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L5 chondrite meteorite

Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

L5 chondrite meteorite

Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

L5 chondrite meteorite

Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

Neighbouring regions:

Bakool Region, Somalia

Hiran Region, Somalia

Middle Shabelle Region, Somalia

Type:

Region

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Marka	230,100 (2014)
Afgooye	65,461 (2012)
Qoryooley	51,720 (2012)
Wanlaweyn	22,022 (2012)

Mindat Locality ID:

126636

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:126636:1

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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French:

Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalie

German:

Unter-Shabelle, Somalia

Italian:

Basso Scebeli, Somalia

Russian:

Нижняя Шабелле, Сомали

Simplified Chinese:

下謝貝利州, 索马里

Spanish:

Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia

Arabic:

شبيلي السفلى, الصومال

Basque:

Shabeellaha Hoose

Bengali:

লোয়ার শেবারেল

Bulgarian:

Шабелаха Хуусе, Сомалия

Catalan:

Shabeellaha Hoose, Somàlia

Cebuano:

Gobolka Shabeellaha Hoose

Danish:

Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia

Dutch:

Neder-Shabelle, Somalië

Esperanto:

Shabeellaha Hoose

Finnish:

Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia

Georgian:

ქვემო შაბელეს რეგიონი

Greek:

Λόουερ Σέμπελε, Σομαλία

Gujarati:

લોવર શેબેલ

Hindi:

निचला शीबेल, सोमालिया

Indonesian:

Lower Shebelle, Somalia

Japanese:

下部シャベレ州, ソマリア

Javanese:

Shabeellaha Hoose

Kannada:

ಲೋಯರ್ ಶೆಬೆಲ್

Korean:

샤벨라하호세 주, 소말리아

Latvian:

Lejasšabele, Somālija

Lithuanian:

Žamutinė Šebelė, Somalis

Malay:

Lower Shebelle

Marathi:

लोअर शेबेल

Norwegian:

Nedre Shebelle, Somalia

Polish:

Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia

Portuguese:

Shabeellaha Hoose, Somália

Romanian:

Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia

Scots:

Shabeellaha Hoose

Sinhalese:

පහල ශේබෙලේ

Somali:

Shabeellaha Hoose

Swedish:

Nedre Shebelle, Somalia

Tamil:

லோயர் ஷெபெல்லே

Telugu:

లోయర్ షిబెల్లె

Thai:

ชาเบลต่ำ, โซมาเลีย

Traditional Chinese:

下謝貝利

Turkish:

Aşağı Şabel, Somali

Ukrainian:

Нижня Шабелле, Сомалі

Urdu:

زیریں شبیلی

Vietnamese:

Hạ Shebelle, Somalia

Wu Chinese:

下谢贝利州

Lower Shabelle (Somali: Shabeellaha Hoose,[3] Arabic: شبيلي السفلى‎, Italian: Basso Scebeli) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.

It is bordered by the Somali regions of Banaadir, Middle Shabelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe), Hiran, Bay, Middle Juba (Jubbada Dhexe), and by the Somali Sea. Lower Shabelle is named after the Shebelle River, which passes through it.

Until 1984, when the regions were reassigned, it was part of the larger Benadir region and its capital was Mogadishu. However, the provincial capital is now Merca.

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6 valid minerals.

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ⓘ L5 chondrite meteorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

References:

Bunch, T.E., Keil, Klaus, Snetsinger, K.G. (1967) Chromite composition in relation to chemistry and texture of ordinary chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 31 (10). 1569-1582 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(67)90105-6

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

Description: Olivine composition — (Fa25), Mason 1963, (Fa23.7), Keil & Fredriksson 1964 — typical L-group ordinary chondrites

References:

Merrill, G. P. (1916) Handbook and Descriptive Catalogue of the Meteorite Collections in the U.S. National Museum. Bull. U. S. Natl. Museum, No.94, Washington. 207 pp., 41 pls.

Mason, Brian (1963) Olivine composition in chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 27 (10) 1011-1023 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(63)90062-0

Keil, Klaus, Fredriksson, Kurt (1964) The iron, magnesium, and calcium distribution in coexisting olivines and rhombic pyroxenes of chondrites. Journal of Geophysical Research, 69 (16) 3487-3515 doi:10.1029/jz069i016p03487

Baldanza, B., Levi-Donati, G. R. (1971) Evidence of shock-metamorphic effects in the Ergheo meteorite. Mineralogical Magazine, 38 (294) 197-204 doi:10.1180/minmag.1971.038.294.09

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

References:

Baldanza, B., Levi-Donati, G. R. (1971) Evidence of shock-metamorphic effects in the Ergheo meteorite. Mineralogical Magazine, 38 (294) 197-204 doi:10.1180/minmag.1971.038.294.09

ⓘ 'Glass'

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

Description: Dark brown glass in veins as well as transparent interstitial maskelynite.

References:

Baldanza, B., Levi-Donati, G. R. (1971) Evidence of shock-metamorphic effects in the Ergheo meteorite. Mineralogical Magazine, 38 (294) 197-204 doi:10.1180/minmag.1971.038.294.09

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

Description: Peculiar tri-planar twinning in magnetite.

References:

Baldanza, B., Levi-Donati, G. R. (1971) Evidence of shock-metamorphic effects in the Ergheo meteorite. Mineralogical Magazine, 38 (294) 197-204 doi:10.1180/minmag.1971.038.294.09

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

References:

Baldanza, B., Levi-Donati, G. R. (1971) Evidence of shock-metamorphic effects in the Ergheo meteorite. Mineralogical Magazine, 38 (294) 197-204 doi:10.1180/minmag.1971.038.294.09

ⓘ 'Maskelynite'

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

References:

Merrill, G. P. (1916) Handbook and Descriptive Catalogue of the Meteorite Collections in the U.S. National Museum. Bull. U. S. Natl. Museum, No.94, Washington. 207 pp., 41 pls.

Baldanza, B., Levi-Donati, G. R. (1971) Evidence of shock-metamorphic effects in the Ergheo meteorite. Mineralogical Magazine, 38 (294) 197-204 doi:10.1180/minmag.1971.038.294.09

ⓘ Native Iron

Formula: Fe

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

Description: Orthopyroxene composition (Fs2o.5), typical of L-group ordinary chondrites.

References:

Merrill, G. P. (1916) Handbook and Descriptive Catalogue of the Meteorite Collections in the U.S. National Museum. Bull. U. S. Natl. Museum, No.94, Washington. 207 pp., 41 pls.

ⓘ 'Plessite'

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Ni,Fe)

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

Description: Often in recrystallized polycrystalline masses.

References:

Merrill, G. P. (1916) Handbook and Descriptive Catalogue of the Meteorite Collections in the U.S. National Museum. Bull. U. S. Natl. Museum, No.94, Washington. 207 pp., 41 pls.

Baldanza, B., Levi-Donati, G. R. (1971) Evidence of shock-metamorphic effects in the Ergheo meteorite. Mineralogical Magazine, 38 (294) 197-204 doi:10.1180/minmag.1971.038.294.09

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Taenite	1.AE.10	(Ni,Fe)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Maskelynite'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plessite'	-
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Glass'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Ni,Fe)
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Ni,Fe)

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Indopacetus pacificus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Ziphiidae : Indopacetus : *Indopacetus pacificus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Shabelle
Wikidata ID:	Q877028
GeoNames ID:	51966

Localities in this Region

Somalia

Lower Shabelle Region
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