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Ilmenite from
Piancaldoli meteorite, Fontanelice, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Piancaldoli meteorite, Fontanelice, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:943697
Long-form Identifier:1:3:943697:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
8.7km (5.4 miles) ā“˜Sasso della Mantesca, Piancaldoli, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
34.2km (21.2 miles) ā“˜Fosso Bandita (Rio Bandita), Monte Cavalloro, Riola, Vergato, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
41.5km (25.8 miles) ā“˜Monte dellā€™Oro, Bombiana, Gaggio Montano, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
56.3km (35.0 miles) ā“˜Rio San Michele plagiogranite, Renno, Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
65.1km (40.4 miles) ā“˜Nalbi, Impruneta, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
67.3km (41.8 miles) ā“˜Falciani bridge, Impruneta, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
69.0km (42.9 miles) ā“˜Vigarano meteorite (Cariani; Ferrara; Mainardi; Morandi; Parish; Pieve; Vigarano Mainarda; Vigarano Pieve; Vigarno; Vigarvano; Vigavano [NHM cat.]), Vigarano Pieve, Vigarano Mainarda, Ferrara Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
93.4km (58.1 miles) ā“˜Fornovolasco metarhyolite formation, Fornovolasco, Fabbriche di Vergemoli, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Carapezza,Ā M., Nuccio,Ā P.M. & Valenza,Ā M. (1975) Piancaldoli meteorite: chemistry and mineralogy: Meteoritics 10: p.379. (Dec 1975).
Carapezza,Ā M., Nuccio,Ā P.Ā M. & Valenza,Ā M. (1976) Piancaldoli meteorite - Chemistry, mineralogy and petrology: Meteoritics 11:195-205. (Sept 1976).
 
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