Bali meteorite, Lobaye River (Bali River), Nana-Mambéré, Central African Republic i
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Bali meteorite Meteorite Fall Location
Lobaye River (Bali River) - not defined -
Nana-Mambéré Prefecture
Central African Republic Country

Oxidized Carbonaceous Chondrite (CV3 ox-B), S3.
Recovered weight: ca. 980 g

On the 22nd or 23 November 1907 the Bali Carbonaceous Chondrite fell near the Bali mission in the country then called Cameroun. CV (Vigarano-like) meteorites are distinguished by large chondrules, (relatively) large refractory inclusions and abundant matrix as well as by their defining elemental abundance and oxygen isotope ratios. The refractory inclusions are believed to have been among the earliest solid objects created out of the ancient Solar Nebula. Bali is a somewhat unusual member of oxidized subgroup of the CV meteorites [which include the larger Allende, Grosnaja, Mokoia, and Kaba]. Among Bali’s small — often conspicuously white — inclusions are some complex spinel-melilite-pyroxene-anorthite assemblages. These assemblages are believed to record especially significant alteration processes during the Solar System's planetismal formation period. Indeed, one is much more likely to see an article discussing ‘Bali-like’ inclusions in other meteorites than an article devoted mostly or entirely to Bali.

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17 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ CV3 chondrite meteorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Andradite

Formula: Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

Kurat, G., Chaussidon, M., Nazarov, M. A. & Brandstätter, F. (1999). Silica-bearing Objects in Bali (CV3): Trace Element Data. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 34(Supplement), p. A70. (July 1999).

ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

References:

Hoinkes, G., and Kurat, G. (1975): Meteoritics 10, 416.

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

References:

Brearley, A. J. & Jones, R. H. (1998): Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 3, 398 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. (1998).

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

References:

Hoinkes, G., and Kurat, G. (1975): Meteoritics 10, 416.

ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite

Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)[(Si,Al)₂O₆]

References:

Brearley, A. J. & Jones, R. H. (1998): Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 3, 398 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. (1998).

ⓘ Enstatite

Formula: Mg₂Si₂O₆

References:

Hoinkes, G., and Kurat, G. (1975): Meteoritics 10, 416.

ⓘ Fayalite

Formula: Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)

References:

Hoinkes, G., and Kurat, G. (1975): Meteoritics 10, 416.

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

References:

Brearley, A. J. & Jones, R. H. (1998): Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 3, 398 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. (1998).

ⓘ Ferroåkermanite

Formula: Ca₂Fe[Si₂O₇]

ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg₂(SiO₄)

References:

Hoinkes, G., and Kurat, G. (1975): Meteoritics 10, 416.

ⓘ 'Glass'

References:

Hoinkes, G., and Kurat, G. (1979): Meteoritics 14, 423.

ⓘ Hedenbergite

Formula: CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆

References:

Hoinkes, G., and Kurat, G. (1979): Meteoritics 14, 423.

ⓘ Larnite

Formula: Ca₂SiO₄

References:

Nazarov, M.A., Kurat, G., and Brandstätter, F. (1998): Proceedings of the 61st Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting, Dublin (Ireland), July 27-31, 1998, Abstract 5123.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Hyman, M. & Rowe, M. W. (1982). Magnetite in Carbonaceous Chondrites (Abstract). Lunar and Planetary Science XIII: 354-355. (March 1982)

ⓘ 'Melilite Group'

Formula: Ca₂M(XSiO₇)

References:

Hoinkes, G., and Kurat, G. (1975): Meteoritics 10, 416.

ⓘ 'Mica Group'

References:

Brearley, A. J. & Jones, R. H. (1998): Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 3, 398 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. (1998).

ⓘ Nepheline

Formula: Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)

References:

Hoinkes, G., and Kurat, G. (1979): Meteoritics 14, 423.

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

References:

Hoinkes, G., and Kurat, G. (1979): Meteoritics 14, 423.

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈

References:

Hoinkes, G., and Kurat, G. (1979): Meteoritics 14, 423.

