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Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Bordj Badji Mokhtar District, Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province, Algeriai
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French:
Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algérie
German:
Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Bordj Badji Mokhtar , Algerien
Italian:
Bordj Badji Mokhtar, distretto di Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria
Russian:
Бордж-Баджи-Мохтар, Алжир
Simplified Chinese:
堡巴傑莫赫塔爾, 巴吉穆赫塔爾堡區, 普里厄尔堡省, 阿尔及利亚
Spanish:
Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Argelia
Arabic:
برج باجي مختار, دائرة برج باجي مختار, برج باجي مختار, الجزائر
Berber:
ⴱⵓⵔⴵ ⴱⴰⴵⵉ ⵎⵓⵅⵜⴰⵔ, ⵝⴰⴷⴰⵢⵔⴰ ⵏ ⴱⵓⵔⴵ ⴱⴰⴵⵉ ⵎⵓⵅⵜⴰⵔ, ⴱⵓⵔⴵ ⴱⴰⴵⵉ ⵎⵓⵅⵜⴰⵔ, ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ
Dutch:
Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Bordj Badji Mokhtar District, Algerije
Egyptian Arabic:
برج باجى مختار, الجزاير
Farsi/Persian:
برج باجی مختار, ناحیه برج باجی مختار, برج باجی مختار, الجزایر
Finnish:
Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria
Greek:
Μπορντζ Μπάντζι Μοχτάρ, Διαμέρισμα του Μπορντζ Μπάντζι Μοχτάρ, Αλγερία
Japanese:
ボルジュ・モックタール, ボルジュ・バジ・モウタール郡, ボルジュ・バジ・モウタール県, アルジェリア
Kabyle:
Burǧ Baǧi Mextar, Tadayra n Burǧ Baǧi Mextar, Burǧ Baǧi Moxṭaṛ, Dzayer
Malay:
Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Bordj Badji Mokhtar Koān, Algeria
Polish:
Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algieria
Portuguese:
Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Argélia
Romanian:
Bordj-Badji-Mokhtar, Districtul Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria
South Azerbaijani:
برج باجی مختار, الجزاییر
Urdu:
برج باجی مختار, برج باجی مختار ضلع, الجزائر
Vietnamese:
Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algérie


Bordj Badji Mokhtar (Arabic: برج باجي مختار‎) is a town and commune in Bordj Badji Mokhtar District, Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province, in south-western Algeria.

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Alabandite
Formula: MnS
Description: Alabandite — Ferroan Alabandite is an indicator for the EL chemical group of Enstatite; Associated with and embedded with troilite
Reference: Bischoff, A., Palme, H., Geiger, T. & Spettel, B. (1992) Mineralogy and Chemistry of the EL-Chondritic Melt Rock Ilafegh-009 (Abstract): LPSC XXIII: page 105. (March 1992); McCoy, T. J., Keil, K., Bogard, D., Casanova, I. & Lindstrom, M. M. (1992) ILAFEGH 009: A New Sample of the Diverse Suite of Enstatite Impact Melt Rocks (Abstract). LPSC XXIII: page 869. (March 1992); McCoy, T. J. et al. (1995) Origin and history of impact-melt rocks of enstatite chondrite parentage: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 59 (1): 161-175. (Feb 1995) ; Leroux, H., Doukhan, J. C. & Bischoff, A. (1997) Mineralogy and crystallization history of the ILAFEGH 009 EL-chondritic impact-melt rock: An ATEM investigation. Meteoritics 32 (3): 365-372. (May 1997)
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: McCoy, T. J., Keil, K., Bogard, D., Casanova, I. & Lindstrom, M. M. (1992) ILAFEGH 009: A New Sample of the Diverse Suite of Enstatite Impact Melt Rocks (Abstract). LPSC XXIII: page 869. (March 1992)
Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Reference: McCoy, T. J., Keil, K., Bogard, D., Casanova, I. & Lindstrom, M. M. (1992) ILAFEGH 009: A New Sample of the Diverse Suite of Enstatite Impact Melt Rocks (Abstract). LPSC XXIII: page 869. (March 1992)
Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Reference: Weber, D., & Bischoff, A. (1992, March). Mineralogy and chemistry of refractory inclusions in CR-like chondrites from the Sahara desert. In Lunar and Planetary Institute Science Conference Abstracts (Vol. 23, p. 1505).
