Stone, Achondrite, Martian (Shergottite).
Depleted picritic shergottite similar to EETA79001, lithology A.
Witnessed fall 18 July 2011, 2:00 AM. Total known weight >7 kg.

Several locals observed a bright fireball in the Oued Drâa Valley 50 km east-southeast of Tata. Initially no stones were recovered, but after diligent searches by nomads, finally, in October 2011 several glassy black fusion crusted stones were recovered. Due to the lack of terrestrial weathering, we can be fairly certain the stones recovered here are from this fall. Several hundred stones from 0.1 g to over 1 kg have been recovered with estimates of the total recovered weight varying from 7 to 20 kg.
A 908,7 g heavy piece is on display in the Natural History Museum Vienna.

This is the fifth recovered witnessed Martian meteorite fall. It is an olivine-phyric shergottite that is related to and possibly launched paired with SaU 005 (plus parings), NWA 1195, NWA 2046 NWA 2626, NWA 4925, NWA 5789, NWA 6162, DaG 476 (plus parings) and Yamato 980459.
While most of the meteorite fragments were not recovered for two+ months after the fall, the meteorite shows minimal indications of terrestrial weathering.

Because of the fractured maskelynite (~20 vol%)and other delicate features from preterrestrial Martian impacts remain almost entirely intact (Balt et al., 2015). Following a similar line of argument, some isotopic signatures [light carbon (low in C-13) associated with Deuterium-enriched hydrogen (δD up to +1183‰)] of organic carbon in shock-melt veins are difficult to account for in terms of known carbonaceous chondrites and other possible abiotic sources. Thus, Lin et al. (2014) have again raised the possibility of biogenic carbon in a Martian meteorite.

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21 valid minerals. 3 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Shergottite meteorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ahrensite (TL)

Formula: SiFe₂O₄

Type Locality:

References:

Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2013) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2013. CNMNC Newsletter No 16. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (6) 2695-2709 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.6.01

Miyahara, M., Ohtani, E., El Goresy, A., Ozawa, S., & Gillet, P. (2016). Phase transition processes of olivine in the shocked Martian meteorite Tissint: Clues to origin of ringwoodite-, bridgmanite-and magnesiowüstite-bearing assemblages. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 259, 18-28.

ⓘ Akimotoite

Formula: (Mg,Fe²⁺)SiO₃

References:

Baziotis, I. P., Liu, Y., DeCarli, P. S., Melosh, H. J., McSween, H. Y., Bodnar, R. J., & Taylor, L. A. (2013). The Tissint Martian meteorite as evidence for the largest impact excavation. Nature Communications, 4, 1404.

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

References:

Chennaoui, A. H., Jambon A. & Boudouma J. A. (2012). Tissint: The first Martian meteorite fall of the century in Morocco (abstract #5069). Meteoritics & Planetary Science 47. PUBLISHED ONLINE.

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

References:

Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510

Balta, J. B., Sanborn, M. E., Udry, A., Wadhwa, M. & McSween Jr., H. Y. (2015) Petrology and trace element geochemistry of Tissint, the newest shergottite fall: MAPS 50 (1): 63-85. (Jan 2015)

ⓘ Bridgmanite

Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO₃

References:

ⓘ Chenmingite (TL)

Formula: FeCr₂O₄

Type Locality:

References:

Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2017) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017, CNMNC Newsletter No 38. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (4) 1033-1038 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.062

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Description: Usually or always very small crystals [< 10 µm](Balta et al., 2015)

References:

Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510

Balta, J. B., Sanborn, M. E., Udry, A., Wadhwa, M. & McSween Jr., H. Y. (2015) Petrology and trace element geochemistry of Tissint, the newest shergottite fall: MAPS 50 (1): 63-85. (Jan 2015)

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Description: Olivine ranges from Mg-rich core (max Mg#81) to Fe-rich rims (min Mg#27)[Balta et al., 2015]

References:

Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510

) AlSi2O6: Two New High Pressure Minerals from the Tissint Martian Meteorite. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (Vol. 45, p. 1222).

