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Ningqiang meteorite (Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite), Ningqiang County, Hanzhong, Shaanxi, Chinai
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Ningqiang meteorite (Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite)Meteorite Fall Location
Ningqiang CountyCounty
HanzhongPrefecture
ShaanxiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 55' 35'' North , 105° 54' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Deposit first discovered:
1983
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Zhuandou400 (2012)28.7km
Zengjia1,350 (2012)38.6km
Guangyuan213,365 (2013)54.4km
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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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


37 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

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
Iron
var. Kamacite
1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
1.AE.05Fe
Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Wairauite1.AE.15CoFe
Awaruite1.AE.20Ni3Fe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Mackinawite2.CC.25FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Geikielite4.CB.05MgTiO3
Armalcolite4.CB.15(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5
Allendeite4.CC.Sc4Zr3O12
Grossite4.CC.15CaAl4O7
Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Hibonite4.CC.45CaAl12O19
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Whitlockite8.AC.45Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Monetite8.AD.10Ca(PO3OH)
Chlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Gehlenite9.BB.10Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
Åkermanite9.BB.10Ca2Mg[Si2O7]
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Pigeonite9.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
Hedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Anorthite
var. Bytownite
9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Sodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MonetiteCa(PO3OH)
H WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O ÅkermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
O Armalcolite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O ForsteriteMg2SiO4
O GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
O GeikieliteMgTiO3
O GrossiteCaAl4O7
O HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
O HiboniteCaAl12O19
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MonetiteCa(PO3OH)
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O PerovskiteCaTiO3
O Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
O WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
O Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
O AllendeiteSc4Zr3O12
NaSodium
Na Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Na Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
MgMagnesium
Mg ÅkermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
Mg Armalcolite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mg GeikieliteMgTiO3
Mg Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Mg Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
AlAluminium
Al AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Al Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Al GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Al GrossiteCaAl4O7
Al HiboniteCaAl12O19
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
SiSilicon
Si ÅkermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Si GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Si HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Si WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Si Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
PPhosphorus
P ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
P MonetiteCa(PO3OH)
P WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
SSulfur
S MackinawiteFeS
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Cl SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
KPotassium
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Ca ÅkermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Ca GrossiteCaAl4O7
Ca HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Ca HiboniteCaAl12O19
Ca MonetiteCa(PO3OH)
Ca PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ca Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Ca WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Ca Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
ScScandium
Sc AllendeiteSc4Zr3O12
TiTitanium
Ti Armalcolite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5
Ti GeikieliteMgTiO3
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe Armalcolite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe AwaruiteNi3Fe
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe IronFe
Fe Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe MackinawiteFeS
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe WairauiteCoFe
Fe Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
CoCobalt
Co WairauiteCoFe
NiNickel
Ni AwaruiteNi3Fe
Ni Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Ni Taenite(Fe,Ni)
ZrZirconium
Zr AllendeiteSc4Zr3O12

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