Aioun el Atrouss meteorite 002, Ayoun El Atrous, Hodh el Gharbi Region, Mauritaniai
Regional Level Types | |
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Aioun el Atrouss meteorite 002 | Meteorite Fall Location |
Ayoun El Atrous | - not defined - |
Hodh el Gharbi Region | Region |
Mauritania | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 16° 25' 59'' North , 9° 34' 59'' West | ||||||
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 16.43333,-9.58333 | ||||||
GeoHash: | G#: efcjmzteh | ||||||
Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location | ||||||
Meteorite Class: | IIAB iron meteorite | ||||||
Meteoritical Society Class: | Iron, IIAB | ||||||
Metbull: | View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database | ||||||
Köppen climate type: | BWh : Hot deserts climate | ||||||
Nearest Settlements: |
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Regions containing this locality
African Plate | Tectonic Plate |
West Africa | UN Subregion |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe Reference: Meteoritical Bulletin Database |
ⓘ Iron var: Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Reference: Meteoritical Bulletin Database |
ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P Reference: Meteoritical Bulletin Database |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
ⓘ | var: Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
ⓘ | Iron var: Kamacite | 1.1.11.1 | (Fe,Ni) |
ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.1.21.2 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | Iron | - | Fe |
List of minerals for each chemical element
P | Phosphorus | |
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P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Iron (var: Kamacite) | (Fe,Ni) |
Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Iron (var: Kamacite) | (Fe,Ni) |
Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Neoproterozoic 541 - 1000 Ma ID: 3192860 | Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 1000 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Ediacaran - Tonian 541 - 1000 Ma ID: 3306639 | Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 1000 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary Reference: Thiéblemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
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