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Galaxy Cluster SMACS 0723 deep field

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Carina Nebula

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Southern Ring Nebula, NGC 3132, Eight-Burst Nebula

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Galaxy Cluster SMACS 0723 deep field

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Carina Nebula

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Southern Ring Nebula, NGC 3132, Eight-Burst Nebula

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Galaxy Cluster SMACS 0723 deep field

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Carina Nebula

Outer Space
Type:
Deep Space
Mindat Locality ID:
215804
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:215804:7
GUID (UUID V4):
932bf53e-492e-4dfb-a96d-88b05757620c


Outer Space (or just 'space') is the void that exists beyond any celestial body, including the Earth. This excludes any locality on Earth, the Moon, Mars or other planets, dwarf planets or their moons. Asteroids and comets will be included in this section.

But how can we have mineral localities listed in outer space? Minerals in outer space can be detected in one of several ways.

1. Measurements from Earth or orbital telescopes. Absorption spectra in, for example, dust clouds can potentially be used to identify different chemicals and minerals. However this does not necessarily mean there are any crystalline compounds within these clouds, so this can only be used as a pointer towards possible minerals in outer space.

2. Samples investigated by probes. Probes have sophisticated analytical equipment on them. Probes to comets and asteroids, for example, may be able to identify known or currently unknown mineral species within the makeup of the body.

3. Dust returned from probes to comets, etc (such as the NASA Stardust mission) - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stardust_%28spacecraft%29

4. Dust known to originate from outside the Earth's atmosphere collected by high-altitude aircraft or balloons - see brownleeite

Note on the mineral list: minerals listed under "Outer Space" are from caught stardust particles, thus without an "exact" locality.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

34 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Γ…kermanite ?
Formula: Ca2Mg[Si2O7]
β“˜ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
β“˜ Brownleeite (TL)
Formula: MnSi
Type Locality:
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜ Clinoenstatite
Formula: MgSiO3
β“˜ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
β“˜ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
β“˜ Diamond
Formula: C
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Dolomite ?
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Description: Conspicious
β“˜ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
β“˜ Esseneite
Formula: CaFe3+[AlSiO6]
β“˜ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
β“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
β“˜ Gehlenite
Formula: Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
β“˜ Hibonite
Formula: CaAl12O19
β“˜ Ice
Formula: H2O
β“˜ Iron
Formula: Fe
β“˜ Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
β“˜ Khamrabaevite
Formula: (Ti,V,Fe)C
β“˜ 'Low-calcium pyroxene'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ 'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
β“˜ Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
β“˜ Moissanite
Formula: SiC
β“˜ Nierite
Formula: Si3N4
β“˜ Osbornite
Formula: TiN
Description: Micron-sized particles. Vanadium-bearing.
β“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Roedderite
Formula: K(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
β“˜ Saponite ?
Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
β“˜ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
β“˜ Troilite
Formula: FeS
β“˜ Whitlockite
Formula: Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Iron1.AE.05Fe
β“˜var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
β“˜Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
β“˜Khamrabaevite1.BA.20(Ti,V,Fe)C
β“˜Brownleeite (TL)1.BB.MnSi
β“˜Osbornite1.BC.15TiN
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
β“˜Diamond1.CB.10aC
β“˜Moissanite1.DA.SiC
β“˜Nierite1.DB.05Si3N4
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Ice4.AA.05H2O
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
β“˜Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
β“˜Hibonite4.CC.45CaAl12O19
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite ?5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Whitlockite8.AC.45Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
β“˜Merrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
β“˜Γ…kermanite ?9.BB.10Ca2Mg[Si2O7]
β“˜Gehlenite9.BB.10Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
β“˜Roedderite9.CM.05K(β—»Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
β“˜Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
β“˜Clinoenstatite9.DA.10MgSiO3
β“˜Esseneite9.DA.15CaFe3+[AlSiO6]
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Saponite ?9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
β“˜'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)
β“˜'Low-calcium pyroxene'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ IceH2O
Hβ“˜ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DiamondC
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
Cβ“˜ Khamrabaevite(Ti,V,Fe)C
Cβ“˜ MoissaniteSiC
NNitrogen
Nβ“˜ OsborniteTiN
Nβ“˜ NieriteSi3N4
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Γ…kermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
Oβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Oβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oβ“˜ EsseneiteCaFe3+[AlSiO6]
Oβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oβ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Oβ“˜ HiboniteCaAl12O19
Oβ“˜ IceH2O
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oβ“˜ RoedderiteK(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
Oβ“˜ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oβ“˜ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Oβ“˜ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ RoedderiteK(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
Naβ“˜ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Γ…kermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
Mgβ“˜ ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgβ“˜ RoedderiteK(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
Mgβ“˜ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgβ“˜ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Mgβ“˜ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Alβ“˜ EsseneiteCaFe3+[AlSiO6]
Alβ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Alβ“˜ HiboniteCaAl12O19
Alβ“˜ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Γ…kermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
Siβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siβ“˜ ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siβ“˜ EsseneiteCaFe3+[AlSiO6]
Siβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siβ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Siβ“˜ MoissaniteSiC
Siβ“˜ RoedderiteK(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
Siβ“˜ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ NieriteSi3N4
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
Siβ“˜ BrownleeiteMnSi
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Pβ“˜ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ TroiliteFeS
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ RoedderiteK(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Γ…kermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
Caβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ EsseneiteCaFe3+[AlSiO6]
Caβ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Caβ“˜ HiboniteCaAl12O19
Caβ“˜ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caβ“˜ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caβ“˜ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Caβ“˜ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Khamrabaevite(Ti,V,Fe)C
Tiβ“˜ OsborniteTiN
Tiβ“˜ PerovskiteCaTiO3
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ Khamrabaevite(Ti,V,Fe)C
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ BrownleeiteMnSi
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feβ“˜ EsseneiteCaFe3+[AlSiO6]
Feβ“˜ IronFe
Feβ“˜ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feβ“˜ Khamrabaevite(Ti,V,Fe)C
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Feβ“˜ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feβ“˜ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Niβ“˜ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3

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Jones, Anthony P. (2007) The mineralogy of cosmic dust: astromineralogy. European Journal of Mineralogy, 19 (6) 771-782 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2007/0019-1766
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