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⇱ Chromite from Bilanga meteorite, Bilanga-Yanga, Bilanga Department, Gnagna Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

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Chromite from
Bilanga meteorite, Bilanga-Yanga, Bilanga Department, Gnagna Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

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Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyroxene Group1
Orthopyroxene Subgroup1
Diogenite meteorite1
Meteorite1
Data
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
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:907082
Long-form Identifier:1:3:907082:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
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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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