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.; Oba, T., Nagase, K. & Hayashi, A. (1998) Mineralogy and petrology of chondrule in Ouallen (Tanezrouft) meteorite: Bulletin Joetsu Univ. Educ. 17(2): 891-899. (March1998).
Clinoenstatite
Formula: MgSiO3
Description: minor, but pervasive
Reference: McCoy, T. J., Keil, K., Bogard, D., Casanova, I. & Lindstrom, M. M. (1992) ILAFEGH 009: A New Sample of the Diverse Suite of Enstatite Impact Melt Rocks (Abstract). LPSC XXIII: page 869. (March 1992)
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Clinopyroxene-Orthopyroxene intergrowths due to quenching at high T
Reference: Greshake, A., Krot, A. N. & Keil, K. (2004) Mineralogy and Chemistry of Fine-grained Matrices, Rims, and Dark Inclusions in the CR Carbonaceous Chondrites Acfer/El Djouf 001 and the Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrites Acfer 094 and Adelaide. Workshop on Chondrites and Protoplanetary Disk, pdf.9041. (Nov 2004)
Copper
Formula: Cu
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Description: Associated with the more abundant troilite
Reference: McCoy, T. J., Keil, K., Bogard, D., Casanova, I. & Lindstrom, M. M. (1992) ILAFEGH 009: A New Sample of the Diverse Suite of Enstatite Impact Melt Rocks (Abstract). LPSC XXIII: page 869. (March 1992); McCoy, T. J. et al. (1995) Origin and history of impact-melt rocks of enstatite chondrite parentage: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 59 (1): 161-175. (Feb 1995) ; Leroux, H., Doukhan, J. C. & Bischoff, A. (1997) Mineralogy and crystallization history of the ILAFEGH 009 EL-chondritic impact-melt rock: An ATEM investigation. Meteoritics 32 (3): 365-372. (May 1997)
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Description: Ave. composition of diopsidic clinopyroxene is unremarkable [Wo34.7En52.7Fs12.6], but the composition is quite variable in both chondrules and matrix.
Reference: Oba, T., Nagase, K. & Hayashi, A. (1998) Mineralogy and petrology of chondrule in Ouallen (Tanezrouft) meteorite: Bulletin Joetsu Univ. Educ. 17(2): 891-899. (March1998).
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Description: Usually as moderately large crystals up to 1 cm in size. Often contains trapped inclusions with diverse mineralogies
Reference: Wlotzka, F. (ed.) (1991). Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 71. Meteoritics 26 (3): 255-262. (June 1991).; McCoy, T. J., Keil, K., Bogard, D., Casanova, I. & Lindstrom, M. M. (1992) ILAFEGH 009: A New Sample of the Diverse Suite of Enstatite Impact Melt Rocks (Abstract). LPSC XXIII: page 869. (March 1992); McCoy, T. J. et al. (1995) Origin and history of impact-melt rocks of enstatite chondrite parentage: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 59 (1): 161-175. (Feb 1995) ; Leroux, H., Doukhan, J. C. & Bischoff, A. (1997) Mineralogy and crystallization history of the ILAFEGH 009 EL-chondritic impact-melt rock: An ATEM investigation. Meteoritics 32 (3): 365-372. (May 1997)
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine - In chondrules and matrix, normally Mg-rich, but variable (Fa0-50). Undulose extinction due to severe shock.
