| 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 Vigarano meteorite (Cariani; Ferrara; Mainardi; Morandi; Parish; Pieve; Vigarano Mainarda; Vigarano Pieve; Vigarno; Vigarvano; Vigavano [NHM cat.]), Vigarano Pieve, Vigarano Mainarda, Ferrara Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 857107 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:857107:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 5777d65b-f116-4e5f-bcb0-89f6aedd7336 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite |
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| 20.3km (12.6 miles) | ⓘRenazzo meteorite, Renazzo, Cento, Ferrara Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| 68.2km (42.4 miles) | ⓘVago meteorite, Lavagno, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy |
| 69.0km (42.9 miles) | ⓘPiancaldoli meteorite, Fontanelice, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| 73.3km (45.5 miles) | ⓘBosco Lauri Quarry (Basalti Verona Quarry; Basalt quarry), Montecchia di Crosara, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy |
| 74.0km (46.0 miles) | ⓘVarana ophiolite, Serramazzoni, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| 76.1km (47.3 miles) | ⓘMonte Madarosa Quarry, Roccolo Pass, Chiampo, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy |
| 76.8km (47.7 miles) | ⓘBasalt quarry (San Giovanni Ilarione quarry), San Giovanni Ilarione, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy |
| 78.5km (48.8 miles) | ⓘSassomorello ophiolite, Sassomorello, Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| 79.1km (49.2 miles) | ⓘPompeano ophiolite, Serramazzoni, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| 85.0km (52.8 miles) | ⓘPurga di Bolca (Monte Purga di Bolca), Bolca, Vestenanova, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy |
| References |
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Reid, A. M., Williams, R. J., Gibson Jr, E. K., and Fredriksson, K. (1974) A refractory glass chondrule in the Vigarano chondrite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 9, 1 (March 1974), 35–45 Cosarinsky, M., Leshin, L.A., MacPherson, G.J., and Guan, Y. (2001) Fine-grained rims around calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions in the Vigarano and Allende CV chondrites: Petrography and oxygen isotopic composition. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 36, Supplement, page A44-A45 |
