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Zagami Martian meteorite, Faskari, Katsina, Nigeriai
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Shergottite meteorite

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Zagami Martian meteorite, Faskari, Katsina, Nigeria
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
11° 43' 59'' North , 7° 4' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
11.73333,7.08333
GRN:
N08E05
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
Shergottite meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
Martian (shergottite)
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Origin locality:
Mars
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tsafe9,367 (2016)30.6km
Sauri13,445 (2016)32.6km
Funtua136,811 (2016)34.1km
Kankara9,609 (2016)41.9km
Bakori12,604 (2016)42.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
30090
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30090:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Martian meteorite. Fell Oct.3, 1962.
Fine-grained pyroxene-rich basalt very similar to Shergotty, consisting of 75% pyroxene (pigeonite and augite) and 18 % plagioclase glass.

Shock stage of S5-S6.
Presence of shock-induced melt-veins with amorphous silicate-perovskite and amorphous silicate-titanite glasses.
Omphacite, stishovite, plagioclase, and akimotoite crystallized from the melt during decompression.
(Cf. Zhidong Xie et al., 2005).

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25 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ahrensite
Formula: SiFe2O4
ⓘ Akimotoite
Formula: MgSiO3
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
References:
T.J. McCoy, M. Wadhwa, K. Keil, New lithologies in the Zagami meteorite: evidence for fractional crystallization of a single magma unit on Mars, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 63, Issues 7–8, April 1999, Pages 1249-1262,
Wang, A., Jolliff, B. L., & Haskin, L. A. (1999). Raman spectroscopic characterization of a Martian SNC meteorite: Zagami. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets (1991–2012), 104(E4), 8509-8519.
Ma, Chi, Tschauner, Oliver, Beckett, John R., Rossman, George R., Prescher, Clemens, Prakapenka, Vitali B., Bechtel, Hans A., MacDowell, Alastair (2018) Liebermannite, KAlSi3 O8 , a new shock-metamorphic, high-pressure mineral from the Zagami Martian meteorite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 53 (1) 50-61 doi:10.1111/maps.13000
Ma, Chi, Tschauner, Oliver, Beckett, John R., Greenberg, Eran, Prakapenka, Vitali B. (2024) Zagamiite, CaAl2Si3.5O11, the Hexagonal High-Pressure CAS Phase with Dominant Si, as a Mineral from Mars. Minerals, 14 (1) doi:10.3390/min14010018
ⓘ Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
ⓘ Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2(SiO4)
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ 'Glass'
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Liebermannite (TL)
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Type Locality:
References:
Langenhorst, F. and Poirier, J.-P. (2000): ‘Eclogitic’ minerals in a shocked basaltic meteorite. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 176, 259-265. [as "KAlSi3O8-hollandite"]
Ma, C., Tschauner, O., Beckett, J.R., Rossman, G.R. (2015) Liebermannite: A new potassic hollandite (KAlSi3O8) from the Zagami basaltic shergottite. 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 1401.
Ma, Chi, Tschauner, Oliver, Beckett, John R., Rossman, George R., Prescher, Clemens, Prakapenka, Vitali B., Bechtel, Hans A., MacDowell, Alastair (2018) Liebermannite, KAlSi3 O8 , a new shock-metamorphic, high-pressure mineral from the Zagami Martian meteorite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 53 (1) 50-61 doi:10.1111/maps.13000
Ma, Chi, Tschauner, Oliver, Beckett, John R., Greenberg, Eran, Prakapenka, Vitali B. (2024) Zagamiite, CaAl2Si3.5O11, the Hexagonal High-Pressure CAS Phase with Dominant Si, as a Mineral from Mars. Minerals, 14 (1) doi:10.3390/min14010018
ⓘ Lingunite
Formula: NaAlSi3O8
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘ 'Maskelynite'
ⓘ Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘ Omphacite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘ Pigeonite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: Hollandite-structured plagioclase.
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Seifertite
Formula: SiO2
Description: In maskelynite.
ⓘ 'Silicate-titanite'
Formula: (Mg0.4Fe0.4Ca0.2)Si2O5
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste
Formula: (Mg,Fe)Al2O4
ⓘ Stishovite
Formula: SiO2
Description: In glass.
ⓘ Stöfflerite
Formula: CaAl2Si2O8
ⓘ Tissintite
Formula: (Ca,◻)AlSi2O6
ⓘ Tuite
Formula: Ca3(PO4)2
ⓘ 'UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa' ?
Formula: (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)6O11
ⓘ Whitlockite
Formula: Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
ⓘ Zagamiite (TL)
Formula: CaAl2Si3.5O11
Type Locality:

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘMagnetite
var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite		4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘSpinel
var. Pleonaste		4.BB.05(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘAkimotoite4.CB.05MgSiO3
ⓘStishovite4.DA.40SiO2
ⓘSeifertite4.DA.50SiO2
ⓘBaddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘWhitlockite8.AC.45Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
ⓘMerrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘTuite8.AC.45Ca3(PO4)2
ⓘChlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAhrensite9.AC.SiFe2O4
ⓘFayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2(SiO4)
ⓘPigeonite9.DA.10(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘOmphacite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘTissintite9.DA.25(Ca,◻)AlSi2O6
ⓘLingunite9.FA.70NaAlSi3O8
ⓘLiebermannite (TL)9.FA.70KAlSi3O8
ⓘStöfflerite9.FA.70CaAl2Si2O8
ⓘZagamiite (TL)9.HA.47CaAl2Si3.5O11
Unclassified
ⓘ'Maskelynite'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Glass'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Silicate-titanite'-(Mg0.4Fe0.4Ca0.2)Si2O5
ⓘ'UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa' ?-(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)6O11

