragments of the Valdinizza, Italy, meteorite. A complete individual, weighing 872...nickel-iron; troilite; chromite; ilmenite and possibly a phosphate mineral. Valdinizza is a fairly typical...The meteorite was seen to fall after detonations on 12 July 1903 at about 10.00 a.m. in Valdinizza, Pavia
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tecnico Industriale di Stato, "Alessandro Volta" Perugia, Italy The Alfianello meteorite was inspected by...effects of such an event. The Alfianello, Italy, meteorite (February 16, 1883), an L6-chondrite, because...THE ALFIANELLO METEORITE 2.1. Generalities and Characterization The Alfianello, Italy, chondrite was...mineral compounds include chromite and ilmenite. The Alfianello meteorite was classed as an Intermediate...of nickel-iron, 5.54% of troilite and 0.36% of chromite (Keil, 1962). All these components show different
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Industriale de Stato ''Alessandro Volta" Perugia, Italy Eugene Jarosewich Department of Mineral Sciences...the largest mass (8750 g) of the Girgenti, Italy, meteorite, from the collection of the Smithsonian Institution...maskelynite; whitlockite; nickel-iron; troilite; chromite and ilmenite. Girgenti is a severly metamorphosed...we may re-affirm that, even major advances in meteorite research "the possibility still exists that, for...Vol. 7, No.2, June 30, 1972 109 THE GIRGENTI METEORITE General On February 10, 1853, several meteoritic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
R. Levi-Donati Ist, Tee. Ind. di Stato "A. Volta," Perugia, 06100, Italy Eugene Jarosewich Department...weighing 59.3 g, was supplied us by the American Meteorite Laboratory. As it did not show particular evidence...Mineralogy A mode made on about 9.5 em? of the Mills meteorite gave the following results: lithic portion 77%...and sulphide phases. Minor components include chromite and rare immenite. Nickel-iron and troilite are...variously distributed in matrix and chondrules. Chromite was noted in small grains ranging up to 5 J.L'
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
unwitnessed meteorite fall, particularly a stone, is found or recognized as a meteorite (for example...noticed that it was similar to the photograph of meteorite in a picture dictionary and brought the stone...Diopside Plagioclase t Fs Wo r Ab An Apatite Chromite Ilmenite Nickel-iron Oxidized nickel-iron Troilite...metals of chondrite Shibayama Fraction (%) Whole meteorite Element Si Mg Fe Al Ca Na K Cr Mn Ti P Ni Co...MINERALOGY The petrography and mineralogy of the meteorite were investigated by microscopic study of thin
 
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