Murray meteorite, Calloway Co., Kentucky, USAi
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Murray meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
Calloway Co. | County |
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36° 36' North , 88° 6' West
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Classification: CM2 Carbonaceous Chondrite
On September 20, 1950, after a brilliant fireball was seen in the neighboring state of Illinois, the Murray meteoroid exploded at a high altitude and after a number of sonic booms were heard, several pieces of the meteorite were recovered some 15 kilometers east of Murray, Kentucky. The largest recovered fragment (3.4 kg) created a small 15 cm deep crater. Murray is the second largest of the 15 recovered CM (Mighei-like) Carbonaceous Chondrite falls (Total Mass - 12.6 kg). Over 400 CM stones have been recovered, but most of them are quite small. The five largest CM meteorites are all witnessed falls. A half-century ago amino acids and other complex organic compounds were found in several extant CM2 meteorites. In the past two decades, interest in CM2 meteorites has quickened as tiny diamonds, corundum and other minerals appear to contain trapped gases which predate the beginnings of the solar nebula.
Murray and other carbonaceous chondrites share similar oxygen isotope ratios and have nearly solar Mg/Si ratios. In addition, the members of the CM chemical group are distinguished by small chondrules and inclusions, abundant fine-grained matrix (~70 vol%), and abundant hydrated minerals. The CM2 type meteorites are further characterized by their Ni-bearing sulfides.
Continuing concerns with Murray and other CM2 meteorites include: (1) Can we determine positively whether the hydrated minerals are preterrestrial? (2) Do exotic inclusions sample other bodies besides a putative CM parent body. (3) Do the minute particles/crystals of graphite, diamond, corundum, silicon carbide etc. tell us about the red giants, novae, and/or supernovae which supplied the heavier elements of the solar nebula.
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28 valid minerals.
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β Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Martin R. Lee & Rachael Ellen (2008). Aragonite in the Murray (CM2) carbonaceous chondrite: Implications for parent body compaction and aqueous alteration. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 43, #7, 1219-1231. (Oct 2008). |
β Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 Reference: Martin R. Lee & RichardΒ C. GreenwoodΒ (1994). Alteration of calcium-and aluminium-rich inclusions in the Murray (CM2) carbonaceous chondrite. Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114), #29, no. 6, p. 780-790. (Dec 1994). |
β Augite var. Fassaite Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] Reference: Martin R. Lee & RichardΒ C. GreenwoodΒ (1994). Alteration of calcium-and aluminium-rich inclusions in the Murray (CM2) carbonaceous chondrite. Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114), #29, no. 6, p. 780-790. (Dec 1994). |
β Barringerite Formula: (Fe,Ni)2P Reference: M. A. Nazarov, G. Kurat, F. Brandstaetter, T. Ntaflos, M. Chaussidon, and P. Hoppe (2009). Phosphorus-Bearing Sulfides and Their Associations in CM Chondrites. Petrology vol. 17, #2, 101-123. |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Martin R. Lee & Rachael Ellen (2008). Aragonite in the Murray (CM2) carbonaceous chondrite: Implications for parent body compaction and aqueous alteration. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 43, #7, 1219-1231. (Oct 2008). |
β 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Brearley, A. J. & Jones, R. H. (1998): Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 3, 398 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. (1998) |
β Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Reference: Paul Ramdohr (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages. ; Palmer, E.E. & Lauretta, D.S. (Oct 2011) Aqueous alteration of kamacite in CM chondrites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science: 46 (10): 1587-1607 (Oct 2011) |
β 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: Palmer, E.E. & Lauretta, D.S. (Oct 2011) Aqueous alteration of kamacite in CM chondrites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science: 46 (10): 1587-1607 (Oct 2011) |
β Corundum Formula: Al2O3 Reference: Ernst Zinner, Sachiko Amari, Robert Guinness, Ann Nguyen, FrankΒ J. Stadermann, Robert M. Walker & Roy S. Lewis (2003). Presolar spinel grains from the Murray and Murchison carbonaceous chondrites. |
β Cronstedtite Formula: Fe2+2Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Theodore E Bunch & S. Chang (1980) Carbonaceous chondrites--II. Carbonaceous chondrite phyllosilicates and light element geochemistry as indicators of parent body processes and surface conditions. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 44, 1543-1578. ; Palmer, E.E. & Lauretta, D.S. (Oct 2011) Aqueous alteration of kamacite in CM chondrites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science: 46 (10): 1587-1607 (Oct 2011) |
β DaubrΓ©elite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4 Reference: Paul Ramdohr (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages. |
