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Quartz from
Sombrerete meteorite, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sombrerete meteorite, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1606831
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1606831:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘTocayos Mine, Sombrerete, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘSan Martín Mine, San Martín-Sabinas District, San Martín, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘSabinas Mine, San Martín-Sabinas District, San Martín, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘColorada Mine, Chalchihuites Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘSanta Rita Mine, Nieves, General Francisco Murguía Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
96.2km (59.8 miles) ⓘFresnillo, Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
96.5km (59.9 miles) ⓘProaño Mine, Fresnillo, Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
References
Ruzicka, Alex, Hutson, Melinda, Floss, Christine (2006) Petrology of silicate inclusions in the Sombrerete ungrouped iron meteorite: Implications for the origins of IIE-type silicate-bearing irons. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 41 (11) 1797-1831 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2006.tb00452.x
 
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