Amphibole: First Occurrence in a Meteorite
- 7 April 1967
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 156 (3771) , 61-62
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.156.3771.61
Abstract
This is the first report of an amphibole mineral found in any meteorite. The amphibole richterite (soda tremolite), Na2Ca(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH, F)2, occurs as a primary (preterrestrial) mineral enclosed within graphite nodules in the iron meteorite from Wichita County, Texas.Keywords
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