| Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Origin locality: | Mars |
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| Species: | 'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Plagioclase data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Queen Alexandra Range 94201 Martian meteorite, Queen Alexandra Range, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 932234 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:932234:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 31adf3a6-b36c-452a-8d91-16a372dd02f6 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase |
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| 0.0km (0.0 miles) | ⓘQueen Alexandra Range 94204 meteorite, Queen Alexandra Range, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
| 78.1km (48.6 miles) | ⓘLewis Cliff 86010 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
| 78.4km (48.7 miles) | ⓘLewis Cliff 86018 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
| 79.9km (49.6 miles) | ⓘLewis Cliff 88763 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
| 83.1km (51.6 miles) | ⓘLewis Cliff 87051 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
| 83.7km (52.0 miles) | ⓘLewis Cliff 87232 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
| 85.4km (53.0 miles) | ⓘLewis Cliff 87009 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
| 85.7km (53.3 miles) | ⓘLewis Cliff 87223 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Crystallization conditions of Los Angeles, a basaltic Martian meteorite DIMITRIOS XIROUCHAKIS,1,* DAVID S. DRAPER...and generally subhedral to euhedral shocked plagioclase feldspar (maskelynite). Minor phases include...pyroxenes at ⱕ1150 °C, probably concomitantly with plagioclase, was followed by pigeonitic and augitic compositions...shock-related alkali- and silica-rich glass or shocked plagioclase, and the breakdown of Fe-rich pigeonite compositions...minerals in Los Angeles and other similar basaltic Martian meteorites can control the T-fO2 equilibration |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | accepted in revised form February 21, 2003) Abstract—Martian meteorites Sayh al Uhaymir (SaU) 005 and lithology...pigeonite (⬃50% in SaU 005; ⬃60% in EET-A), plagioclase (maskelynite) and ⬍ 7% augite. Low-Ti chromite...crystallization. This is supported by: (1) high pigeonite/plagioclase ratios; (2) low augite contents; and (3) olivine...2003 Elsevier Ltd shergottites are pyroxene-plagioclase basalts, and the lherzolitic shergottites are...and Treiman, 1998). However, recently discovered Martian meteorites include olivinephyric basalts (Table |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (Dhofar 007) and noncumulated (NWA 011). Results: A meteorite shower, 37 pieces weighing a total of 21,270 g...subhedral grains (0.2-0.8 mm) of pyroxene and plagioclase. Accessories are metal, troilite, and chromite...(in v o l l ) is roughly pyroxene (49.9) and plagioclase (47.2), Fe, Ni-metal (1.6), troilite (I.]), chromite...= 34 (atomic), and TiO, content is 0.39 wt%. Plagioclase is anorthite (A%-9z). Chromite is characterized...subhedral grains of pigeonite (0.5-0.6 mm) and plagioclase (0.05-0.1 mm). Accessories are metal, troilite |
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