[meteorite-list] Dunite

From: Treiman, Allan <treiman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed May 5 16:04:44 2004
Message-ID: <7C188E1BAB399F4897C1F743DCD71836177919_at_exch_be.cass.loc>

Also Brachina, which was originally thought to
be a chassignite.

  aht

Allan H. Treiman
Senior Staff Scientist
Lunar and Planetary Institute
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Houston, TX 77058-1113
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Dunite


> On a side note, how many meteorites incorporate dunite as part of their
> makeup? The only place I remember hearing about dunite previously was
> in Chassigny, since Chassigny is a Martian example of what would be
> called a dunite on Earth.

Well, dunite, a coarse-grained igneous rock composed
almost entirely of olivine, has been reported from:

Chassigny (SNC)
Dhofar 307 (LUN-A)
Dhofar 730 (LUN-A)
Mount Padbury (MES)
Mincy (MES)
[Putorana contains feldspathic dunite]

Bernd





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