Locality type:

Meteorite Fall Location

Classification

Species:

'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)

Formula:

(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Locality Data:

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

639519

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:639519:3

GUID (UUID V4):

c76d754a-23ff-47b4-8b23-178c3a35f099

References

Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340.

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	ALBRECHT, A., SCHNABEL, C., VOGT, S., XUE, S., HERZOG, G. F., BEGEMANN, F., WEBER, H. W., MIDDLETON, R., FINK, D., KLEIN, J. (2000) Light noble gases and cosmogenic radionuclides in Estherville, Budulan, and other mesosiderites: Implications for exposure histories and production rates. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 35 (5) 975-986 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2000.tb01486.x	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Estherville, of the brecciated meteorite Bencubbin, and of the iron meteorite Udei Station. Average production rate...comprise mainly olivine, pyroxene, and calcic plagioclase (Dodd, 1981). The mesosiderites are a good place...36Cl (dpmikg)* in mesosiderites, Bencubbin, and Udei Station. Bareaf MNCN St v Bencubbin St(7) - Bondoc...6 59.5 80.0 26.2 25.8 22.5 19.7 Udei Station? NASA - - Udei Stationt Vaca Muerta NASA Me 188 ...YObserved fall. (1) Sources of samples: A = American Meteorite Laboratory; MNCN = Museo Nacional de Ciencias

Plagioclase from Udei Station meteorite, Benue River, Niger, Nigeria