Zagami Martian meteorite, Katsina State, Nigeria

Martian meteorite. Fell Oct.3,1962.
Fine-grained pyroxene-rich basalt very similar to Shergotty, consisting of 75% pyroxene (pigeonite and augite) and 18 % plagioclase glass.

Shock stage of S5-S6.
Presence of shock-induced melt-veins with amorphous silicate-perovskite and amorphous silicate-titanite glasses.
Omphacite, stishovite, plagioclase and akimotoite crystallized from the melt during decompression.
(cf.Zhidong Xie et al. , Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI (2005), 1216.pdf ).

Mineral List:

	Akimotoite

	'Albite-Anorthite Series'

	'Apatite'

	'Glass'

	Hematite

	Magnetite

	Maskelynite

	Omphacite

	Pyrrhotite

	Seifertite

	Stishovite

11 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.

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