Ma, C., Tschauner, O., Liu, Y., Beckett, J. R., Rossman, G. R., Zuravlev, K., ... & Taylor, L. A. (2014, March). Discovery of Ahrensite gamma-Fe2SiO4 and Tissintite (Ca, Na, &square

Balta, J. B., Sanborn, M. E., Udry, A., Wadhwa, M. & McSween Jr., H. Y. (2015) Petrology and trace element geochemistry of Tissint, the newest shergottite fall: MAPS 50 (1): 63-85. (Jan 2015)

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

References:

Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510

Balta, J. B., Sanborn, M. E., Udry, A., Wadhwa, M. & McSween Jr., H. Y. (2015) Petrology and trace element geochemistry of Tissint, the newest shergottite fall: MAPS 50 (1): 63-85. (Jan 2015)

ⓘ Keplerite

Formula: Ca₉(Ca_0.5◻_0.5)Mg(PO₄)₇

References:

Slabic, Ane (2022) Geochemical Signatures of Martian Shocked Calcium Phosphate Minerals, GSA Connects 2022

ⓘ Lingunite

Formula: (Na,Ca)AlSi₃O₈

References:

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Balta, J. B., Sanborn, M. E., Udry, A., Wadhwa, M. & McSween Jr., H. Y. (2015) Petrology and trace element geochemistry of Tissint, the newest shergottite fall: MAPS 50 (1): 63-85. (Jan 2015)

ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄

References:

Balta, J. B., Sanborn, M. E., Udry, A., Wadhwa, M. & McSween Jr., H. Y. (2015) Petrology and trace element geochemistry of Tissint, the newest shergottite fall: MAPS 50 (1): 63-85. (Jan 2015)

ⓘ Majorite

Formula: Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃

References:

ⓘ 'Maskelynite'

Description: Compositional range An68Ab42Or1 to An47Ab48Or5 observed by Balta et al. (2015)

References:

Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510

Balta, J. B., Sanborn, M. E., Udry, A., Wadhwa, M. & McSween Jr., H. Y. (2015) Petrology and trace element geochemistry of Tissint, the newest shergottite fall: MAPS 50 (1): 63-85. (Jan 2015)

ⓘ Merrillite

Formula: Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇

References:

Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510

Balta, J. B., Sanborn, M. E., Udry, A., Wadhwa, M. & McSween Jr., H. Y. (2015) Petrology and trace element geochemistry of Tissint, the newest shergottite fall: MAPS 50 (1): 63-85. (Jan 2015)

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

Description: Some Mg-rich cores reported as orthopyroxene.

References:

Chennaoui, A. H., Jambon A. & Boudouma J. A. (2012). Tissint: The first Martian meteorite fall of the century in Morocco (abstract #5069). Meteoritics & Planetary Science 47. PUBLISHED ONLINE.

ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO₃

Description: vitrified

References:

ⓘ Pigeonite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

References:

Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510

Balta, J. B., Sanborn, M. E., Udry, A., Wadhwa, M. & McSween Jr., H. Y. (2015) Petrology and trace element geochemistry of Tissint, the newest shergottite fall: MAPS 50 (1): 63-85. (Jan 2015)

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

References:

Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510

Balta, J. B., Sanborn, M. E., Udry, A., Wadhwa, M. & McSween Jr., H. Y. (2015) Petrology and trace element geochemistry of Tissint, the newest shergottite fall: MAPS 50 (1): 63-85. (Jan 2015)

ⓘ Ringwoodite

Formula: (Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄

References:

) AlSi2O6: Two New High Pressure Minerals from the Tissint Martian Meteorite. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (Vol. 45, p. 1222).

