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⇱ Chromite from Sombrerete meteorite, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico

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Chromite from
Sombrerete meteorite, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico

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Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sombrerete meteorite, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1606817
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1606817:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘSan Francisco del Mezquital meteorite, Mezquital Municipality, Durango, Mexico
References
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asteroidal parent bodies Alex Ruzicka ∗ Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory, Portland State University, 17 Cramer...IIE groups are the main silicate-bearing iron meteorite groups. They show relatively little evidence for...insights about relationships between different meteorite groups. They may have something to tell us about...properties of silicate-bearing irons by group.a Group Meteorite name Metal chemical trend Bulk silicate, low-Ca...Bocaiuva, Enon, Guin, Mbosi, NWA 176, NWA 468, Sombrerete, Tucson Indeterminate Both unfractionated and
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