Shergotty Martian meteorite, Gaya District, Bihar, India

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SNC (Shergotty-Nakhla-Chassigny) achondrite S-basalt (pyroxene-plagioclase).
This Mars meteorite has given clues to the presence of water on the planet.

Refs.:
http://www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/curator/antmet/mmc/Shergot.pdf
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1135028.stm

Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Augite
Baddeleyite
Fayalite
Ferromerrillite (TL)

Hercynite
Ilmenite
Magnetite
Majorite
Maskelynite

Pigeonite
Pyrrhotite
Seifertite (TL)

13 entries listed. 11 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

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