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NWA 1068 Martian meteorite, Morocco

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23 stones found in 2001 in the Moroccan Sahara.
First find of picritic shergottite.
Ref: www.jpl.nasa.gov/snc/nwa1068.html; The Meteoritical Bulletin 86 (July, 2002).





Mineral List:
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin 86: July, 2002]
  		•  Augite
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Chromite
    FeCr
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin 86: July, 2002]
  		•  Chromite
    var: Titaniferous Chromite
    Reference: []
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin 86: July, 2002]
  		•  Maskelynite
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin 86: July, 2002]
  		•  Merrillite
    Ca
     
    18
    		Na
     
    2
    		Mg
    2+
    2
    		[PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    14
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin 86: July, 2002]
  		•  'Olivine'
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin 86: July, 2002]
  		•  Pigeonite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Ca)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin 86: July, 2002]
  		•  Ulvöspinel
    Fe
     
    2
    		TiO
     
    4
    Reference: [Meteoritical Bulletin 86: July, 2002]


    11 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.

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