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Chromite from
Brachina meteorite, Brachina, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia


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 Brachina meteorite, Brachina, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:911941
Long-form Identifier:1:3:911941:3
GUID (UUID V4):fd1f1eb3-40e3-479b-9f1e-9963ed6f2be3
References
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En69–73 Wo2–4 ), Fe-sulfides (trace to ∼7 vol.%), chromite (none to ∼5 vol.%), phosphates (none to ∼3 vol...olivine commonly displaying triple junctions. Brachina has near-chondritic lithophile element abundances...to ∼0.9 CI. Oxygen isotope composition (17 O) ranges from ∼−0.09 to −0.39‰, with the mean = −0.23 ±...precise crystallization age was determined for Brachina using 53 Mn–53 Cr systematics, relative to the... and yielded an age of 4563.7 ± 0.9 Ma. Thus, Brachina is at most ∼4 Ma younger that the CAIs whose age
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197X. Printed in Great Britain The Chassigny meteorite: a cumulate dunite with hydrous amphibole-bearing...form 4 April 1978) Abstract-The Chassigny meteorite is a moderately shocked olivine achondrite or...Ca-rich and Ca-poor pyroxene, alkalic feldspar, chromite, and melt inclusions in olivine. Accessory phases...pentlandite, ilmenite, rutile and baddeleyite. The meteorite experienced shock pressures of c 150-200 kbar...parent body from which it is derived. The Brachina meteorite is similar to Chassigny except that it is
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1945-5100.2010.01130.x The Northwest Africa 1500 meteorite: Not a ureilite, maybe a brachinite Cyrena Anne...2010) Abstract–The Northwest Africa (NWA) 1500 meteorite is an olivine-rich achondrite containing approximately...2–3 vol% augite, 1–2 vol% plagioclase, 1 vol% chromite, and minor orthopyroxene, Cl-apatite, metal and...brachinites Hughes 026, Reid 013, NWA 5191, NWA 595, and Brachina. Modal mineral abundances, texture, olivine and...7 Ma after CAI. Compared to 53Mn-53Cr data for Brachina (Wadhwa et al. 1998b), this implies either a much
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chondrite. All properties are consistent with this meteorite having been recrystallized and partially melted...i n e d mineralogic-chemical study of such a meteorite. 2. Experimental Y a m a t o 74160 is a n e a...1-mm intervals. Analyses of other minerals (e.g. chromite, Caphosphate, troilite and metal) were carried...tested previously using Allende standard reference meteorite [13]. 3. Results 3.1. Mineralogy and petrology...orthopyroxene, 29%; augite, 9%; plagioclase, 8%; chromite, 3%; troilite, 2%; and Ca-phosphate, 0.5%. Ni-rich
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99407; ArAr studies of Brachina and EET 99402; and a Xe isotopic study of Brachina. Textural, mineral compositional...their parent asteroid is a differentiated body. Brachina has an excess of 129Xe correlated with reactor-produced...formation of chondrites. Ar-Ar age data show that Brachina and EET 99407 were degassed about 4.13 Ga ago...plagioclase to maskelynite followed by devitrification. Brachina is unshocked, making a direct association between...plagioclase, and all but 4 contain orthopyroxene. Chromite and Fe-sulfide are minor components reported in
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achondrites. Petrologic analysis of six brachinites (Brachina, Allan Hills (ALH) 84025, Hughes 026, Elephant...silicate eutectic (1050 °C) for all but two. Brachina formed at an fO2 of IW, and the other brachinites...system. The range of achondrites in the world’s meteorite collections gives petrologic and geochemical evidence...material not currently represented in the world’s meteorite collections by metamorphism, partial melting,...Ice Field (LAP) 03639, an FeO-rich chondritic meteorite. The goal of this work is to examine the group
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intergrowth of chromite and pyroxene(s); (2) 75 x 500 p m sized lamellar symplectites composed of chromite and two...composed of chromite and pyroxene(s); (4) 100-150 p m sized, elliptical inclusions composed of chromite, two...orthopyroxene compositions, molar Cr/(Cr + Al) ratios of chromite, metal composition, texture, and the presence...cannot be identified as belonging to this group. Meteorite QUE 93 148 appears to be a unique achondrite....composition of QUE 93148 to be similar to that of Brachina (Fig. 1). However, Goodrich (1 998a) presented
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Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan 3 Antarctic Meteorite Research Center, National Institute of Polar Research...En69–73Wo2–4), Fe-sulfides (trace to ~7 vol%), chromite (0 to ~5 1 © The Meteoritical Society, 2019...isotopic composition of NWA 6112. Divnoe is a meteorite that was found in September 1981 in Stavropol...meteorites that are thought to be pieces of a single meteorite fall, based on their very similar and unique mineralogical...their discovery by the meteorite expedition in the same season (Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 2012). Welten