β Diamond Formula: C Description: Includes very occasional pre-solar diamonds Reference: Huss, G. R., Meshik, A. P., Smith, J. B. & Hohenberg, C. M. (2003) Presolar diamond, silicon carbide, and graphite in carbonaceous chondrites: Implications for thermal processing in the solar nebula . Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 67 (24): 4823-4848. (Dec 2003) |
β Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Reference: American Mineralogist, Volume 94, pages 1483β1486, 2009; Martin R. Lee & RichardΒ C. GreenwoodΒ (1994). Alteration of calcium-and aluminium-rich inclusions in the Murray (CM2) carbonaceous chondrite. Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114), #29, no. 6, p. 780-790. (Dec 1994). |
β Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 Reference: Palmer, E.E. & Lauretta, D.S. (Oct 2011) Aqueous alteration of kamacite in CM chondrites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science: 46 (10): 1587-1607 (Oct 2011) |
β Eskolaite Formula: Cr2O3 Reference: Palmer, E.E. & Lauretta, D.S. (Oct 2011) Aqueous alteration of kamacite in CM chondrites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science: 46 (10): 1587-1607 (Oct 2011) |
β 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Reference: J. Douglas MacDougall & B. K. Kothari (1976). Formation chronology for C2 meteorites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 33, p. 36-44. (Nov. 1976) |
β Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 Reference: Martin R. Lee & Richard C. Greenwood (1994). Alteration of calcium- and aluminum-rich inclusions in the Murray (CM2) carbonaceous chondrite. Meteoritics 29, #6, 780-790.; Palmer, E.E. & Lauretta, D.S. (Oct 2011) Aqueous alteration of kamacite in CM chondrites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science: 46 (10): 1587-1607 (Oct 2011) |
β Graphite Formula: C Reference: Huss, G. R., Meshik, A. P., Smith, J. B. & Hohenberg, C. M. (2003) Presolar diamond, silicon carbide, and graphite in carbonaceous chondrites: Implications for thermal processing in the solar nebula . Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 67 (24): 4823-4848. (Dec 2003) |
β Hibonite Formula: CaAl12O19 Reference: American Mineralogist, Volume 94, pages 1483β1486, 2009; Phinney, D., MacDougall, J. D., & Whitehead, B. (1979). Magnesium Isotopes in Hibonite-Bearing Inclusions from CM Meteorites (Abstract). LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE X, P. 975-977. |
β Iron Formula: Fe Reference: Paul Ramdohr (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages. ; Palmer, E.E. & Lauretta, D.S. (Oct 2011) Aqueous alteration of kamacite in CM chondrites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science: 46 (10): 1587-1607 (Oct 2011) |
β Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Reference: Paul Ramdohr (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages. ; Palmer, E.E. & Lauretta, D.S. (Oct 2011) Aqueous alteration of kamacite in CM chondrites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science: 46 (10): 1587-1607 (Oct 2011) |
β Mackinawite Formula: (Fe,Ni)9S8 Reference: Paul Ramdohr (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages. |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Paul Ramdohr (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages. ; Martin R. Lee & Rachael Ellen (2008). Aragonite in the Murray (CM2) carbonaceous chondrite: Implications for parent body compaction and aqueous alteration. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 43, #7, 1219-1231. (Oct 2008).; Palmer, E.E. & Lauretta, D.S. (Oct 2011) Aqueous alteration of kamacite in CM chondrites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science: 46 (10): 1587-1607 (Oct 2011) |
β Paragonite Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Martin R. Lee & RichardΒ C. GreenwoodΒ (1994). Alteration of calcium-and aluminium-rich inclusions in the Murray (CM2) carbonaceous chondrite. Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114), #29, no. 6, p. 780-790. (Dec 1994). |
β Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 Reference: Paul Ramdohr (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages. ; Palmer, E.E. & Lauretta, D.S. (Oct 2011) Aqueous alteration of kamacite in CM chondrites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science: 46 (10): 1587-1607 (Oct 2011) |
β Perovskite Formula: CaTiO3 Reference: Martin R. Lee & RichardΒ C. GreenwoodΒ (1994). Alteration of calcium-and aluminium-rich inclusions in the Murray (CM2) carbonaceous chondrite. Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114), #29, no. 6, p. 780-790. (Dec 1994). |
β 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 Description: Found in spinel-pyroxene inclusions Reference: Brearley, A. J. & Jones, R. H. (1998): Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 3, 398 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. (1998) |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: Emma S. Bullock, Kevin D. McKeegan, Matthieu Gounelle, Monica M. Grady & Sara S. Russell (2010 ). Sulfur isotopic composition of Fe-Ni sulfide grains in CI and CM carbonaceous chondrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 45, #5, 885β898. (May 2010). |
β Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P Reference: M. A. Nazarov, G. Kurat, F. Brandstaetter, T. Ntaflos, M. Chaussidon, and P. Hoppe (2009). Phosphorus-Bearing Sulfides and Their Associations in CM Chondrites. Petrology vol. 17, #2, 101-123.; Palmer, E.E. & Lauretta, D.S. (Oct 2011) Aqueous alteration of kamacite in CM chondrites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science: 46 (10): 1587-1607 (Oct 2011) |
β 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 Reference: Brian Harold Mason (1962). Meteorites. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.: New York and London. 274 pages.; Palmer, E.E. & Lauretta, D.S. (Oct 2011) Aqueous alteration of kamacite in CM chondrites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science: 46 (10): 1587-1607 (Oct 2011) |
β 'Smectite Group' Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O Reference: Zolensky, M. E., Barrett, R. A., Kloeck, W., & Gooding, J. L. (1990). Abstracts of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, vol. 21, pp. 1383-1384. (1990) |
β Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Description: Including a few pre-solar grains Reference: Phinney, D., MacDougall, J. D., & Whitehead, B. (1979). Magnesium Isotopes in Hibonite-Bearing Inclusions from CM Meteorites (Abstract). LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE X, P. 975-977. ; Martin R. Lee & RichardΒ C. GreenwoodΒ (1994). Alteration of calcium-and aluminium-rich inclusions in the Murray (CM2) carbonaceous chondrite. Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114), #29, no. 6, p. 780-790. (Dec 1994).;Zinner, E. et al. (2003). Presolar spinel grains from the Murray and Murchison carbonaceous chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta: 67(24): 5083-5095. (December, 2003). |
β Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Reference: Paul Ramdohr (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages. |
β Tochilinite Formula: Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 Reference: Zolensky, M. E., Barrett, R. A., Kloeck, W., & Gooding, J. L. (1990). Abstracts of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, vol. 21, pp. 1383-1384. (1990) ; Palmer, E.E. & Lauretta, D.S. (Oct 2011) Aqueous alteration of kamacite in CM chondrites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science: 46 (10): 1587-1607 (Oct 2011) |
β Troilite Formula: FeS Reference: Paul Ramdohr (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages. ; Palmer, E.E. & Lauretta, D.S. (Oct 2011) Aqueous alteration of kamacite in CM chondrites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science: 46 (10): 1587-1607 (Oct 2011) |
β Tschermakite Formula: ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 Reference: American Mineralogist, Volume 94, pages 1483β1486, 2009 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Barringerite | 1.BD.10 | (Fe,Ni)2P |
β | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
β | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
β | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
β | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
β | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
β | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | DaubrΓ©elite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
β | Mackinawite | 2.CC.25 | (Fe,Ni)9S8 |
β | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Tochilinite | 2.FD.35 | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
β | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
β | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
β | Eskolaite | 4.CB.05 | Cr2O3 |
β | Hibonite | 4.CC.45 | CaAl12O19 |
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
β | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
β | var. Fassaite | 9.DA.15 | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
β | Cronstedtite | 9.ED.15 | Fe2+2Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
β | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
β | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
β | Paragonite | 9.EC.15 | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Tschermakite | 9.DE.10 | β»(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
β | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
β | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
β | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
β | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 Β· nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Tschermakite | ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
H | β Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Tochilinite | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
H | β Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
H | β Cronstedtite | Fe22+Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Diamond | C |
C | β Graphite | C |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Hibonite | CaAl12O19 |
O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | β Tschermakite | ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
O | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
O | β Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
O | β Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Tochilinite | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
O | β Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
O | β Cronstedtite | Fe22+Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