Reference: Weisberg, M. K. & Prinz, M. (1991) El Djouf 001: A new CR2 chondrite. Meteoritics 26 (4): 406-407. (Dec 1991).; Endress, M., Keil, K., Bischoff, A., Spettel, B., Clayton, R. N. & Mayeda, T. K. (1994) Origin of dark clasts in the ACFER 059/El Djouf 001 CR2 chondrite: Meteoritics 29 (1): 26-40. (Jan 1994).; Greshake, A., Krot, A. N. & Keil, K. (2004) Mineralogy and Chemistry of Fine-grained Matrices, Rims, and Dark Inclusions in the CR Carbonaceous Chondrites Acfer/El Djouf 001 and the Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrites Acfer 094 and Adelaide. Workshop on Chondrites and Protoplanetary Disk, pdf.9041. (Nov 2004)
'Feldspar Group'
Description: Found in small inclusions within large Enstatite crystals
Reference: Leroux, H., Doukhan, J. C. & Bischoff, A. (1997) Mineralogy and crystallization history of the ILAFEGH 009 EL-chondritic impact-melt rock: An ATEM investigation. Meteoritics 32 (3): 365-372. (May 1997)
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
Description: Most chondrule olivine is quite Mg-rich (Fa1-4).
Reference: Weber, D., & Bischoff, A. (1992, March). Mineralogy and chemistry of refractory inclusions in CR-like chondrites from the Sahara desert. In Lunar and Planetary Institute Science Conference Abstracts (Vol. 23, p. 1505).; Endress, M., Keil, K., Bischoff, A., Spettel, B., Clayton, R. N. & Mayeda, T. K. (1994) Origin of dark clasts in the ACFER 059/El Djouf 001 CR2 chondrite: Meteoritics 29 (1): 26-40. (Jan 1994).
'Glass'
Reference: Varela, Maria Eugenia, Kurat, Gero, Hoppe, Petter & Brandstätter, Franz. (2002) Chemistry of glass inclusions in olivines of the CR chondrites Renazzo, Acfer 182, and El Djouf 001. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 66 ( 9): 1663-1679. (May 2002).
Grossite
Formula: CaAl4O7
Reference: Weber D, Bischoff A (1994) Grossite (CaAl4O7) - a rare phase in terrestrial rocks and meteorites, European Journal of Mineralogy 6, 591-594 ; Weber, D., & Bischoff, A. (1992, March). Mineralogy and chemistry of refractory inclusions in CR-like chondrites from the Sahara desert. In Lunar and Planetary Institute Science Conference Abstracts (Vol. 23, p. 1505).
Hibonite
Formula: CaAl12O19
Reference: Weber D, Bischoff A (1994) Grossite (CaAl4O7) - a rare phase in terrestrial rocks and meteorites, European Journal of Mineralogy 6, 591-594 ; Weber, D., & Bischoff, A. (1992, March). Mineralogy and chemistry of refractory inclusions in CR-like chondrites from the Sahara desert. In Lunar and Planetary Institute Science Conference Abstracts (Vol. 23, p. 1505).
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Reference: Endress, M., Keil, K., Bischoff, A., Spettel, B., Clayton, R. N. & Mayeda, T. K. (1994) Origin of dark clasts in the ACFER 059/El Djouf 001 CR2 chondrite: Meteoritics 29 (1): 26-40. (Jan 1994).
Iron
Formula: Fe
Description: abundant, but somewhat disordered in some instances
Reference: Wlotzka, F. (ed.) (1991). Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 71. Meteoritics 26 (3): 255-262. (June 1991).; Leroux, H., Doukhan, J. C. & Bischoff, A. (1997) Mineralogy and crystallization history of the ILAFEGH 009 EL-chondritic impact-melt rock: An ATEM investigation. Meteoritics 32 (3): 365-372. (May 1997)
Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: abundant, but somewhat disordered in some instances
Reference: Wlotzka, F. (ed.) (1991). Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 71. Meteoritics 26 (3): 255-262. (June 1991).; Leroux, H., Doukhan, J. C. & Bischoff, A. (1997) Mineralogy and crystallization history of the ILAFEGH 009 EL-chondritic impact-melt rock: An ATEM investigation. Meteoritics 32 (3): 365-372. (May 1997)
Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
'Limonite'
Reference: Weisberg, M. K. & Prinz, M. (1991) El Djouf 001: A new CR2 chondrite. Meteoritics 26 (4): 406-407. (Dec 1991).
