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Allan Hills A77307 meteorite, Allan Hills, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica i
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Allan Hills A77307 meteorite Meteorite Fall Location
Allan Hills Group of Hills
Victoria Land Region
Eastern Antarctica Region
Antarctica Continent

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Allan Hills	Group of Hills
Victoria Land	Region
Eastern Antarctica	Region
Antarctica	Continent

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

76° 43' South , 159° 40' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: pd3e961tn

Type:

Meteorite Fall Location

Meteorite Class:

CO3.0 chondrite meteorite

Meteoritical Society Class:

CO3.0

Metbull:

View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database

Köppen climate type:

EF : Ice cap climate

Mindat Locality ID:

247192

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:247192:4

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

ALHA77307; ALH 77307

Carbonaceous Chondrite, Ornans-like (CO3.0; S1)
1977 Find, 181.3 g

Allan Hills A77307 (ALHA77307), classified as a CO3.0 (Ornans-like) Carbonaceous Chondrite, is a small and somewhat weathered stone largely covered by a black fusion crust. ALHA77307 is one of only 7 known members of the very primitive type CO3.0 Chondrites as of early Jul7 2015. The meteorite consists mostly of small chondrules rich in forsteritic olivine and enstatite-rich pyroxenes. Small amounts of metal (kamacite, taenite tetrataenite) are present but limonite stains and some magnetite grains give clear indications of significant weathering of some portions of the meteorite. The matrix which accounts for nearly 50% of the meteorite is extremely fine-grained and is genetically related to the chondrule population. However, within the matrix are various exotic components which include unusually early hibonite and corundum (believed to be among the very earliest condensates of the ancient solar nebula) as well as a large number of very tiny presolar diamond, graphite, silicates, oxides, and silicon carbide grains. The presolar phases are usually revealed by their isotopic anomalies and are, unfortunately, only partially characterized mineralogically.

Most other CO3.0 chondrites are larger than ALHA77307, but ALHA77307 was apparently the first to be recognized as a CO3.0 and has consequently received quite a bit of attention for such a modest-sized stone.

Nota Bene: ALHA77307 may be referred to as 'Allan Hills 77307' or 'ALH 77307'. These usages reflect simpler conventions adopted after the meteorite had been formally named.

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26 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ 'CO3.0 chondrite meteorite'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anatase

Formula: TiO₂

Description: In a CAI-like Object

References:

Han, Jangmi, Brearley, Adrian J. (2011) Formation of TiO2 Nanoparticles in a CAI-Like Object from an AOA in the ALHA 77307 CO3.0 Carbonaceous Chondrite. 74th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting.

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO₄

Description: In fibrous veins

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).

ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

Description: In amoeboid olivine aggregate (AOA).

References:

Han, J. & Brearley, A. J. (2012) The Microstructure and Microchemistry of Amoeboid Olivine Aggregates from the ALHA 77307 CO3.0 Carbonaceous Chondrite: Constraints on Formation and Thermal Histories: 43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. LPI Contribution No. 1659, id.1323. (Mar 2012)

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

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).

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Description: Principal alteration product in chondrules.

References:

Ikeda, Y. (1983) Alteration of chondrules and matrices in the four antarctic carbonaceous chondrites ALH-77307(C3), Y-790123(C2), Y-75293(C2), and Y-74662(C2): Symposium on Antarctic Meteorites, 8th, Tokyo, Japan: National Institute of Polar Research, Memoirs, Special Issue, no. 30:93-108. (Dec 1983).

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

References:

Shibata, Y. (1996) Opaque minerals in Antarctic CO3 carbonaceous chondrites, Yamato-74135 -790992, -791717, -81020, -81025, -82050 and Allan Hills-77307: Twentieth Symposium on Antarctic Meteorites: Proceedings of the NIPR Symposium, No. 9 [Editor in Chief, Hideyasu Kojima]: pp. 79-93-108. (1996).

