List of meteorite minerals
A meteorite mineral is a mineral found chiefly or exclusively within meteorites or meteorite derived material. This is a list of those minerals, excluding minerals also commonly found in terrestrial rocks. As of 1997 there were approximately 295 mineral species which have been identified in meteorites.[1]
List of meteorite minerals
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| Names | Composition | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|
| Akimotoite | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 | |
| Alabandite | MnS | |
| Allabogdanite | (Fe,Ni)2P | |
| Antitaenite | ||
| Augite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al)2O6 | |
| Brezinaite | Cr3S4 | |
| Brianite | Na2CaMg(PO4)2 | |
| Calcium-aluminium-rich inclusion | ||
| Carlsbergite | CrN |
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| Chondrule | ||
| Cohenite | (Fe,Ni,Co)3C | |
| Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 | ALH 84001 meteorite, Hoba meteorite, and the Canyon Diablo meteorite. |
| Dmitryivanovite | CaAl2O4 | |
| Grossite | CaAl4O7 | |
| Hapkeite | Fe2Si | |
| Haxonite | (Fe,Ni)23C6 | |
| Heazlewoodite | Ni3S2 | |
| Hibonite | (Ca,Ce)(Al,Ti,Mg)12O19 | |
| Iridium | Ir | |
| Kamacite | α-(Fe,Ni); Fe0+0.9Ni0.1 | |
| Keilite | (Fe,Mg)S) | |
| Krotite | CaAl2O4 | |
| Lonsdaleite | C | Canyon Diablo, Kenna, and Allan Hills 77283 |
| Melilite | (Ca,Na)2(Al,Mg,Fe2+)[(Al,Si)SiO7] | |
| Merrillite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 | lunar rocks, martian meteorite |
| Meteoric iron | Fe and Ni in different ratios | |
| Maskelynite | ||
| Mackinawite | (Fe,Ni)1 + xS (where x = 0 to 0.11) | |
| Majorite | Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3 | |
| Moissanite | SiC | |
| Nierite | Si3N4 | |
| Niningerite | MgS | |
| Oldhamite | (Ca, Mg)S | |
| Olivine | (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 | |
| Panethite | (Na,Ca)2(Mg,Fe)2(PO4)2 | |
| Panguite | (Ti4+,Sc,Al,Mg,Zr,Ca)1.8O3 | |
| Pentlandite | iron nickel sulfide:(Fe,Ni)9S8 | |
| Plessite | ||
| Presolar grains | ||
| Pyroxene | ||
| Ringwoodite (discovered in the Tenham meteorite) | Mg2SiO4 | |
| Roaldite | (Fe,Ni)4N | |
| Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P | |
| Sinoite | Si2N2O | |
| Taenite | γ-(Ni,Fe) | |
| Tetrataenite | ||
| Troilite | FeS | |
| Wadsleyite | Mg2SiO4 | |
| Xifengite | Fe5Si3 |
[] indicates repeating units
See also
References
- ↑ Rubin, Alan E. (Sep 1997). "Mineralogy of meteorite groups - an update". Meteoritics. 32 (5): 733–734. Bibcode:1997M&PS...32..733R. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1997.tb01558.x.
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