Ma, C., Tschauner, O., Liu, Y., Beckett, J. R., Rossman, G. R., Zuravlev, K., ... & Taylor, L. A. (2014, March). Discovery of Ahrensite gamma-Fe2SiO4 and Tissintite (Ca, Na, &square

ⓘ Stishovite

Formula: SiO₂

References:

ⓘ Tissintite (TL)

Formula: (Ca,Na,◻)AlSi₂O₆

Type Locality:

References:

Ma, Chi, Tschauner, Oliver, Beckett, John R., Liu, Yang, Rossman, George R., Zhuravlev, Kirill, Prakapenka, Vitali, Dera, Przemyslaw, Taylor, Lawrence A. (2015) Tissintite, (Ca, Na, □)AlSi2O6, a highly-defective, shock-induced, high-pressure clinopyroxene in the Tissint martian meteorite. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 422. 194-205 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.03.057

ⓘ Tuite

Formula: Ca₃(PO₄)₂

References:

ⓘ Ulvöspinel

Formula: TiFe²⁺₂O₄

Description: Cocrystallization of ulvöspinel & ilmenite

References:

Balta, J. B., Sanborn, M. E., Udry, A., Wadhwa, M. & McSween Jr., H. Y. (2015) Petrology and trace element geochemistry of Tissint, the newest shergottite fall: MAPS 50 (1): 63-85. (Jan 2015)

ⓘ 'UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa' ?

Formula: (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)₆O₁₁

References:

Beck, P., Gillet, P., Gautron, L., Daniel, I., El Goresy, A. (2004): A new natural high-pressure (Na,Ca)-hexaluminosilicate [(Ca_xNa_1–x)Al_3+xSi_3–xO₁₁] in shocked Martian meteorites. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett.: 219: 1–12

in: Jambor, J.L., Grew, E.S., (2004): New mineral names. Am. Mineral.: 89: 1833

ⓘ 'Unnamed (Magnesium (Iron Calcium) Trisilicate)'

Formula: (Mg,Fe,Ca)₄Si₃O₁₀

References:

Ma, C. (2023): Discovery of a new high-pressure silicate, (Mg,Fe,Ca)4Si3O10, with a spinelloid structure, in a shock melt pocket from the Tissint martian meteorite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 58, 6257.

ⓘ Wüstite

Formula: FeO

References:

) AlSi2O6: Two New High Pressure Minerals from the Tissint Martian Meteorite. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (Vol. 45, p. 1222).

Ma, C., Tschauner, O., Liu, Y., Beckett, J. R., Rossman, G. R., Zuravlev, K., ... & Taylor, L. A. (2014, March). Discovery of Ahrensite gamma-Fe2SiO4 and Tissintite (Ca, Na, &square

ⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite

Formula: FeO

References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Wüstite	4.AB.25	FeO
ⓘ	var. Magnesiowüstite	4.AB.25	FeO
ⓘ	Chenmingite (TL)	4.BB.	FeCr₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
ⓘ		4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Ulvöspinel	4.BB.05	TiFe²⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Akimotoite	4.CB.05	(Mg,Fe²⁺)SiO₃
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Perovskite	4.CC.30	CaTiO₃
ⓘ	Stishovite	4.DA.40	SiO₂
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Tuite	8.AC.45	Ca₃(PO₄)₂
ⓘ	Merrillite	8.AC.45	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
ⓘ	Keplerite	8.AD.	Ca₉(Ca_0.5◻_0.5)Mg(PO₄)₇
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Ahrensite (TL)	9.AC.	SiFe₂O₄
ⓘ	Ringwoodite	9.AC.15	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Majorite	9.AD.25	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Pigeonite	9.DA.10	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Tissintite (TL)	9.DA.25	(Ca,Na,◻)AlSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Lingunite	9.FA.70	(Na,Ca)AlSi₃O₈
ⓘ	Bridgmanite	9.H0.	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Unclassified
ⓘ	'UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa' ?	-	(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)₆O₁₁
ⓘ	'Maskelynite'	-
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Unnamed (Magnesium (Iron Calcium) Trisilicate)'	-	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₄Si₃O₁₀

