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Forsterite from
Lewis Cliff 86134 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2(SiO4)
Comments:Forsterite, sensu strictu, present with Fayalite as low as 2 mol%.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lewis Cliff 86134 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:977293
Long-form Identifier:1:3:977293:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ā“˜Lewis Cliff 86127 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica
1.9km (1.2 miles) ā“˜Lewis Cliff 85311 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica
4.0km (2.5 miles) ā“˜Lewis Cliff 86018 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica
9.4km (5.8 miles) ā“˜Lewis Cliff 87232 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica
10.4km (6.5 miles) ā“˜MacAlpine Hills 88136 meteorite, East Antarctica, Antarctica
12.5km (7.8 miles) ā“˜Lewis Cliff 87223 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica
References
Grossman, J.N. (1994). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 76. Meteoritics, 29 (1): 100-143. (Jan 1994).
 
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