| Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
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| Species: | 'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Comments: | Albitic plagioclase (An10) with, presumably, a small orthoclase component. |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Orthopyroxene Subgroup | ⓘ1 photo of Plagioclase associated with Orthopyroxene Subgroup at this locality. |
| Fayalite-Forsterite Series | ⓘ1 photo of Plagioclase associated with Fayalite-Forsterite Series at this locality. |
| Troilite | ⓘ1 photo of Plagioclase associated with Troilite at this locality. |
| Kamacite | ⓘ1 photo of Plagioclase associated with Kamacite at this locality. |
| Taenite | ⓘ1 photo of Plagioclase associated with Taenite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Plagioclase data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Messina meteorite, Upper Camaro Valley, Messina, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1080164 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1080164:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 55b6f85a-2e47-4b06-a1c7-1f70ffe34a0b |
| Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase |
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| 16.5km (10.2 miles) | ⓘLa Rocca, Scilla, Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy |
| 56.7km (35.2 miles) | ⓘPunte Nere, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy |
| 57.4km (35.7 miles) | ⓘPietre Cotte lava flow, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy |
| 68.5km (42.5 miles) | ⓘMount Etna, Etna Volcanic Complex, Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy |
| 71.8km (44.6 miles) | ⓘSan Filippo di Fragalà, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy |
| 74.1km (46.1 miles) | ⓘFossa delle Felci Mt, Salina Island, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy |
| 97.0km (60.3 miles) | ⓘFossa delle Felci, Filicudi Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy |
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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...some polysynthetically twinned clynopyroxene, plagioclase (An 10) and merrillite. Opaque phases present...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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