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Predictive Mineralogy

Possible unrecorded species at Allan Hills A77257 meteorite, Allan Hills, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica

This table is based on statistical analysis of other localities containing similar species to the ones found at this locality.

Possible missing speciesFormulaMatch %Due to recorded presence of
ChromiteFe2+Cr3+2O474.16%Iron (51.19 %), Taenite (62.40 %), Troilite (60.27 %)
Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P63.21%Cohenite (63.22 %)
CalciteCaCO359.54%Hydromagnesite (59.54 %)
QuartzSiO254.89%Graphite (54.90 %)
AragoniteCaCO352.92%Hydromagnesite (52.93 %)

Key: Mineral matches key element mineralogy of deposit Key element(s) in mineral not listed for deposit (-20% score)


Predicting paragenetic modes of deposit

Green indicates almost certain match based on minerals unique to a certain deposit type. Yellow indicates a possibly poor match, but should not be entirely discounted. Scores > 100 indicate strong confidence.

Paragenetic ModeScore
6 : Secondary asteroid phases50
1 : Stellar atmosphere condensates40
38 : Ophiolites36
26 : Hadean detrital minerals33
50 : Coal and/or oil shale minerals32
54 : Coal and other mine fire minerals (see also #51 and #56)32
30 : Terrestrial impact minerals26
4 : Primary chondrule phases24
5 : Primary asteroid phases24
13 : Hadean serpentinization22