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Fayalite from
Miller Range 03346 Martian meteorite, Miller Range, East Antarctica, Antarctica


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Origin locality:Mars
Classification
Species:Fayalite
Formula:Fe22+(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fayalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Miller Range 03346 Martian meteorite, Miller Range, East Antarctica, Antarctica
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1090233
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1090233:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fayalite
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘMiller Range 090136 meteorite, Miller Range, East Antarctica, Antarctica
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘMiller Range 090032 meteorite, Miller Range, East Antarctica, Antarctica
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘMiller Range 090030 Martian meteorite, Miller Range, East Antarctica, Antarctica
References
Anand, M., Williams, C.T., Russell, S.S., Jones, G., James, S., and Grady, M.M. (2005) Petrology and geochemistry of nakhlite MIL 03346: A new Martian meteorite from Antarctica. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI.
Corrigan, C.M, Vicenzi, E.P., Konicek, A.R., and Lunning, N. (2011) An examination of the new Miller Range nakhlites (MIL 090030, 090032, and 090136). 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, PDF #2657.
Ling, Z., & Wang, A. (2015). Spatial distributions of secondary minerals in the Martian meteorite MIL 03346, 168 determined by Raman spectroscopic imaging. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 120(6), 1141-1159.
 
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