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Reference: Endress, M., Keil, K., Bischoff, A., Spettel, B., Clayton, R. N. & Mayeda, T. K. (1994) Origin of dark clasts in the ACFER 059/El Djouf 001 CR2 chondrite: Meteoritics 29 (1): 26-40. (Jan 1994).
Magnesite var. Breunnerite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)CO3
Reference: Endress, M., Keil, K., Bischoff, A., Spettel, B., Clayton, R. N. & Mayeda, T. K. (1994) Origin of dark clasts in the ACFER 059/El Djouf 001 CR2 chondrite: Meteoritics 29 (1): 26-40. (Jan 1994).
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Endress, M., Keil, K., Bischoff, A., Spettel, B., Clayton, R. N. & Mayeda, T. K. (1994) Origin of dark clasts in the ACFER 059/El Djouf 001 CR2 chondrite: Meteoritics 29 (1): 26-40. (Jan 1994).; Greshake, A., Krot, A. N. & Keil, K. (2004) Mineralogy and Chemistry of Fine-grained Matrices, Rims, and Dark Inclusions in the CR Carbonaceous Chondrites Acfer/El Djouf 001 and the Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrites Acfer 094 and Adelaide. Workshop on Chondrites and Protoplanetary Disk, pdf.9041. (Nov 2004)
'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
Description: Prominent Melilite, Perovskite, Spinel, Hibonite associated in some dark inclusions in El Djouf 001 and Acfer 087 fragments.
Reference: Weber D, Bischoff A (1994) Grossite (CaAl4O7) - a rare phase in terrestrial rocks and meteorites, European Journal of Mineralogy 6, 591-594 ; Weber, D., & Bischoff, A. (1992, March). Mineralogy and chemistry of refractory inclusions in CR-like chondrites from the Sahara desert. In Lunar and Planetary Institute Science Conference Abstracts (Vol. 23, p. 1505).
'Meteoritic Iron'
Description: Fe-Ni metal is quite variable in nickel content (4-48%), but predominantly of kamacite composition.
Reference: Endress, M., Keil, K., Bischoff, A., Spettel, B., Clayton, R. N. & Mayeda, T. K. (1994) Origin of dark clasts in the ACFER 059/El Djouf 001 CR2 chondrite: Meteoritics 29 (1): 26-40. (Jan 1994).
'Nickel-iron'
Reference: Bischoff, A., Palme, H., Geiger, T. & Spettel, B. (1992) Mineralogy and Chemistry of the EL-Chondritic Melt Rock Ilafegh-009 (Abstract): LPSC XXIII: page 105. (March 1992); McCoy, T. J. et al. (1995) Origin and history of impact-melt rocks of enstatite chondrite parentage: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 59 (1): 161-175. (Feb 1995)
Oldhamite
Formula: (Ca,Mg)S
Reference: Bischoff, A., Palme, H., Geiger, T. & Spettel, B. (1992) Mineralogy and Chemistry of the EL-Chondritic Melt Rock Ilafegh-009 (Abstract): LPSC XXIII: page 105. (March 1992)
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Reference: Greshake, A., Krot, A. N. & Keil, K. (2004) Mineralogy and Chemistry of Fine-grained Matrices, Rims, and Dark Inclusions in the CR Carbonaceous Chondrites Acfer/El Djouf 001 and the Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrites Acfer 094 and Adelaide. Workshop on Chondrites and Protoplanetary Disk, pdf.9041. (Nov 2004)
Osbornite
Formula: TiN
Description: 3 small grains
Reference: McCoy, T. J. et al. (1995) Origin and history of impact-melt rocks of enstatite chondrite parentage: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 59 (1): 161-175. (Feb 1995)
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Reference: Endress, M., Keil, K., Bischoff, A., Spettel, B., Clayton, R. N. & Mayeda, T. K. (1994) Origin of dark clasts in the ACFER 059/El Djouf 001 CR2 chondrite: Meteoritics 29 (1): 26-40. (Jan 1994).
Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
Reference: Weber D, Bischoff A (1994) Grossite (CaAl4O7) - a rare phase in terrestrial rocks and meteorites, European Journal of Mineralogy 6, 591-594 ; Weber, D., & Bischoff, A. (1992, March). Mineralogy and chemistry of refractory inclusions in CR-like chondrites from the Sahara desert. In Lunar and Planetary Institute Science Conference Abstracts (Vol. 23, p. 1505).
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: Variable, but with a strong oligoclase component
Reference: Wlotzka, F. (ed.) (1991). Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 71. Meteoritics 26 (3): 255-262. (June 1991).; Bischoff, A., Palme, H., Geiger, T. & Spettel, B. (1992) Mineralogy and Chemistry of the EL-Chondritic Melt Rock Ilafegh-009 (Abstract): LPSC XXIII: page 105. (March 1992)
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Reference: Weisberg, M. K. & Prinz, M. (1991) El Djouf 001: A new CR2 chondrite. Meteoritics 26 (4): 406-407. (Dec 1991).; Endress, M., Keil, K., Bischoff, A., Spettel, B., Clayton, R. N. & Mayeda, T. K. (1994) Origin of dark clasts in the ACFER 059/El Djouf 001 CR2 chondrite: Meteoritics 29 (1): 26-40. (Jan 1994).; Greshake, A., Krot, A. N. & Keil, K. (2004) Mineralogy and Chemistry of Fine-grained Matrices, Rims, and Dark Inclusions in the CR Carbonaceous Chondrites Acfer/El Djouf 001 and the Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrites Acfer 094 and Adelaide. Workshop on Chondrites and Protoplanetary Disk, pdf.9041. (Nov 2004)
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Description: Pyrrhotite unusually prominent in dark inclusion F1B1 of Acfer 059.
Reference: Endress, M., Keil, K., Bischoff, A., Spettel, B., Clayton, R. N. & Mayeda, T. K. (1994) Origin of dark clasts in the ACFER 059/El Djouf 001 CR2 chondrite: Meteoritics 29 (1): 26-40. (Jan 1994).
Saponite
Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Description: Saponite-serpentine intergrowths in some dark inclusions indicative of disequilibrium.
Reference: Greshake, A., Krot, A. N. & Keil, K. (2004) Mineralogy and Chemistry of Fine-grained Matrices, Rims, and Dark Inclusions in the CR Carbonaceous Chondrites Acfer/El Djouf 001 and the Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrites Acfer 094 and Adelaide. Workshop on Chondrites and Protoplanetary Disk, pdf.9041. (Nov 2004)
Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Description: Ni-content variable
Reference: Bischoff, A., Palme, H., Geiger, T. & Spettel, B. (1992) Mineralogy and Chemistry of the EL-Chondritic Melt Rock Ilafegh-009 (Abstract): LPSC XXIII: page 105. (March 1992); McCoy, T. J. et al. (1995) Origin and history of impact-melt rocks of enstatite chondrite parentage: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 59 (1): 161-175. (Feb 1995)
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Description: Serpentine most abundant in matrix,
Reference: Weisberg, M. K. & Prinz, M. (1991) El Djouf 001: A new CR2 chondrite. Meteoritics 26 (4): 406-407. (Dec 1991).; Endress, M., Keil, K., Bischoff, A., Spettel, B., Clayton, R. N. & Mayeda, T. K. (1994) Origin of dark clasts in the ACFER 059/El Djouf 001 CR2 chondrite: Meteoritics 29 (1): 26-40. (Jan 1994).; Greshake, A., Krot, A. N. & Keil, K. (2004) Mineralogy and Chemistry of Fine-grained Matrices, Rims, and Dark Inclusions in the CR Carbonaceous Chondrites Acfer/El Djouf 001 and the Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrites Acfer 094 and Adelaide. Workshop on Chondrites and Protoplanetary Disk, pdf.9041. (Nov 2004)
'Silica'
Description: various small and unidentified silica phases are reported (sometimes associated with K-oxide)
Reference: Bischoff, A., Palme, H., Geiger, T. & Spettel, B. (1992) Mineralogy and Chemistry of the EL-Chondritic Melt Rock Ilafegh-009 (Abstract): LPSC XXIII: page 105. (March 1992); McCoy, T. J. et al. (1995) Origin and history of impact-melt rocks of enstatite chondrite parentage: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 59 (1): 161-175. (Feb 1995) ; Leroux, H., Doukhan, J. C. & Bischoff, A. (1997) Mineralogy and crystallization history of the ILAFEGH 009 EL-chondritic impact-melt rock: An ATEM investigation. Meteoritics 32 (3): 365-372. (May 1997)
'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Description: Smectite slightly more abundant in dark inclusions, serpentine more abundant in matrix.
