Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
Classification |
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Species: | Anorthite |
Formula: | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Comments: | With most analyses yielding An99-100, we can say that the plagioclase is almost always very near pure anorthite. |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Anorthite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Lewis Cliff 87051 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 887675 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:887675:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 65475593-289d-4c6a-8775-0f27ca72482e |
Nearest other occurrences of Anorthite |
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3.1km (1.9 miles) | ⓘLewis Cliff 87223 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
12.5km (7.8 miles) | ⓘLewis Cliff 86010 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
18.2km (11.3 miles) | ⓘMacAlpine Hills 88136 meteorite, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
18.2km (11.3 miles) | ⓘMacAlpine Hills 88105 Lunar meteorite, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
References |
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McKay, G., Crozaz, G., Wagstaff, I., Yang, S. R. & Lundberg, L. (1990) A Petrographic, Electron Microprobe, Study of Mini-Angrite Lewis Cliff 87051: Abstracts of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXI: p. 771. (Mar 1990) |