Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
Classification |
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Species: | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' (not an IMA approved species) |
Comments: | Olivine - Fa 8.8-46.0 mol% in MetBill#102. Olivine phenocrysts exhibit skeletal growth w. incomplete closure of crystal domains. |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fayalite-Forsterite Series data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Northwest Africa 7812 (NWA 7812) meteorite, Mauritania |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 938649 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:938649:5 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 9e38e26d-9f1d-471a-a4bf-8dec32677757 |
References |
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Irving, A. J., Kuehner, S. M., Chen, G., Conrey, R. M., Ziegler, K. & Pitt, D. (2013) Petrologic, Elemental and Oxygen Isotopic Characterization of Mg-Rich, Olivine-Phyric Quenched Angrite Northwest Africa 7812: 76th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society. Published in Meteoritics and Planetary Science Supplement 48, id.5249. (Sept 2013). |