Reference: Endress, M., Keil, K., Bischoff, A., Spettel, B., Clayton, R. N. & Mayeda, T. K. (1994) Origin of dark clasts in the ACFER 059/El Djouf 001 CR2 chondrite: Meteoritics 29 (1): 26-40. (Jan 1994).
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Description: CAI Spinel in spinel-pyroxene aggregates.
Reference: Weber D, Bischoff A (1994) Grossite (CaAl4O7) - a rare phase in terrestrial rocks and meteorites, European Journal of Mineralogy 6, 591-594 ; Weber, D., & Bischoff, A. (1992, March). Mineralogy and chemistry of refractory inclusions in CR-like chondrites from the Sahara desert. In Lunar and Planetary Institute Science Conference Abstracts (Vol. 23, p. 1505).; Endress, M., Keil, K., Bischoff, A., Spettel, B., Clayton, R. N. & Mayeda, T. K. (1994) Origin of dark clasts in the ACFER 059/El Djouf 001 CR2 chondrite: Meteoritics 29 (1): 26-40. (Jan 1994).
Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Reference: Bischoff, A., Palme, H., Geiger, T. & Spettel, B. (1992) Mineralogy and Chemistry of the EL-Chondritic Melt Rock Ilafegh-009 (Abstract): LPSC XXIII: page 105. (March 1992); McCoy, T. J., Keil, K., Bogard, D., Casanova, I. & Lindstrom, M. M. (1992) ILAFEGH 009: A New Sample of the Diverse Suite of Enstatite Impact Melt Rocks (Abstract). LPSC XXIII: page 869. (March 1992)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Osbornite1.BC.15TiN
Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Alabandite2.CD.10MnS
Daubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Isocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
Oldhamite2.CD.10(Ca,Mg)S
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Grossite4.CC.15CaAl4O7
Hibonite4.CC.45CaAl12O19
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
var. Breunnerite5.AB.05(Mg,Fe)CO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Clinoenstatite9.DA.10MgSiO3
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Saponite9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Glass'-
'Limonite'-
'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)
'Meteoritic Iron'-
'Nickel-iron'-
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Silica'-
'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
H SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C Magnesite var. Breunnerite(Mg,Fe)CO3
C MagnesiteMgCO3
NNitrogen
N OsborniteTiN
OOxygen
O GrossiteCaAl4O7
O Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
O HiboniteCaAl12O19
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O PerovskiteCaTiO3
O ForsteriteMg2SiO4
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
O Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O Magnesite var. Breunnerite(Mg,Fe)CO3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
O SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Na Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg Oldhamite(Ca,Mg)S
Mg ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Mg Magnesite var. Breunnerite(Mg,Fe)CO3
Mg SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Al GrossiteCaAl4O7
Al HiboniteCaAl12O19
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
Si ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Si Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Si SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
PPhosphorus
P Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
S AlabanditeMnS
S Oldhamite(Ca,Mg)S
S TroiliteFeS
S DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
CaCalcium
Ca GrossiteCaAl4O7
Ca Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
Ca HiboniteCaAl12O19
Ca PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca Oldhamite(Ca,Mg)S
Ca Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
TiTitanium
Ti PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ti OsborniteTiN
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Cr DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
MnManganese
Mn AlabanditeMnS
FeIron
Fe Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Fe Magnesite var. Breunnerite(Mg,Fe)CO3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Fe IronFe
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe Taenite(Fe,Ni)
NiNickel
Ni Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Ni Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cu CopperCu
Cu IsocubaniteCuFe2S3

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GeoNames ID:2596771

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