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Acfer 214 meteorite, Foggaret Ezzaouia, In Salah District, In Salah Province, Algeriai
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Acfer 214 meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
Foggaret EzzaouiaCommune
In Salah DistrictDistrict
In Salah ProvinceProvince
AlgeriaCountry

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Grossite, etc.

Acfer 214 meteorite, Foggaret Ezzaouia, In Salah District, In Salah Province, Algeria
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Kushiroite, etc.

Acfer 214 meteorite, Foggaret Ezzaouia, In Salah District, In Salah Province, Algeria
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Addibischoffite, etc.

Acfer 214 meteorite, Foggaret Ezzaouia, In Salah District, In Salah Province, Algeria
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Grossite, etc.

Acfer 214 meteorite, Foggaret Ezzaouia, In Salah District, In Salah Province, Algeria
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Kushiroite, etc.

Acfer 214 meteorite, Foggaret Ezzaouia, In Salah District, In Salah Province, Algeria
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Addibischoffite, etc.

Acfer 214 meteorite, Foggaret Ezzaouia, In Salah District, In Salah Province, Algeria
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Grossite, etc.

Acfer 214 meteorite, Foggaret Ezzaouia, In Salah District, In Salah Province, Algeria
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Kushiroite, etc.

Acfer 214 meteorite, Foggaret Ezzaouia, In Salah District, In Salah Province, Algeria
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 41' 24'' North , 4° 22' 42'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
27.69000,4.37861
GRN:
N19E03
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
CH3 chondrite meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
CH3
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
265481
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:265481:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Carbonaceous chondrite (CH3).

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Mineral List


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

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Addibischoffite (TL)
Formula: Ca2Al6Al6O20
Type Locality:
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2(SiO4)
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘ Grossite
Formula: CaAl4O7
ⓘ Hibonite
Formula: CaAl12O19
ⓘ Kushiroite
Formula: CaAlAlSiO6
ⓘ Kushiroite var. Ti-kushiroite
Formula: CaAlAlSiO6
ⓘ 'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘAddibischoffite (TL)4.BC.Ca2Al6Al6O20
ⓘGrossite4.CC.15CaAl4O7
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
ⓘHibonite4.CC.45CaAl12O19
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2(SiO4)
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘKushiroite9.DA.15CaAlAlSiO6
ⓘvar. Ti-kushiroite9.DA.15CaAlAlSiO6
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ GrossiteCaAl4O7
Oⓘ HiboniteCaAl12O19
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
Oⓘ KushiroiteCaAlAlSiO6
Oⓘ AddibischoffiteCa2Al6Al6O20
Oⓘ Kushiroite var. Ti-kushiroiteCaAlAlSiO6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ GrossiteCaAl4O7
Alⓘ HiboniteCaAl12O19
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ KushiroiteCaAlAlSiO6
Alⓘ AddibischoffiteCa2Al6Al6O20
Alⓘ Kushiroite var. Ti-kushiroiteCaAlAlSiO6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
Siⓘ KushiroiteCaAlAlSiO6
Siⓘ Kushiroite var. Ti-kushiroiteCaAlAlSiO6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ GrossiteCaAl4O7
Caⓘ HiboniteCaAl12O19
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
Caⓘ KushiroiteCaAlAlSiO6
Caⓘ AddibischoffiteCa2Al6Al6O20
Caⓘ Kushiroite var. Ti-kushiroiteCaAlAlSiO6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)

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References

Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 73, Meteoritics 27, 477-483 (1992)
Ma, Chi, Krot, Alexander N., Nagashima, Kazuhide (2017) Addibischoffite, Ca2Al6Al6O20, a new calcium aluminate mineral from the Acfer 214 CH carbonaceous chondrite: A new refractory phase from the solar nebula. American Mineralogist, 102 (7) 1556-1560 doi:10.2138/am-2017-6032
www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=222
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