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Majorite	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
O	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Ringwoodite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Stishovite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
O	ⓘ Ulvöspinel	TiFe₂²⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Wüstite	FeO
O	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
O	ⓘ Akimotoite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)SiO₃
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Tuite	Ca₃(PO₄)₂
O	ⓘ Lingunite	(Na,Ca)AlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	ⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite	FeO
O	ⓘ Tissintite	(Ca,Na,◻)AlSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Ahrensite	SiFe₂O₄
O	ⓘ Bridgmanite	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
O	ⓘ Chenmingite	FeCr₂O₄
O	ⓘ Keplerite	Ca₉(Ca_0.5◻_0.5)Mg(PO₄)₇
O	ⓘ UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa	(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)₆O₁₁
O	ⓘ Unnamed (Magnesium (Iron Calcium) Trisilicate)	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₄Si₃O₁₀
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Na	ⓘ Lingunite	(Na,Ca)AlSi₃O₈
Na	ⓘ Tissintite	(Ca,Na,◻)AlSi₂O₆
Na	ⓘ UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa	(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)₆O₁₁
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Majorite	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃
Mg	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Ringwoodite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
Mg	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Mg	ⓘ Akimotoite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)SiO₃
Mg	ⓘ Bridgmanite	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Mg	ⓘ Keplerite	Ca₉(Ca_0.5◻_0.5)Mg(PO₄)₇
Mg	ⓘ Unnamed (Magnesium (Iron Calcium) Trisilicate)	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₄Si₃O₁₀
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Lingunite	(Na,Ca)AlSi₃O₈
Al	ⓘ Tissintite	(Ca,Na,◻)AlSi₂O₆
Al	ⓘ UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa	(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)₆O₁₁
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Majorite	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Ringwoodite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Stishovite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Akimotoite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)SiO₃
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Lingunite	(Na,Ca)AlSi₃O₈
Si	ⓘ Tissintite	(Ca,Na,◻)AlSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Ahrensite	SiFe₂O₄
Si	ⓘ Bridgmanite	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Si	ⓘ UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa	(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)₆O₁₁
Si	ⓘ Unnamed (Magnesium (Iron Calcium) Trisilicate)	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₄Si₃O₁₀
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
P	ⓘ Tuite	Ca₃(PO₄)₂
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
P	ⓘ Keplerite	Ca₉(Ca_0.5◻_0.5)Mg(PO₄)₇
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ca	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Ca	ⓘ Tuite	Ca₃(PO₄)₂
Ca	ⓘ Lingunite	(Na,Ca)AlSi₃O₈
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	ⓘ Tissintite	(Ca,Na,◻)AlSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Keplerite	Ca₉(Ca_0.5◻_0.5)Mg(PO₄)₇
Ca	ⓘ UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa	(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)₆O₁₁
Ca	ⓘ Unnamed (Magnesium (Iron Calcium) Trisilicate)	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₄Si₃O₁₀
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
Ti	ⓘ Ulvöspinel	TiFe₂²⁺O₄
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Cr	ⓘ Chenmingite	FeCr₂O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Ringwoodite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
Fe	ⓘ Ulvöspinel	TiFe₂²⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Wüstite	FeO
Fe	ⓘ Akimotoite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)SiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite	FeO
Fe	ⓘ Ahrensite	SiFe₂O₄
Fe	ⓘ Bridgmanite	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Chenmingite	FeCr₂O₄
Fe	ⓘ Unnamed (Magnesium (Iron Calcium) Trisilicate)	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₄Si₃O₁₀

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References

(n.d.)

Ibhi, Abderrahmane (2012) The Martian Meteorite of Tissint (Tata, Morocco) Preliminary Scientific Study and Reports of the Saharan Nomads. Meteorite, xx-xx.

Aoudjehane, C.H., Jambon A., Boudouma J.A. (2012) Tissint: The first Martian meteorite fall of the century in Morocco (abstract #5069). Meteoritics & Planetary Science 47. PUBLISHED ONLINE.

Chennaoui Aoudjehane, H. et al. (2012) Tissint Martian Meteorite: A Fresh Look at the Interior, Surface, and Atmosphere of Mars. Science DOI: 10.1126/science.1224514 (Published Online October 11, 2012).

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