Chromite from Shawnee Domain, North America Plate


USA
Alabama Colbert County ⓘ Leighton meteorite	Briani et al. (2012) Xenoliths and microliths in H chondrites: Sampling the zodiacal cloud in the asteroid Main Belt. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 47(5): 880-902. (May 2012).
Franklin County ⓘ Frankfort meteorite (Frankfort [stone] meteorite)	Cook, Robert B., Smith, W. Everett (1982) Mineralogy of Alabama. Bulletin 120. Geological Survey of Alabama Labotka, T. C. & Papike, J. J. (1980) Samples of the regolith of the eucrite parent-body: Petrology of Frankfort, Pavlovka, Yurtuk, Malvern, and ALHA 77302. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XI: 1103-1130
Limestone County ⓘ Athens meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Arkansas Cleburne County ⓘ Miller (Arkansas) meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025 Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1961) The Miller, Arkansas, chondrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 21 (3-4): 266-271. (Jan 1961).
Greene County ⓘ Paragould meteorite	Bunch, T.E., Keil, K. & Snetsinger, KG. (1967) Chromite composition in relation to chemistry and texture of ordinary chondrites: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 31:1569-1582.
Independence County ⓘ Sandtown meteorite	Steele, I. (1993) New Alkali Phosphates and Their Associations in the IIIAB Iron Meteorites. Meteoritics: 28(3): 415-415. Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press. Olsen, E.
Jackson County ⓘ Newport meteorite	Buseck, P.R., Holdsworth, E. (1977) Phosphate minerals in pallasite meteorites. Mineralogical Magazine: 41(317): 91-102.
Scott County ⓘ Blue Ball Kimberlite	Salpas, P. A., Taylor, L. A., and Shervais, J. W., 1986. The Blue Ball, Arkansas Kimberlite: Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry. Journal of Geology (94) 891-901.
Washington County Fayetteville ⓘ Fayetteville meteorite	Jordan, J., Barrett, R. A., Bogard, D. D., & McKay, D. S. (1987) Rare Gas and Petrological Studies of Disaggregated Size Separates of the Fayetteville Meteorite Breccia: Abstracts of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 18: 472-473. Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025 London: New York. 245 pp.
Illinois Hardin County Hicks Hicks Dome ⓘ Hicks Dome deposit
Indiana Hamilton County ⓘ Noblesville meteorite	Lipschutz et al. (1993) Consortium study of the unusual H chondrite regolith breccia, Noblesville: Meteoritics 28(4): 528-537. (Sept 1993).
Kentucky Bath County ⓘ Bath Furnace meteorite	Keil, K. (1962) On the phase composition of meteorites. Journal of Geophysical Research 67(10): 4055-4062. (Sept 1962).
Calloway County ⓘ Murray meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025 Palmer, E.E. & Lauretta, D.S. (Oct 2011) Aqueous alteration of kamacite in CM chondrites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science: 46 (10): 1587-1607 (Oct 2011)
Carroll County ⓘ Eagle Station meteorite	Farrington, O.C., 1915, Catalogue of the meteorites of North America to January 1, 1909: National Academy of Sciences, Memoir 13, 513 pages.
Christian County ⓘ Mount Vernon meteorite	Mittlefehldt, D.W., McCoy, T.J., Goodrich, C.A. & Kracher, A. (1998). Non-chondritic meteorites from asteroidal bodies. IN: Papike, J. J. (ed.): Planetary Materials: Mineralogical Society of America, Washington. 195 pages. Bunch, T. E. & Keil, K. (1968) Chromite and Ilmenite in non-chondritic meteorites. Am. Mineralogist 56 (1&2):146-157. (Jan-Feb 1968) Tassin, W. (1905) The Mount Vernon meteorite. Proc. U. S. Natl.Mus.,vol.28,pp. 213-217.
Crittenden County ⓘ Clay Lick dike	Goldstein, Alan (2006) Kentucky Mineral: Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 81 (6) 420-440 doi:10.3200/rmin.81.6.420-440
Elliott County ⓘ Elliott County kimberlite	Zeitner, June Culp (1968) Appalachian Mineral & Gem Trails. Lapidary Journal, Inc.