O | β Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
O | β Eskolaite | Cr2O3 |
O | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
O | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Na | β Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | β Tschermakite | ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Mg | β Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Mg | β Tochilinite | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
Mg | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Mg | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Mg | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Hibonite | CaAl12O19 |
Al | β Tschermakite | ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Al | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
Al | β Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Al | β Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | β Tschermakite | ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Si | β Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Si | β Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Cronstedtite | Fe22+Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Si | β Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
Si | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Si | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Barringerite | (Fe,Ni)2P |
P | β Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β DaubrΓ©elite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
S | β Mackinawite | (Fe,Ni)9S8 |
S | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
S | β Troilite | FeS |
S | β Tochilinite | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Hibonite | CaAl12O19 |
Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | β Tschermakite | ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ca | β Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Ca | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ti | β Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Cr | β DaubrΓ©elite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
Cr | β Eskolaite | Cr2O3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | β DaubrΓ©elite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
Fe | β Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Fe | β Mackinawite | (Fe,Ni)9S8 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
Fe | β Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
Fe | β Troilite | FeS |
Fe | β Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Fe | β Tochilinite | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | β Barringerite | (Fe,Ni)2P |
Fe | β Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
Fe | β Cronstedtite | Fe22+Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4 |
Fe | β Iron | Fe |
Fe | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | β Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Ni | β Mackinawite | (Fe,Ni)9S8 |
Ni | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
Ni | β Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
Ni | β Barringerite | (Fe,Ni)2P |
Ni | β Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Horan, J.R. (May 1953) The Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky, Aerolite. Meteoritics: 1(1): 114-121.
Ramdohr, P. (1973) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
MacDougall, J.D. and Kothari, B.K. (November 1976) Formation chronology for C2 meteorites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters: 33: 36-44.
Phinney, D., MacDougall, J.D., and Whitehead, B. (1979) Magnesium Isotopes in Hibonite-Bearing Inclusions from CM Meteorites (Abstract). Lunar and Planetary Science X: 975-977.
Bernatowicz, T., Fraundorf, G., Tang, M., Anders, E., Wopenka, B., Zinner, E., and Fraundorf, P. (1987) Evidence for interstellar SiC in the Murray carbonaceous meteorite. Nature: 330: 728β730.
Zinner, E., Tang, M., and Anders, E. (1989) Interstellar SiC in the Murchison and Murray meteorites: Isotopic composition of Ne, Xe, Si, C and N. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta: 53: 3273β3290.
Grady, M.M. (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5/e). Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, New York, Oakleigh, Madrid, Cape Town. 690 pages.
Huss, G.R., Meshik, A.P., Smith, J.B., and Hohenberg, C.M. (December 2003) Presolar diamond, silicon carbide, and graphite in carbonaceous chondrites: Implications for thermal processing in the solar nebula. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 67 (24): 4823-4848.
Zinner, E., Amari, S., Guinness, R., Nguyen, A., Stadermann, F.J., Walker, R.M., and Lewis, R.S. (December 2003) Presolar spinel grains from the Murray and Murchison carbonaceous chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta: 67(24) [special issue]: 5083-5095.
Lee, M.R. & Ellen, R. (October 2008) Aragonite in the Murray (CM2) carbonaceous chondrite: Implications for parent body compaction and aqueous alteration. Meteoritics & Planetary Science: 43(7): 1219-1231.
American Mineralogist (2009) 94: 1483β1486.
Palmer, E.E. and Lauretta, D.S. (October 2011) Aqueous alteration of kamacite in CM chondrites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science: 46 (10): 1587-1607.
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- Shawnee DomainDomain
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