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0.6). It also contains minor to trace augite, chromite, chlorapatite, orthopyroxene, metal, troilite...olivine (Fo 72.3  0.1) plus minor augite and chromite, similar to MIL 090340 but also containing minor...rounded grains of olivine (Fo = 76.1  0.6), augite, chromite, metal, and sulfide. Equilibration temperatures...those of three brachinites also analyzed here (Brachina, Hughes 026, Nova 003). They are higher than those...of olivine in ureilites, even those containing chromite. The valence systematics of MIL 090340, MIL 090206
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achondrites that have been suggested to be related to Brachina and ALH 84025. Both are ultramafic, although LEW...virtually identical in composition to that in Brachina (F068-70), and that in LEW 88763 is only slightly...differ from each other and from Brachina and ALH 84025. Like Brachina, Eagles Nest has a substantial amount...be broadly chondritic also, although it, like Brachina, is depleted in siderophiles. Our data suggest...suggest that Eagles Nest is genetically related to Brachina but that LEW 88763 is not, which is a conclusion
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Wyspiańskiego 27 50-370 Wrocław, Poland Polish Meteorite Society Będzińska 60 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland...indepth analyses and compilations on particular meteorite groups and their parent bodies, as well as the... prior to their approval by the Committee on Meteorite Nomenclature of the Meteoritical Society. Meteorites...the multitude of subject matters involved in meteorite research. Due to an insufficient amount of publication...Diamond properties and applications; diamond; meteorite; ureilite, Raman spectroscopy INTRODUCTION The
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ACHONDRITE ALHA77005: ALTERATION OF CHROMITE AND OLIVINE Joseph V. Smith and Ian M. Steele Department...Antarctic meteorite ALHA77005 is a unique achondrite consisting mainly of olivine and chromite crystals...evidence (Smith et al., 1983) exclude the unique Brachina meteorite. Several workers suggested that the young...types of alteration of olivine and chromite, and because this meteorite (9.5 x 7.5 x 7.5 ern, 337 g. well-rounded...enclosed by low- and high-Ca pyroxenes (dark). Small chromite crystals (white pinpoints) are enclosed by both
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Abstract–Olivine-dominated (70–80 modal %) achondrite meteorite Lewis Cliff (LEW) 88763 originated from metamorphism...partial melting of a FeO-rich parent body. The meteorite experienced some alteration on Earth, evident...88763 cannot be a parent composition to any other meteorite sample, due to highly limited silicate melt loss...2012; Shearer et al. 2010). While many of these meteorite groups are defined, by among other things, the...evolution from distinctive sources. These FeO-rich meteorite types include the brachinites, brachinite-like
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Mines, Paris (Dr P.Sainfeld). Geological Survey, South Africa (Dr O.R. Van Eeden). Museum National d'Histoire...P. Pellas). NMB, National Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa (Dr J.J. Oberholzer). NMNH, National Museum...elle est probablement due a la faible quantite de chromite observQ dans ce xtnolithe (Jerome, communication...forsttrite pure, proviennent aussi d’un apport de meteorite carbon&e. ‘(------l MnO R- 47.6 - 13 / 7...la composition de l’olivine dans Chassigny et Brachina, seuls representants de ce groupe de meteorites
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available. ISBN: 978-1-118-79832-4 Cover image: A meteorite on the blue ice of the Miller Range, Antarctica...and Allocation of Samples in the U.S. Antarctic Meteorite Collection Kevin Righter, Cecilia E. Satterwhite...������������������������������������ 131 8 Meteorite Misfits: Fuzzy Clues to Solar System Processes... 10 A Statistical Look at the U.S. Antarctic Meteorite Collection Catherine M. Corrigan, Linda C. Welzenbach...the same time, our roles in the U.S. Antarctic Meteorite program mean we share the goal of preserving and
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composition of stone meteorites. How to recognize a meteorite. Brazilian stone meteorites. 7.1. ACHONDRITES...chondrite . Parambu. Acknowledgments . References.^.. Meteorite index. Page 1 3 11 29 35 45 47 48 48 48 61 61...during the agglomeration of the meteorite parent bodies. When a meteorite is seen to fall and material is...is collected, the meteorite is referred to as a fall. On the other hand, a meteorite find is the by-chance...meteorites Figure 1 - The Bendego, Bahia, Brazil iron meteorite, weighing approximately 5,360 kg. Note the irregular
