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Mezö-Madaras meteorite (Fekete; Madaras; Maros; Mesö-Madarasz; Mezoe-Madaras; Weiler [NHM Cat.]), Harghita County, Romania i
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Mezö-Madaras meteorite (Fekete; Madaras; Maros; Mesö-Madarasz; Mezoe-Madaras; Weiler [NHM Cat.]) Meteorite Fall Location
Harghita County County
Romania Country

Mezö-Madaras meteorite (Fekete; Madaras; Maros; Mesö-Madarasz; Mezoe-Madaras; Weiler [NHM Cat.]), Carpathian Mountains, Europe

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Mezö-Madaras meteorite (Fekete; Madaras; Maros; Mesö-Madarasz; Mezoe-Madaras; Weiler [NHM Cat.])	Meteorite Fall Location
Harghita County	County
Romania	Country

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Mezö-Madaras meteorite, Harghita County, Romania

L3.7 chondrite meteorite, etc.

Mezö-Madaras meteorite, Harghita County, Romania

Troilite

Mezö-Madaras meteorite, Harghita County, Romania

L3.7 chondrite meteorite, etc.

Mezö-Madaras meteorite, Harghita County, Romania

Troilite

Mezö-Madaras meteorite, Harghita County, Romania

L3.7 chondrite meteorite, etc.

Mezö-Madaras meteorite, Harghita County, Romania

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

46° 30' 0'' North , 25° 43' 59'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: u8629946n

Type:

Meteorite Fall Location

Meteorite Class:

L3.7 chondrite meteorite

Meteoritical Society Class:

L3.7

Metbull:

View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database

Köppen climate type:

Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Mădăraș	2,297 (2013)	1.2km
Dăneşti	4,455 (2012)	2.2km
Cârţa	5,407 (2012)	3.9km
Ineu	1,929 (2013)	5.5km
Racu	1,166 (2013)	5.8km

Mindat Locality ID:

28253

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:28253:7

GUID (UUID V4):

Unequilibrated ordinary chondrite, brecciated (L3.7; S2; W0)
Witnessed Fall, 4 September 1852; 22.7 kg

After a bolide and detonations, a shower of stones fell — including a ~10 kg stone. In thin sections the predominant constituents are clearly delineated chondrules (esp. porphyritic olivine-pyroxene [POP] and radial pyroxene [RP]) within a background matrix with fragments, grains, and inclusions of other silicates, Fe-Ni metal, troilite, and numerous smaller items of diverse origin. Overall olivine has a mean composition of Fa21.7±6 which includes both occasional forsteritic chondrules and frequent fayalitic rims. Clinopyroxene-orthopyroxene intergrowths provide additional evidence of disequilibrium. Glass and carbon are volumetrically minor, but ubiquitous. Many chondrules are surrounded by chains of Fe-metal and troilite.

Merrihueite was found in a few chondules of the (L3) chondrite meteorite, as inclusions in clinopyroxenes. Associated by fayalitic olivine and nickel-iron.

NOTE: The place, the Mezömadaras village in Romania, where this meteorite fell on the 4th September of 1852 is not in Harghita Co., as it appears in almost all catalogues, but in Mures Co. The misunderstanding probably happened because in Harghita county there is also a Madaras village (and the coordinates given in the catalogues point exactly to this), but this is Csikmadaras, not Mezömadaras. Mezömadaras, the true place of the meteorite fall, is in Mures Co., 12.5 km west from Tirgu Mures. The "Weiler" mentioned in the NHM catalogue is a German word for hamlet.

The Mezö-Madaras meteorite is one of only 44 witnessed unequilibrated ordinary chondrite (UOC) falls listed at the Meteoritical Bulletin Database (early September 2015). Mezö-Madaras and Ceniceros (a 1988 fall) are the only UOC falls currently listed specifically as petrologic type L3.7.

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ⓘ 'L3.7 chondrite meteorite'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

References:

Michel‐Lévy, M. C. (1988). A New Component of the Mezö‐Madaras Breccia: A Microchondrule‐and Carbon‐Bearing L‐Related Chondrite. Meteoritics, 23(1), 45-48.

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

References:

Brearley, A.J. & Jones, R.H. (1998) Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, JJ - Ed.), Chapter 3: 1-398: Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC, USA.

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

References:

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

Grady, M. M., Pratesi, G., Moggi-Cecchi, V. (2015) Atlas of Meteorites. Cambridge University Press.

