| Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Forsterite |
| Formula: | Mg2(SiO4) |
| Comments: | Olivine is forsterite with an average composition Fa 12.30 (Wasson & Choi) or Fa12.20 (McKibbinn et al., 2019). |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| PMG pallasite meteorite | 4 |
| Native Iron | 4 |
| - var Kamacite | 1 |
| Taenite | 1 |
| Meteoritic Iron | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Forsterite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Imilac meteorite, Imilac, Augusta Victoria, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1505678 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1505678:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite |
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| 47.1km (29.3 miles) | ⓘQuebrada Chimborazo 001 meteorite, Antofagasta, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile |
| References |
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McKibbin, Seann J., Pittarello, Lidia, Makarona, Christina, Hamann, Christopher, Hecht, Lutz, Chernonozhkin, Stepan M., Goderis, Steven, Claeys, Philippe (2019) Petrogenesis of main group pallasite meteorites based on relationships among texture, mineralogy, and geochemistry. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 54 (11) 2814-2844 doi:10.1111/maps.13392 |
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Imilac meteorite, Imilac, Augusta Victoria, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile