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Enstatite from
Chelyabinsk meteorite (Chebarkul meteorite), Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
| Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
|---|---|
| Classification | |
| Species: | Enstatite |
| Formula: | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Confirmation | |
| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | |
| Troilite | ⓘ2 photos of Enstatite associated with Troilite at this locality. |
| Taenite | ⓘ2 photos of Enstatite associated with Taenite at this locality. |
| Kamacite | ⓘ2 photos of Enstatite associated with Kamacite at this locality. |
| Forsterite | ⓘ1 photo of Enstatite associated with Forsterite at this locality. |
| Fayalite-Forsterite Series | ⓘ1 photo of Enstatite associated with Fayalite-Forsterite Series at this locality. |
| Data | |
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Enstatite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Chelyabinsk meteorite (Chebarkul meteorite), Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia |
| Data Identifiers | |
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 890054 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:890054:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | a56c2648-3b08-4de1-b8b8-94ca4eb9faca |
| Nearest other occurrences of Enstatite | |
| 24.6km (15.3 miles) | ⓘPit No. 418, Miass, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia |
| References | |
| Shin Ozawa, Masaaki Miyahara, Eiji Ohtani, Olga N. Koroleva, Yoshinori Ito, Konstantin D. Litasov & Nikolay P. Pokhilenko (2014): Jadeite in Chelyabinsk meteorite and the nature of an impact event on its parent body. Scientific Reports 4, Article number: 5033. |