Harrison County ⓘ Cynthiana meteorite	Mason, B. & Maynes, A.D. (1967) The Composition of the Allegan, Bur-Gheluai, and Cynthiana meteorites: Proceedings of the United States National Museum 124(3624): Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington, DC. 12pages. (Oct 1967). Meunier, S. (1884) Encyclopédie Chimique: Tome II, Métalloides, Appendice. – 2me cashier: Météorites. Dunod, Paris, 1884, 532 pp.
Jefferson County Louisville ⓘ Louisville meteorite	Basu, A., Shaffer, N. R. & Hunt, G. (1980) Petrography of the Louisville Meteorite: Meteoritics 15 (4):262-263. ( Dec 1980)
Livingston County Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar Mining District Salem Hutson Zinc mine ⓘ Alnoite vein	Goldstein, Alan (2006) Kentucky Mineral: Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 81 (6) 420-440 doi:10.3200/rmin.81.6.420-440
ⓘ Smithland meteorite	Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.
Metcalfe County ⓘ Edmonton (Kentucky) meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Taylor County Campbellsville ⓘ Campbellsville meteorite	Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.
Wayne County Monticello ⓘ Monticello meteorite	Olsen, E. J., Dod, B. D., Schmitt, R. A. & Sipiera, P. P. (1987) Monticello - A glass-rich howardite: Meteoritics 22 (1): 81-96. (March 1987)
Whitley County ⓘ Cumberland Falls meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Missouri Ste. Genevieve County ⓘ Avon diatreme	Sherwood, Mark D., Williams, Glenn A. (1998) Missouri Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 73 (2) 98-117 doi:10.1080/00357529809603046
Taney County ⓘ Mincy meteorite	Mittlefehldt, D. W., McCoy, T. J., Goodrich, C. A. & Kracher, A. (1998). Non-chondritic meteorites from asteroidal bodies. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J. [Ed.]): Chapter 4, 195 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. Ntaflos, T., Kurat, G., Koeberl, C. & Brandstätter, F. (1993) Mincy Dunite F6241B: The Missing Ultramafic Component from Mesosiderites. Meteoritics 28 (3): page 414. (July1993) Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
New York Clinton County ⓘ Plattsburgh	Collier, P. (1881) A remarkable platinum nugget. American Journal of Science: 122: 123-124.
Genesee County South Byron ⓘ South Byron meteorite	69th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting (2006)
Onondaga County ⓘ Syracuse	Jensen (1978) Minerals of New York State, p. 81
Rensselaer County Ironhannock Creek ⓘ Tomhannock Creek meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Tompkins County ⓘ Ithaca	Jensen (1978) Minerals of New York State, p.82
Ohio Clark County Springfield ⓘ Enon meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025 Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340.
Muskingum County New Concord ⓘ New Concord meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025 Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1961) The Composition of the Ottawa, Chateau-Renard, Mocs, and New Concord Meteorites: American Museum Novitates, #2069: 26 pp. (Dec 1961). Shepard, C. U. (1860) Notices of several American Meteorites: American Journal of Science 30: 204-208.
Oklahoma Atoka County ⓘ Atoka meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Caddo County ⓘ Caddo County meteorite	Conference Paper, 28th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, p. 409.
Cotton County ⓘ Walters meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Dewey County ⓘ Leedey meteorite	McCoy, T.J., Ehlmann, A.J. & Moore, C. B. (1997) The Leedey, Oklahoma, Chondrite: Fall, petrology, chemistry and an unusual Fe,Ni-FeS inclusion: Meteoritics 32(1): 19-24. (Jan 1997).
