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{| class="wikitable sortable"
*[[Akimotoite]]
! names
*[[Alabandite]]
! composition
*[[Allabogdanite]]
! occurance
*[[Antitaenite]]
|-
*[[Augite]]
*[[Brezinaite]]
|[[Akimotoite]]
|(Mg,Fe)SiO<sub>3</sub>
*[[Brianite]]
|-
*[[Calcium-aluminium-rich inclusion]]
*[[Carlsbergite]]
|[[Alabandite]]
|MnS
*[[Chondrule]]
|-
*[[Cohenite]]
*[[Daubréelite]]
|[[Allabogdanite]]
|(Fe,Ni)<sub>2</sub>P
*[[Dmitryivanovite]]
|-
*[[Grossite]]
*[[Hapkeite]]
|[[Antitaenite]]
|
*[[Haxonite]]
|-
*[[Heazlewoodite]]
*[[Hibonite]]
|[[Augite]]
|(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al)<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub>
*[[Iridium]]
|-
*[[Kamacite]]
*[[Keilite]]
|[[Brezinaite]]
|Cr<sub>3</sub>S<sub>4</sub>
*[[Krotite]]
|-
*[[Lonsdaleite]]
*[[Melilite]]
|[[Brianite]]
|Na<sub>2</sub>CaMg(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>
*[[Merrillite]]
|-
*[[Meteoric iron]]
|[[Calcium-aluminium-rich inclusion]]
*[[Maskelynite]]
|
*[[Mackinawite]]
|-
*[[Majorite]]
*[[Moissanite]]
|[[Carlsbergite]]
|CrN
*[[Nierite]]
|
*[[Niningerite]]
* the North Chile meteorite in the [[Antofagasta Province]], [[Chile]]
*[[Oldhamite]]
* the Nentmannsdorf meteorite of [[Bahretal]], [[Erzgebirge]], [[Saxony]]
*[[Olivine]]
* the [[Okinawa Trough]], [[Senkaku Islands]], [[Okinawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]]
*[[Panethite]]
* the Uwet meteorite of [[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]
*[[Panguite]]
* the [[Sikhote-Alin meteorite]], [[Sikhote-Alin Mountains]], [[Russia]]
*[[Pentlandite]]
* the Hex River Mountains meteorite from the Cape Winelands District, [[Western Cape Province]], [[South Africa]]
*[[Plessite]]
* the [[Canyon Diablo meteorite]] of [[Meteor Crater]], [[Coconino County, Arizona]]
*[[Presolar grains]]
* the Smithonia meteorite of [[Oglethorpe County, Georgia]]
*[[Pyroxene]]
* the Kenton County meteorite of [[Kenton County, Kentucky]]
*[[Ringwoodite]] (discovered in the [[Tenham (meteorite)|Tenham meteorite]])
* the Lombard meteorite of [[Broadwater County, Montana]]
*[[Roaldite]]
* the Murphy meteorite of [[Cherokee County, North Carolina|Cherokee County]] and the Lick Creek meteorite of [[Davidson County, North Carolina]]
*[[Schreibersite]]
* the New Baltimore meteorite of [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania]]
*[[Sinoite]]
|-
*[[Taenite]]
*[[Tetrataenite]]
|[[Chondrule]]
|
*[[Troilite]]
|-
*[[Wadsleyite]]
*[[Xifengite]]
|[[Cohenite]]
|(Fe,Ni,Co)<sub>3</sub>C
|-
|[[Daubréelite]]
|Fe<sup>2+</sup>Cr<sup>3+</sup><sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub>
|[[ALH 84001]] meteorite, [[Hoba meteorite]], and the [[Canyon Diablo meteorite]].
|-
|[[Dmitryivanovite]]
|CaAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>
|-
|[[Grossite]]
|CaAl<sub>4</sub>O<sub>7</sub>
|-
|[[Hapkeite]]
|Fe<sub>2</sub>Si
|-
|[[Haxonite]]
|(Fe,Ni)<sub>23</sub>C<sub>6</sub>
|-
|[[Heazlewoodite]]
|Ni<sub>3</sub>S<sub>2</sub>
|-
|[[Hibonite]]
|(Ca,Ce)(Al,Ti,Mg)<sub>12</sub>O<sub>19</sub>
|-
|[[Iridium]]
|Ir
|-
|[[Kamacite]]
|α-(Fe,Ni); Fe<sup>0+</sup><sub>0.9</sub>Ni<sub>0.1</sub>
|-
|[[Keilite]]
|(Fe,Mg)S)
|-
|[[Krotite]]
|CaAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>
|-
|[[Lonsdaleite]]
|C
|[[Canyon Diablo meteorite|Canyon Diablo]], [[Kenna meteorite|Kenna]], and [[Allan Hills 77283]]
|-
|[[Melilite]]
|(Ca,Na)<sub>2</sub>(Al,Mg,Fe<sup>2+</sup>)[(Al,Si)SiO<sub>7</sub>]
|-
|[[Merrillite]]
|Ca<sub>9</sub>NaMg(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>7</sub>
|[[lunar rocks]], [[martian meteorite]]
|-
|[[Meteoric iron]]
|Fe and Ni in different ratios
|-
|[[Maskelynite]]
|
|-
|[[Mackinawite]]
|(Fe,Ni)<sub>1 + x</sub>S (where x = 0 to 0.11)
|-
|[[Majorite]]
|Mg<sub>3</sub>(MgSi)(SiO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>
|-
|[[Moissanite]]
|SiC
|-
|[[Nierite]]
|Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>
|-
|[[Niningerite]]
|MgS
|-
|[[Oldhamite]]
|(Ca, Mg)S
|-
|[[Olivine]]
|(Mg, Fe)<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub>
|-
|[[Panethite]]
|(Na,Ca)<sub>2</sub>(Mg,Fe)<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>
|-
|[[Panguite]]
|(Ti<sup>4+</sup>,Sc,Al,Mg,Zr,Ca)<sub>1.8</sub>O<sub>3</sub>
|-
|[[Pentlandite]]
|[[iron]] [[nickel]] [[sulfide]]:(Fe,Ni)<sub>9</sub>S<sub>8</sub>
|-
|[[Plessite]]
|
|-
|[[Presolar grains]]
|
|-
|[[Pyroxene]]
|
|-
|[[Ringwoodite]] (discovered in the [[Tenham (meteorite)|Tenham meteorite]])
|Mg<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub>
|-
|[[Roaldite]]
|(Fe,Ni)<sub>4</sub>N
|-
|[[Schreibersite]]
|(Fe,Ni)<sub>3</sub>P
|-
|[[Sinoite]]
|Si<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O
|-
|[[Taenite]]
|γ-(Ni,Fe)
|-
|[[Tetrataenite]]
|
|-
|[[Troilite]]
|FeS
|-
|[[Wadsleyite]]
|Mg<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub>
|-
|[[Xifengite]]
|Fe<sub>5</sub>Si<sub>3</sub>
|}
[] indicates repeating units


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 13:43, 7 October 2015

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

names composition occurance
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
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

  1. ^ 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.