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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'
    Reference: []
  		•  Augite
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Baddeleyite
    ZrO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Fayalite
    Fe
    2+
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Ferromerrillite (TL)
    Ca
     
    9
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		Na[PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    7
    Type Locality: Shergotty Martian meteorite, Gaya District, Bihar, India
    Reference: [IMA Website]
  		•  Hercynite
    FeAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Majorite
    Mg
     
    3
    		(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Si,Al)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Maskelynite
    Reference: [Hey p438]
  		•  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: []
  		•  Seifertite (TL)
    SiO
     
    2
    Type Locality: Shergotty Martian meteorite, Gaya District, Bihar, India
    Reference: [El Goresy, A. et al. (2008):European J. Mineralogy 20,523-528.]


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

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