Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
Classification |
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Species: | Diopside |
Formula: | CaMgSi2O6 |
Comments: | Composition of 'Clinopyroxene' [SiO2 - 53.75 wt%; FeO- 6.5 wt%; MgO- 6.3 wt%; CaO- 21.15 wt%] is that of diopside. |
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 Benton meteorite, Benton, Canterbury Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1033070 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1033070:6 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 15ca071c-7610-4bad-b6e0-b326043ef4f4 |
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside |
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41.3km (25.7 miles) | ⓘLake George Antimony mine (Consolidated Durham mines; Resources Ltd. mine; Prince William mine; Brunswick mine), Lake George, Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada |
87.3km (54.2 miles) | ⓘPocomoonshine Mountain, Princeton, Washington County, Maine, USA |
References |
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Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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| | Report (issue) | SURVEY OF CANADA Ann P. Sabina and R. J. TraiU Price 50 cents 1960 GEOLOGICAL OF SURVEY CANADA CANADA...SPECIMEN MOUNTS ON FILE AT THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA By Ann P. Sabina and R . J. Traill DEPARTMENT...DEPARTMENT MINES AND OF TECHNICAL SURVE Y S CANADA 85651-1 .. CATALOGUE OF X-RAY DIFFRACTION PATTERNS...SPECIMEN MOUNTS ON FILE AT THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CF CANADA A reference file of approximately 650 X-ray diffraction...established in the X-ray laboratory, Geological Survey of Canada. Presented in this paper is a list of the patterns |
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