ⓘ Clinoenstatite

Formula: MgSiO₃

References:

Michel‐Lévy, M. C. (1988). A New Component of the Mezö‐Madaras Breccia: A Microchondrule‐and Carbon‐Bearing L‐Related Chondrite. Meteoritics, 23(1), 45-48.

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

Description: Clinopyroxene-Orthopyroxene intergrowths are found.

References:

Brearley, A.J. & Jones, R.H. (1998) Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, JJ - Ed.), Chapter 3: 1-398: Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC, USA.

ⓘ Cristobalite

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Fuchs, L.H. (1968) X-ray crystallographic evidence for the meteoritic occurrence of nepheline. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 5: 187-190.

Michel‐Lévy, M. C. (1988). A New Component of the Mezö‐Madaras Breccia: A Microchondrule‐and Carbon‐Bearing L‐Related Chondrite. Meteoritics, 23(1), 45-48.

ⓘ Diamond

Formula: C

References:

Fisenko, A.V. and L.F. Semenova (1997) On the Selection of Chondrites for Studying Interstellar Diamond. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences.

ⓘ Fayalite

Formula: Fe²⁺₂SiO₄

References:

Binns, R. A. (1968). Cognate xenoliths in chondritic meteorites: Examples in Mezö-Madaras and Ghubara. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 32(3), 299-317.

Michel‐Lévy, M. C. (1988). A New Component of the Mezö‐Madaras Breccia: A Microchondrule‐and Carbon‐Bearing L‐Related Chondrite. Meteoritics, 23(1), 45-48.

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

References:

Fuchs, L.H. (1968) X-ray crystallographic evidence for the meteoritic occurrence of nepheline. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 5: 187-190.

Grady, M. M., Pratesi, G., Moggi-Cecchi, V. (2015) Atlas of Meteorites. Cambridge University Press.

ⓘ 'Glass'

References:

Grady, M. M., Pratesi, G., Moggi-Cecchi, V. (2015) Atlas of Meteorites. Cambridge University Press.

ⓘ Hibonite

Formula: CaAl₁₂O₁₉

References:

Michel‐Lévy, M. C. (1988). A New Component of the Mezö‐Madaras Breccia: A Microchondrule‐and Carbon‐Bearing L‐Related Chondrite. Meteoritics, 23(1), 45-48.

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

References:

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

ⓘ Isocubanite

Formula: CuFe₂S₃

References:

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

ⓘ Merrihueite (TL)

Formula: K(◻Na)Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]

Type Locality:

References:

Science 149 (1965), 972

Michel‐Lévy, M. C. (1988). A New Component of the Mezö‐Madaras Breccia: A Microchondrule‐and Carbon‐Bearing L‐Related Chondrite. Meteoritics, 23(1), 45-48.

Krot, A.N. & Wasson, J.T. (1994) Silica-merrihueite/roedderite-bearing chondrules and clasts in ordinary chondrites: New occurrences and possible origin: Meteoritics 29(5):707–718. (Sept 1994).

ⓘ Merrillite

Formula: Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇

Description: Named later in his honor, Merrill (1915) identified 24 instances of this new anhydrous Ca-phosphate.

References:

Merrill, G. P. (1915) On the Monticellite-Like Mineral in Meteorites, and on Oldhamite as a Meteoric Constituent. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1 (5) 302-308 doi:10.1073/pnas.1.5.302

ⓘ Native Copper

Formula: Cu

References:

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

ⓘ Native Iron

Formula: Fe

References:

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

Brearley, A.J. & Jones, R.H. (1998) Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, JJ - Ed.), Chapter 3: 1-398: Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC, USA.

ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

References:

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

Brearley, A.J. & Jones, R.H. (1998) Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, JJ - Ed.), Chapter 3: 1-398: Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC, USA.

ⓘ Nepheline

Formula: Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)

References:

Fuchs, L.H. (1968) X-ray crystallographic evidence for the meteoritic occurrence of nepheline. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 5: 187-190.

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

References:

Brearley, A.J. & Jones, R.H. (1998) Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, JJ - Ed.), Chapter 3: 1-398: Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC, USA.

ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO₃

References:

Michel‐Lévy, M. C. (1988). A New Component of the Mezö‐Madaras Breccia: A Microchondrule‐and Carbon‐Bearing L‐Related Chondrite. Meteoritics, 23(1), 45-48.

