List of meteorite minerals
A meteorite mineral is a mineral found chiefly or exclusively within meteorites or meteorite-derived material.[citation needed] 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[edit]
| Names | Composition | Occurrence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akimotoite | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 | ||
| Alabandite | MnS | ||
| Allabogdanite | (Fe,Ni)2P | ||
| Antitaenite | |||
| Brezinaite | Cr3S4 | ||
| Brianite | Na2CaMg(PO4)2 | ||
| Calcium–aluminium-rich inclusion | |||
| Carlsbergite | CrN |
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| Chladniite | {Ca}{Na8}{Ca4Na4}{(Mg,Fe2+)43}(PO4)36 | ||
| Cohenite | (Fe,Ni,Co)3C | ||
| Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 | ALH 84001 meteorite, Hoba meteorite, and the Canyon Diablo meteorite. | |
| Dmitryivanovite | CaAl2O4 | ||
| Elaliite | Nightfall Meteorite, Somalia | ||
| Elkinstantonite | Nightfall Meteorite, Somalia | ||
| 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 | ||
| Olsenite | El Ali, "Nightfall Meteorite", Somalia | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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. S2CID 129508525.