Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
Origin locality: | Mars |
Classification |
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Species: | Pigeonite |
Formula: | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Comments: | The major pyroxene is polysynthetically twinned pigeonite, roughly ~55 vol% of the entire meteorite; 60 vol% in Lithology A, but less abundant in Lithology B. |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pigeonite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Elephant Moraine A79001 Martian meteorite, Elephant Moraine, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 931314 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:931314:9 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 24b698be-ffcb-4c76-8dca-4eeb0b1cc47b |
Nearest other occurrences of Pigeonite |
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2.9km (1.8 miles) | ⓘElephant Moraine 83309 meteorite, Elephant Moraine, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
65.7km (40.8 miles) | ⓘAllan Hills 85085 meteorite, Allan Hills, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
78.2km (48.6 miles) | ⓘAllan Hills A77307 meteorite, Allan Hills, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
78.2km (48.6 miles) | ⓘAllan Hills A77005 Martian meteorite, Allan Hills, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
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