ⓘ Pigeonite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

References:

Hoinkes, G. & Kurat, G. (1975). Preliminary report on the Bali carbonaceous chondrite. Meteoritics 10 (4): 416-417. (Dec 1975)

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

References:

Hoinkes, G. & Kurat, G. (1975). Preliminary report on the Bali carbonaceous chondrite. Meteoritics 10 (4): 416-417. (Dec 1975)

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

References:

ⓘ Saponite

Formula: Ca_0.25(Mg,Fe)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O

References:

Brearley, A. J. & Jones, R. H. (1998): Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 3, 398 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. (1998).

ⓘ 'Silica'

References:

ⓘ Sodalite

Formula: Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl

References:

Hoinkes, G., and Kurat, G. (1979): Meteoritics 14, 423.

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

References:

Hoinkes, G., and Kurat, G. (1975): Meteoritics 10, 416.

ⓘ Wollastonite

Formula: Ca₃(Si₃O₉)

References:

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.BB.15	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Fayalite	9.AC.05	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Forsterite	9.AC.05	Mg₂(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Larnite	9.AD.05	Ca₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Andradite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Ferroåkermanite	9.BB.10	Ca₂Fe[Si₂O₇]
ⓘ	Enstatite	9.DA.05	Mg₂Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Pigeonite	9.DA.10	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Hedenbergite	9.DA.15	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Augite var. Fassaite	9.DA.15	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)[(Si,Al)₂O₆]
ⓘ	Wollastonite	9.DG.05	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
ⓘ	Saponite	9.EC.45	Ca_0.25(Mg,Fe)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	Nepheline	9.FA.05	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
ⓘ	Anorthite	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
ⓘ	Sodalite	9.FB.10	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Mica Group'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Silica'	-
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Glass'	-
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ	'Melilite Group'	-	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Saponite	Ca_0.25(Mg,Fe)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Larnite	Ca₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
O	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Saponite	Ca_0.25(Mg,Fe)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)[(Si,Al)₂O₆]
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
O	ⓘ Ferroåkermanite	Ca₂Fe[Si₂O₇]
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Na	ⓘ Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Na	ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)[(Si,Al)₂O₆]
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
Mg	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Saponite	Ca_0.25(Mg,Fe)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg	ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)[(Si,Al)₂O₆]
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Al	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Al	ⓘ Saponite	Ca_0.25(Mg,Fe)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Al	ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)[(Si,Al)₂O₆]
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Larnite	Ca₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Si	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Saponite	Ca_0.25(Mg,Fe)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
Si	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)[(Si,Al)₂O₆]
Si	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
Si	ⓘ Ferroåkermanite	Ca₂Fe[Si₂O₇]
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Larnite	Ca₂SiO₄
Ca	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Saponite	Ca_0.25(Mg,Fe)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Ca	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ca	ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)[(Si,Al)₂O₆]
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
Ca	ⓘ Ferroåkermanite	Ca₂Fe[Si₂O₇]
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)[(Si,Al)₂O₆]
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺(SiO₄)
Fe	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Fe	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Saponite	Ca_0.25(Mg,Fe)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe	ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)[(Si,Al)₂O₆]
Fe	ⓘ Ferroåkermanite	Ca₂Fe[Si₂O₇]
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈

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References

Mason, Brian (1963) The carbonaceous chondrites. Space Science Reviews, 1 (4). 621-646 doi:10.1007/bf00212446

Hoinkes, G., and Kurat, G. (1975): Preliminary report on the Bali carbonaceous chondrite. Meteoritics 10, 416.

Kurat, G., Hoinkes, G. & Fredriksson, K. (1975) Zoned Ca-A1- rich chondrule in Bali: new evidence against the primordial model. Earth Planetary Science Letters 26: 140-144.

Hoinkes, G., and Kurat, G. (1979): Nonspherical Quenched Ultrabasic Liquids in Bali. Meteoritics 14, 423.

Hyman, M. & Rowe, M. W. (1982). Magnetite in Carbonaceous Chondrites (Abstract). Lunar and Planetary Science XIII: 354-355. (March 1982)

Nazarov, M.A., Kurat, G., and Brandstätter, F. (1998): Silica-bearing objects in Bali (CV3): a novel type of inclusion in carbonaceous chondrites. Proceedings of the 61st Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting, Dublin (Ireland), July 27-31, 1998, Abstract 5123.

Brearley, A. J. & Jones, R. H. (1998): Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 3, 398 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. (1998).

Grady, Monica (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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