Locality type:

Meteorite Fall Location

Classification

Species:

'Glass' (not an IMA approved species)

Comments:

albitic glass (SiO2 72-74wt%, Na2O 7.2wt%) [Ruzicka, A. et al. (2015)].

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Locality Data:

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1232809

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1232809:7

GUID (UUID V4):

c49954ac-fa18-4444-8a98-0adddbc3b005

References

Ruzicka, A. et al. (2015). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 101. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 50:1661.

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	Ruzicka, Alex, Grossman, Jeffrey, Bouvier, Audrey, Herd, Christopher D. K., Agee, Carl B. (2015) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 101. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 50 (9) 1661 doi:10.1111/maps.12490	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	with 1812 from Antarctica, 437 from Asia, 301 from Africa, 43 from South America, 21 from Europe (including...related to brachinites and ungrouped achondrites NWA 1500 and NWA 4042. 2 Specimens: All at NMBE. Alkali...chondrules appear less readily delineated. Chondrule glass is absent as it has mostly transitioned into secondary...consists of olivine, orthopyroxene, and Ca-pyroxene; glass appears to be absent or altered. Most chondrules...well-defined radial pyroxenes. Most of the chondrule glass is absent due to the presence of secondary feldspars

Glass from Northwest Africa 7251 (NWA 7251), Northwest Africa