Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
Classification |
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Species: | Diopside |
Formula: | CaMgSi2O6 |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Diopside 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: | 1080165 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1080165:7 |
GUID (UUID V4): | eb1a6fad-bedf-4bad-a9c6-add8761b489f |
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside |
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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 |
74.1km (46.1 miles) | ⓘFossa delle Felci Mt, Salina Island, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy |
84.5km (52.5 miles) | ⓘMt Calvario, Biancavilla, Metropolitan City of Catania, 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...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...analysis. INTRODUCTION The second fall of a meteorite on Sicily (Baldanza, 1965) happened at about 13 |
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