ⓘ Clinoenstatite

Formula: MgSiO₃

References:

Brian Mason (1978) Antarctic Meteorite Data Sheet, ALHA77397: Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 1 (3). (Nov 1978)

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

Description: Usually polysynthetically-twinned; mostly enstatite-rich (Fs~1), but range is Fs1 — Fs12.

References:

Brian Mason (1978) Antarctic Meteorite Data Sheet, ALHA77397: Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 1 (3). (Nov 1978)

ⓘ Cohenite

Formula: Fe₃C

References:

Twentieth Symposium on Antarctic Meteorites. Proceedings of the NIPR Symposium, No. 9, held June 6-8, 1995, at the National Institute of Polar Research, Tokyo. Editor in Chief, Hideyasu Kojima, with Naoya Imae, Makoto Kimura, Akira Shimoyama, Nobuo Takaoka. Published by the National Institute of Polar Research, 1996, p.79

Scott, E. R. D., Taylor, GJ, Maggiore P., Keil K. & Mckinley S.G. (1981) Three CO3 chondrites from Antarctica — Comparison of carbonaceous and ordinary type 3 chondrites: Meteoritics 16( 4): 385. (Dec 1981).

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).

ⓘ Corundum

Formula: Al₂O₃

References:

Needham, A. W. & Messenger, S. (2103) Corundum-Hibonite Inclusions and the Environments of High Temperature Processing in the Early Solar System: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XLIV. LPI Contribution No. 1719, p.2929. (March 2013)

ⓘ Diamond

Formula: C

Description: Presolar component present.

References:

Huss, Gary R., Meshik, Alex P., Smith, Julie B., Hohenberg, C.M. (2003) Presolar diamond, silicon carbide, and graphite in carbonaceous chondrites: implications for thermal processing in the solar nebula. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 67 (24) 4823-4848 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2003.07.019

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Description: In amoeboid olivine aggregates (AOAs).

References:

Han, J. & Brearley, A. J. (2011) Evidence for Formation of Al-Ti Pyroxene by Reaction Between Perovskite and Melilite in a CAI-Like Object from an AOA in the ALHA 77307 CO3.0 Chondrite. 74th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, held August 8-12, 2011 in London, UK. Published in Meteoritics and Planetary Science Supplement, id.5388. (Sept 2011)

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Description: Mostly forsteritic (Fa~1), but excursions noted by Mason (1978); even larges excursion with an isolated zoned Olivine grain varing from Fo99-Fo60 noted by Nagahara & Kushiro (1982a)

References:

Brian Mason (1978) Antarctic Meteorite Data Sheet, ALHA77397: Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 1 (3). (Nov 1978)

Nagahara, H. & Kushiro, I. (1982a) Genetic Relation of Chondrules, Inclusions and Isolated Olivines in ALH-77307 (CO3) Chondrite (Abstract): Lunar and Planetary Science XIII: 562-563. (March 1982)

ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg₂SiO₄

References:

Brian Mason (1978) Antarctic Meteorite Data Sheet, ALHA77397: Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 1 (3). (Nov 1978)

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).

ⓘ 'Glass'

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.

ⓘ Graphite

Formula: C

References:

ⓘ Haxonite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)₂₃C₆

Description: Very small grains inside Kamacite

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).

ⓘ Hibonite

Formula: CaAl₁₂O₁₉

References:

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Description: Weathering product mostly associated with nickel-iron

References:

Brian Mason (1978) Antarctic Meteorite Data Sheet, ALHA77397: Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 1 (3). (Nov 1978)

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Brian Mason (1978) Antarctic Meteorite Data Sheet, ALHA77397: Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 1 (3). (Nov 1978)

ⓘ 'Melilite Group'

Formula: Ca₂M(XSiO₇)

Description: In Amoeboid olivine aggregate (AOA)

References:

ⓘ Native Iron

Formula: Fe

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).

ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

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).

ⓘ 'Nickel-iron'

References:

Brian Mason (1978) Antarctic Meteorite Data Sheet, ALHA77397: Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 1 (3). (Nov 1978)

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

Description: Orthopyroxene — Orthopyroxene frequently twinned, composition roughly (En90).