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biogeochemistry in the world’s oceans. Sampling of North–South traverses of all of the world’s oceans at all depths...it, it was just at this time that the Allende meteorite fell and the minerals contained within the so-called...Silliman Chair and being curator of the Yale meteorite collection. In a continuation of Karl’s foray... CONTRIBUTORS GK Benedix Curtin University, Perth, Australia AN Krot University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu...chemical histories both in the solar nebula and in meteorite parent bodies. It was in CAIs that the great discovery
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METEORITE MINERALOGY Meteorites are fascinating cosmic visitors. Using accessible language, this book...book documents the history of mineralogy and meteorite research, summarizes the mineralogical characteristics...photographs of meteorite minerals, and with an accompanying online list of meteorite minerals, this book...book provides a useful resource for meteorite researchers, terrestrial mineralogists, cosmochemists,...students in these fields. a l a n e . r u b i n is a meteorite researcher who recently retired from the University
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' In spite of numerous historical records of meteorite falls, a century of scientific scepticism about...varies with latitude 9 as A + T(o)cos"qJ where n ranges from 88 to 89depending on surface roughness (Bastin...in meteorites. White inclusions of the Allende meteorite carry the melilite, spinel, diopside, and perovskite...with 27A1/24Mg in anorthite from the Allende meteorite (Lee et al., I977a , b); Hutcheon et al., I977;...carbonaceous chondrites; however, mixtures of several meteorite types are more plausible than just a single type
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This false-color print shows a green spot at the south edge of a yellow band; in true color, the spot would..., 150 Consumers Willowdale, AUSTRALIA Fairview Park, 2011, Australia Press SARL, 24 rue des Ecoles...Mars. Spatial resolution of martian observations ranges from tens of meters for low-altitude Viking imaging... as well as in earlier works referenced there. Ranges of % MgO to which colors correspond are shown beneath...increase further (red) on the Imbrium border to the south, approaching Serenitatis to the east, and in Sulpicius
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20 22 25 26 26 28 28 29 29 29 30 32 33 34 34 34 ranges, leaving little doubt that the grains are ancient...grains (Hoppe et al., 1995) from the Murchison meteorite are compared to astronomical measurements of the...bulk samples of SiC extracted from the Murchison meteorite. Isotopic ratios are relative to the reference...and the recent determination of spallation recoil ranges (Ott and Begemann, 2000) cast doubt on a chronological...result of isotopic equilibration, either on the meteorite parent body or in the laboratory. Apparently,
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Geological Sciences University of Cape Town Rondebosch, South Africa ISSN 2510-1307 ISSN 2510-1315 (electronic)...Mouginis-Mark (Honolulu), Andrea Murphy (Adelaide, Australia), Martin Pfleghaar (Heidelberg), Cornelia Schmitt-Riegraf...Seckendorff (Würzburg), Denis Smith (Adelaide, Australia), Wilhelm Stürmer (Erlangen), Ekkehart Tillmanns...fourfold rotary inversion axis in c. Example: the meteorite mineral schreibersite (Fe,Ni)3P. 5 4/m, tetr.-dipyramidal:...MgO, uraninite (7 Sect. 7.4), spinel, magnetite, chromite (7 Sect. 7.2), and the garnet group (7 Sect. 11
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An 43 to An 58 . The composition of the lamellae ranges near An 39 _48 and An S3 -64 ' and some kind of...whether observed discontinuities in the composition ranges of plagioclase result from such reactions or from...homogeneous feldspars while the hatched areas show ranges of composition for perthites, mesoperthites and...The three hatched regions show the composition ranges of the peristerite, B0ggild and Huttenlocher intergrowths...Penzhofer (1979) Andesine, An 48, Hogarth Range, Australia, Fitz Gerald et al. (1982) Al content from neutron
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20 22 25 26 26 28 28 29 29 29 30 32 33 34 34 34 ranges, leaving little doubt that the grains are ancient...grains (Hoppe et al., 1995) from the Murchison meteorite are compared to astronomical measurements of the...bulk samples of SiC extracted from the Murchison meteorite. Isotopic ratios are relative to the reference...and the recent determination of spallation recoil ranges (Ott and Begemann, 2000) cast doubt on a chronological...result of isotopic equilibration, either on the meteorite parent body or in the laboratory. Apparently,
 
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