ⓘ Pigeonite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

References:

Fuchs, L.H. (1968) X-ray crystallographic evidence for the meteoritic occurrence of nepheline. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 5: 187-190.

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

References:

Brearley, A.J. & Jones, R.H. (1998) Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, JJ - Ed.), Chapter 3: 1-398: Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC, USA.

ⓘ 'Plessite'

Description: Rare.

References:

Mittlefehldt, D.W. & 3 others (1998) Non-Chondritic Meteorites from Asteroidal Bodies. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, JJ - Ed.), Chapter 3: 1-398: Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC, USA.

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

References:

Grady, M. M., Pratesi, G., Moggi-Cecchi, V. (2015) Atlas of Meteorites. Cambridge University Press.

ⓘ Roedderite

Formula: K(◻Na)Mg₂Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]

References:

Krot, A.N. & Wasson, J.T. (1994) Silica-merrihueite/roedderite-bearing chondrules and clasts in ordinary chondrites: New occurrences and possible origin: Meteoritics 29(5):707–718. (Sept 1994).

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

References:

Brearley, A.J. & Jones, R.H. (1998) Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, JJ - Ed.), Chapter 3: 1-398: Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC, USA.

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

References:

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

Brearley, A.J. & Jones, R.H. (1998) Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, JJ - Ed.), Chapter 3: 1-398: Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC, USA.

Brearley, A.J. & Jones, R.H. (1998) Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, JJ - Ed.), Chapter 4, 195 pages: Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC, USA.

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

References:

Brearley, A.J. & Jones, R.H. (1998) Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, JJ - Ed.), Chapter 4, 195 pages: Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC, USA.

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

References:

Scott, E. R. D. - Origin of rapidly solidified metal-troilite grains in chondrites and iron meteorites

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

Michel‐Lévy, M. C. (1988). A New Component of the Mezö‐Madaras Breccia: A Microchondrule‐and Carbon‐Bearing L‐Related Chondrite. Meteoritics, 23(1), 45-48.

Brearley, A.J. & Jones, R.H. (1998) Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, JJ - Ed.), Chapter 3: 1-398: Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC, USA.

Grady, M. M., Pratesi, G., Moggi-Cecchi, V. (2015) Atlas of Meteorites. Cambridge University Press.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
ⓘ	Native Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Taenite	1.AE.10	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Diamond	1.CB.10a	C
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Isocubanite	2.CB.55b	CuFe₂S₃
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Perovskite	4.CC.30	CaTiO₃
ⓘ	Hibonite	4.CC.45	CaAl₁₂O₁₉
ⓘ	Cristobalite	4.DA.15	SiO₂
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Merrillite	8.AC.45	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Fayalite	9.AC.05	Fe²⁺₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Merrihueite (TL)	9.CM.05	K(◻Na)Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]
ⓘ	Roedderite	9.CM.05	K(◻Na)Mg₂Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]
ⓘ	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
ⓘ	Nepheline	9.FA.05	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
ⓘ	Anorthite	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Plessite'	-
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Glass'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Diamond	C
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Clinoenstatite	MgSiO₃
O	ⓘ Cristobalite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺SiO₄
O	ⓘ Hibonite	CaAl₁₂O₁₉
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Merrihueite	K(◻Na)Fe₂²⁺Fe₃²⁺[Si₁₂O₃₀]
O	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
O	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
O	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Roedderite	K(◻Na)Mg₂Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Merrihueite	K(◻Na)Fe₂²⁺Fe₃²⁺[Si₁₂O₃₀]
Na	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Na	ⓘ Roedderite	K(◻Na)Mg₂Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]
Na	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Clinoenstatite	MgSiO₃
Mg	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Roedderite	K(◻Na)Mg₂Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Al	ⓘ Hibonite	CaAl₁₂O₁₉
Al	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
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	ⓘ Cristobalite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Merrihueite	K(◻Na)Fe₂²⁺Fe₃²⁺[Si₁₂O₃₀]
Si	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Si	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Roedderite	K(◻Na)Mg₂Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Merrihueite	K(◻Na)Fe₂²⁺Fe₃²⁺[Si₁₂O₃₀]
K	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
K	ⓘ Roedderite	K(◻Na)Mg₂Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Hibonite	CaAl₁₂O₁₉
Ca	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ca	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
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	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺SiO₄
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Merrihueite	K(◻Na)Fe₂²⁺Fe₃²⁺[Si₁₂O₃₀]
Fe	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S

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www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/get_original_photo.php?recno=5630747

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