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The mineralogical composition and structure of the Assisi meteorite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

G. R. Levi-Donati
G. R. Levi-Donati*
Affiliation:
Istituto di Mineralogia, Facoltá di Scienze, Universitá di Perugia, Italy
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Summary

The principal data about the fall and the distribution of the fragments of the Assisi (Perugia, Italy) meteorite are collected. A fragment of the stone, weighing 146·5 g, preserved in the British Museum (Natural History) (B.M. 63621), is described in some detail. Crust morphology, mineralogical composition, and structure are studied. Optical data are established by microscopical analysis of five thin sections and two polished surfaces. Compared with electron-probe analysis, they are found in good agreement. Assisi is an olivine-bronzite chondrite, H group, with characteristic features of metamorphism.

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Research Article
Information
Mineralogical magazine and journal of the Mineralogical Society , Volume 36 , Issue 280 , December 1967 , pp. 595 - 606
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1967

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