Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
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Species: | Merrillite |
Formula: | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Merrillite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Messina meteorite, Upper Camaro Valley, Messina, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1080162 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1080162:0 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 3c3f55c6-304c-49a1-b6ed-53fae5231a68 |
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| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | MINERALOGY, PETROLOGY AND CHEMISTRY OF THE MESSINA (ITALY) CHONDRITE B. Baldanzaand M. Triscari Istituto...Universita di Messina 98/00 MESSINA, Italy The meteorite which fell near Messina, Italy, on /6 July /955...twinned clynopyroxene, plagioclase (An 10) and merrillite. Opaque phases present are: copper, kamacite...more than 42% of the meteorite by volume. Some unusual features ofthe fabric ofthis meteorite include silicate...deformation; silicates with fusion spots of dark glass containing blebs of metallic iron; iron and troilite with |
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