Tennessee Cumberland County ⓘ Crab Orchard meteorite	Mittlefehldt, D. W., McCoy, T. J., Goodrich, C. A. & Kracher, A. (1998). Non-chondritic meteorites from asteroidal bodies. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J. [Ed.]): Chapter 4, 195 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025 Farrington, O. C. (1915) Catalogue of the Meteorites of North America: Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. XIII. Washington, DC. [Available as Google ebook]
Lincoln County ⓘ Petersburg meteorite	Mittlefehldt, D. W., McCoy, T. J., Goodrich, C. A. & Kracher, A. (1998). Non-chondritic meteorites from asteroidal bodies. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 4, 195 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. (1998) Bunch, T. E. & Klaus K. (1971) Chromite and Ilmenite in non-chondritic meteoritics. American Mineralogist 56 (1/2) 146-157 (Jan/Feb 1971)
Smith County Carthage ⓘ Carthage meteorite	Giscard, M. D., Hammond, S. J., Bland, P. A., Benedix, G. K., Rogers, N. W., Russell, S. S., Genge, M. J., Rehkämper, M. (2012) Trace Element Composition of Metal and Sulphides in Iron Meteorites Determined Using ICP-MS. 75th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting. Farrington, O. C. (1915)Meteorites: Their Structure, Composition, and Terrestrial Relations. The Lakeside Press, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company: Chicago.
Texas Bell County Temple ⓘ Temple meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Blanco County ⓘ Coal Creek Serpentinite (Gould Davis Ranch)	Rocks & Minerals: 66(3): 196-224.
Castro County Dimmitt ⓘ Dimmitt meteorite	Rubin, A. E., Scott, E. R., Taylor, G. J., Keil, K., Allen, J. S., Mayeda, T. K., ... & Bogard, D. D. (1983). Nature of the H chondrite parent body regolith: Evidence from the Dimmitt breccia. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth (1978–2012), 88(S02), A741-A754.
Childress County ⓘ Tell meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Collin County ⓘ McKinney meteorite	Alwmark, C., Schmitz, B., Holm, S., Marone, F. & Stamponi, M. (2011) A 3-D study of mineral inclusions in chromite from ordinary chondrites using synchrotron radiation X-ray tomographic microscopy—Method and application: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 46 (8): 1071–1081. (Aug 2011). Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Cottle County ⓘ Cee Vee meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Ector County Odessa ⓘ Odessa craters	Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340.
Gaines County ⓘ Ashmore meteorite	Bryan, W. B. & Kullerud, G. (1970) Mineralogy and classification of the Ashmore chondrite: Meteoritics 5(4): p. 185. (Dec 1970).
ⓘ Loop meteorite	Boctor, N.Z. & Kullerud, G. (1981) The Loop Chondrite: Petrology, Mineralogy, and Opaque Mineralogy: Meteoritics 16(1): 61-68. (March 1981). Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
ⓘ Seminole meteorite	Huss, G. I., Buseck, P. R., & Moore, C. B. (1972) The Seminole, Gaines Co., Texas Meteorite: Meteoritics 7(4): 463-468. (Dec 1972). Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Gillespie County ⓘ Coal Creek Serpentinite (Big Branch)	Rocks & Minerals: 66(3): 196-224.
Glasscock County ⓘ Concho meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Hale County ⓘ Estacado meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025 Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1963) The Composition of the Richardton, Estacado, and Knyahinya Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2154, New York. 18 pp. (Sept 1963).
ⓘ Plainview (1917) meteorite	Grady, M. M., Pratesi, G., Moggi-Cecchi, V. (2015) Atlas of Meteorites. Cambridge University Press. Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025 Merrill, G.P. (1917) New find of meteoritic stones near Plainview. Hale County, Texas. Proceedings of the National Museum 52(2184): 419-422,2 plates.
Kendall County ⓘ Boerne meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Kimble County ⓘ Kimble County meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Llano County Oxford ⓘ Oxford Serpentine Quarry (Collins prospect)	Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622
Lubbock County Abernathy ⓘ Abernathy meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
ⓘ Shallowater meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Swisher County ⓘ Tulia (A) meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Terry County ⓘ Brownfield (1937) meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025 Bunch, T.E., Keil, K. & Snetsinger, K.G. (1967) Chromite composition in relation to chemistry and texture of ordinary chondrites: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 31(10): 1569-1582. (Oct 1967).
ⓘ Wellman (a) meteorite	Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025
Williamson County Florence ⓘ Florence meteorite	Lonsdale, J.T. (1927) The Florence Meteorite of Williamson County, Texas: American Mineralogist 12 (11):398-404. (Nov 1927).

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