Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
Classification |
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Species: | Chromite |
Formula: | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Pyroxene Group | ⓘ1 photo of Chromite associated with Pyroxene Group at this locality. |
Orthopyroxene Subgroup | ⓘ1 photo of Chromite associated with Orthopyroxene Subgroup at this locality. |
Diogenite meteorite | ⓘ1 photo of Chromite associated with Diogenite meteorite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chromite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Bilanga meteorite, Bilanga-Yanga, Bilanga Department, Gnagna Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 907082 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:907082:0 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 0586e72d-9ca2-4333-b62f-57812631ef22 |
References |
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Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Accessory silicate mineral assemblages in the Bilanga diogenite: A petrographic study Kenneth DOMANIK...between orthopyroxene and minor phases such as chromite, troilite, diopside, plagioclase, and silica are...characterizes these meteorites. Although brecciated, Bilanga preserves numerous clasts displaying primary textural...composition, and origin of the minor phases in Bilanga to provide new insights into the crystallization...assemblages containing diopside + a Fe-rich phase (chromite, troilite, and/or Fe-Ni metal) ± plagioclase ± |
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