Ningqiang meteorite (Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite), Ningqiang County, Hanzhong, Shaanxi, Chinai
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Ningqiang meteorite (Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite) | Meteorite Fall Location |
Ningqiang County | County |
Hanzhong | Prefecture |
Shaanxi | Province |
China | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 55' 35'' North , 105° 54' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Meteorite Class:
Meteoritical Society Class:
Deposit first discovered:
1983
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
156631
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:156631:7
GUID (UUID V4):
3a399062-cb70-4c98-afbc-dfa5901ac7d6
Name(s) in local language(s):
宁强含碳球粒陨石, 宁强县, 汉中市, 陕西省, 中国
C3-ung Carbonaceous Chondrite
Unequilibrated with many oxidized inclusions
The Ningqiang meteorite fell in a field in Ningqiang County, Shaanxi Province, China on 25 June 1983. Four pieces of a single stone with a mass of 4.6 kg were recovered. The meterorite’s fall was announced in Meteorite Bulletin 65 (1987). The meterorite’s classification as a carbonaceous chondrite is straightforward as over 90% of the meteorite is a roughly half-half mixture of matrix and chondrules. However, its specific classification has been quite problematic as it also contains a variety of small inclusions and aggregates with disparate specific affinites with CV, CK, and CM Carbonaceous Chondrites. With access to considerably more material than previous investigators, Wang and Hsu (2009) established that Ningqiang does not belong to any of the eight chemically defined groups of Carbonaceous Chondrites. They also investigated several hundred refractory inclusions and ‘amoeboid olivine aggregates’. These varied and incompletely equilibrated inclusions and aggregates help to explain much of this meteorite's mineralogical ‘plenitude’.
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37 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Åkermanite Formula: Ca2Mg[Si2O7] |
ⓘ Allendeite Formula: Sc4Zr3O12 |
ⓘ Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
ⓘ Armalcolite Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5 |
ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
ⓘ Awaruite Formula: Ni3Fe |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Chlorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
ⓘ Gehlenite Formula: Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
ⓘ Geikielite Formula: MgTiO3 |
ⓘ Grossite Formula: CaAl4O7 |
ⓘ Hedenbergite Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6 |
ⓘ Hibonite Formula: CaAl12O19 |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe |
ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
ⓘ Mackinawite Formula: FeS |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Monetite Formula: Ca(PO3OH) |
ⓘ Nepheline Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
ⓘ Perovskite Formula: CaTiO3 |
ⓘ Pigeonite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
ⓘ Sodalite Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
ⓘ Wairauite Formula: CoFe |
ⓘ Whitlockite Formula: Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
ⓘ Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Iron var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
ⓘ | 1.AE.05 | Fe | |
ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
ⓘ | Wairauite | 1.AE.15 | CoFe |
ⓘ | Awaruite | 1.AE.20 | Ni3Fe |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Mackinawite | 2.CC.25 | FeS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | Geikielite | 4.CB.05 | MgTiO3 |
ⓘ | Armalcolite | 4.CB.15 | (Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5 |
ⓘ | Allendeite | 4.CC. | Sc4Zr3O12 |
ⓘ | Grossite | 4.CC.15 | CaAl4O7 |
ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
ⓘ | Hibonite | 4.CC.45 | CaAl12O19 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Whitlockite | 8.AC.45 | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
ⓘ | Monetite | 8.AD.10 | Ca(PO3OH) |
ⓘ | Chlorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
ⓘ | Gehlenite | 9.BB.10 | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
ⓘ | Åkermanite | 9.BB.10 | Ca2Mg[Si2O7] |
ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Pigeonite | 9.DA.10 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Augite var. Fassaite | 9.DA.15 | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
ⓘ | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 | |
ⓘ | Hedenbergite | 9.DA.15 | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
ⓘ | Nepheline | 9.FA.05 | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
ⓘ | Anorthite var. Bytownite | 9.FA.35 | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
ⓘ | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) | |
ⓘ | Sodalite | 9.FB.10 | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Monetite | Ca(PO3OH) |
H | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Åkermanite | Ca2Mg[Si2O7] |
O | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
O | ⓘ Armalcolite | (Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5 |
O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
O | ⓘ Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
O | ⓘ Geikielite | MgTiO3 |
O | ⓘ Grossite | CaAl4O7 |
O | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Hibonite | CaAl12O19 |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Monetite | Ca(PO3OH) |
O | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
O | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
O | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
O | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
O | ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
O | ⓘ Allendeite | Sc4Zr3O12 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Na | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Na | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
Na | ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Åkermanite | Ca2Mg[Si2O7] |
Mg | ⓘ Armalcolite | (Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5 |
Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Mg | ⓘ Geikielite | MgTiO3 |
Mg | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Mg | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
Mg | ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Al | ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Al | ⓘ Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
Al | ⓘ Grossite | CaAl4O7 |
Al | ⓘ Hibonite | CaAl12O19 |
Al | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Al | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Åkermanite | Ca2Mg[Si2O7] |
Si | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Si | ⓘ Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
Si | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Si | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
Si | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Si | ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
P | ⓘ Monetite | Ca(PO3OH) |
P | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Mackinawite | FeS |
S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
Cl | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Åkermanite | Ca2Mg[Si2O7] |
Ca | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
Ca | ⓘ Grossite | CaAl4O7 |
Ca | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Hibonite | CaAl12O19 |
Ca | ⓘ Monetite | Ca(PO3OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Ca | ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Sc | Scandium | |
Sc | ⓘ Allendeite | Sc4Zr3O12 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Armalcolite | (Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5 |
Ti | ⓘ Geikielite | MgTiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Armalcolite | (Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5 |
Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Awaruite | Ni3Fe |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Fe | ⓘ Mackinawite | FeS |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Fe | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
Fe | ⓘ Wairauite | CoFe |
Fe | ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | ⓘ Wairauite | CoFe |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Awaruite | Ni3Fe |
Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Allendeite | Sc4Zr3O12 |
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