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.

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈

Description: Replacing troilite in some chondrules

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).

ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO₃

Description: In Amoeboid olivine aggregate (AOA)

References:

ⓘ Pigeonite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Description: Composition (Fo~4Wo~8).

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).

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Description: An 69

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).

ⓘ 'Plessite'

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.

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

References:

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

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).

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

References:

ⓘ Schreibersite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)₃P

Description: In amoeboid olivine aggregate (AOA).

References:

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

References:

Brearley, A. J. (2006) The Action of Water. IN: Meteorites and the Early Solar System II (Lauretta, D. S. & McSween Jr, H. Y.[editors]: pp. 587-624. University of Arizona Press: Tucson.

ⓘ 'Silica'

References:

Nguyen, A. N., Nittler, L. R., Stadermann, F. J., Stroud, R. M. & Alexander, C. M. O'D. (2010). Coordinated Analyses of Presolar Grains in the Allan Hills 77307 and Queen Elizabeth Range 99177 Meteorites: The Astrophysical Journal 719 (1): 166-189. (Aug 2010).

ⓘ 'Smectite Group'

Formula: A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O

Description: Very fine-grained serpentine and smectite interstitial to matrix olivine.

References:

Brearley, A. J. (2006) The Action of Water. IN: Meteorites and the Early Solar System II (Lauretta, D. S. & McSween Jr, H. Y.[editors]: pp. 587-624. University of Arizona Press: Tucson.

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

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).

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Description: Taenite outside chondrules is richer in Ni than taenite witin Chondrules

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).

ⓘ Tetrataenite

Formula: FeNi

References:

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

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).

Gallery:

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	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Tetrataenite	1.AE.10	FeNi
ⓘ	Cohenite	1.BA.05	Fe₃C
ⓘ	Haxonite	1.BA.10	(Fe,Ni)₂₃C₆
ⓘ	Schreibersite	1.BD.05	(Fe,Ni)₃P
ⓘ	Graphite	1.CB.05a	C
ⓘ	Diamond	1.CB.10a	C
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.BB.15	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
ⓘ	Corundum	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃
ⓘ	Perovskite	4.CC.30	CaTiO₃
ⓘ	Hibonite	4.CC.45	CaAl₁₂O₁₉
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Anatase	4.DD.05	TiO₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anhydrite	7.AD.30	CaSO₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Forsterite	9.AC.05	Mg₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Clinoenstatite	9.DA.10	MgSiO₃
ⓘ	Pigeonite	9.DA.10	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Anorthite	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Silica'	-
ⓘ	'Plessite'	-
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Smectite Group'	-	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Serpentine Subgroup'	-	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
ⓘ	'Nickel-iron'	-
ⓘ	'Glass'	-
ⓘ	'Melilite Group'	-	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Cohenite	Fe₃C
C	ⓘ Diamond	C
C	ⓘ Graphite	C
C	ⓘ Haxonite	(Fe,Ni)₂₃C₆
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Clinoenstatite	MgSiO₃
O	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Hibonite	CaAl₁₂O₁₉
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
O	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
O	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Clinoenstatite	MgSiO₃
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
Mg	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Al	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
Al	ⓘ Hibonite	CaAl₁₂O₁₉
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Clinoenstatite	MgSiO₃
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
S	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Hibonite	CaAl₁₂O₁₉
Ca	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ca	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ca	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Cohenite	Fe₃C
Fe	ⓘ Haxonite	(Fe,Ni)₂₃C₆
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Fe	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Tetrataenite	FeNi
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Haxonite	(Fe,Ni)₂₃C₆
Ni	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Ni	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Tetrataenite	FeNi

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Antarctic MeteoritesGroup of Meteorite Fall Locations

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Ross Orogen
- South Victoria LandOrogenic Belt

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References

Brian Mason (1978) Antarctic Meteorite Data Sheet, ALHA77397: Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 1 (3):p.31. (Nov 1978)

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