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ StishoviteSiO2
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Oⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Oⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Oⓘ AkimotoiteMgSiO3
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ TuiteCa3(PO4)2
Oⓘ SeifertiteSiO2
Oⓘ LinguniteNaAlSi3O8
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Silicate-titanite(Mg0.4Fe0.4Ca0.2)Si2O5
Oⓘ Tissintite(Ca,◻)AlSi2O6
Oⓘ AhrensiteSiFe2O4
Oⓘ LiebermanniteKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ ZagamiiteCaAl2Si3.5O11
Oⓘ StöffleriteCaAl2Si2O8
Oⓘ UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)6O11
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Naⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naⓘ LinguniteNaAlSi3O8
Naⓘ UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)6O11
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Mgⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Mgⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Mgⓘ AkimotoiteMgSiO3
Mgⓘ Silicate-titanite(Mg0.4Fe0.4Ca0.2)Si2O5
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alⓘ LinguniteNaAlSi3O8
Alⓘ Tissintite(Ca,◻)AlSi2O6
Alⓘ LiebermanniteKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ ZagamiiteCaAl2Si3.5O11
Alⓘ StöffleriteCaAl2Si2O8
Alⓘ UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)6O11
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Siⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ StishoviteSiO2
Siⓘ AkimotoiteMgSiO3
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ SeifertiteSiO2
Siⓘ LinguniteNaAlSi3O8
Siⓘ Silicate-titanite(Mg0.4Fe0.4Ca0.2)Si2O5
Siⓘ Tissintite(Ca,◻)AlSi2O6
Siⓘ AhrensiteSiFe2O4
Siⓘ LiebermanniteKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ ZagamiiteCaAl2Si3.5O11
Siⓘ StöffleriteCaAl2Si2O8
Siⓘ UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)6O11
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Pⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Pⓘ TuiteCa3(PO4)2
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ LiebermanniteKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Caⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ TuiteCa3(PO4)2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caⓘ Silicate-titanite(Mg0.4Fe0.4Ca0.2)Si2O5
Caⓘ Tissintite(Ca,◻)AlSi2O6
Caⓘ ZagamiiteCaAl2Si3.5O11
Caⓘ StöffleriteCaAl2Si2O8
Caⓘ UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)6O11
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Feⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Feⓘ Silicate-titanite(Mg0.4Fe0.4Ca0.2)Si2O5
Feⓘ AhrensiteSiFe2O4
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2

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References

McCoy, T.J., Wadhwa, M., and Keil, K. (1999) New lithologies in the Zagami meteorite: evidence for fractional crystallization of a single magma unit on Mars. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta: 63(7–8): 1249-1262. ISSN 0016-7037, 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00015-0
Wang, A., Jolliff, B.L., and Haskin, L.A. (1999) Raman spectroscopic characterization of a Martian SNC meteorite: Zagami. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets (1991–2012), 104(E4), 8509-8519.
Langenhorst, F. and Poirier, J.-P. (2000) Anatomy of black veins in Zagami: clues to the formation of high-pressure phase. Earth and Planetary Science Letters: 184: 37-55.
Langenhorst, F. and Poirier, J.-P. (2000) ‘Eclogitic’ minerals in a shocked basaltic meteorite. Earth and Planetary Science Letters: 176: 259-265.
(2000 Annual Report, Discovery of high-pressure minerals in the Martian basalt Zagami: clues to the mineralogical complexity of planetary mantles (F. Langenhorst and J.-P. Poirier)
curator.jsc.nasa.gov (n.d.) http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/zagami.pdf
Zhidong Xie et al. (2005) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI (2005), 1216.pdf
Minitti, M.E. and McCoy, T.J. (2012) Assessing the longwave ultraviolet fluorescent characteristics of Martian meteorites. In: 43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, PDF 2349 (thin section of the Zagami meteorite used in the test).
Ma, C., Tschauner, O., Beckett, J.R., Rossman, G.R. (2015) Liebermannite: A new potassic hollandite (KAlSi3O8) from the Zagami basaltic shergottite. 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 1401.
curator.jsc.nasa.gov (n.d.) http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/refs/REFZagami.pdf
www.bgi.uni-bayreuth.de (n.d.) http://www.bgi.uni-bayreuth.de/?page=5&view=1&year=2000&content=49
Ma, C., Tschauner, O. & Beckett, J.R. (2017) A new high-pressure calcium aluminosilicate (CaAl2Si3.5O11) in martian meteorites: another after-life for plagioclase and connections to the CAS phase. Lunar and Planetary Science XLVIII, 1128.pdf. [https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2017/pdf/1128.pdf]
Ma, Chi, Tschauner, Oliver, Beckett, John R., Rossman, George R., Prescher, Clemens, Prakapenka, Vitali B., Bechtel, Hans A., MacDowell, Alastair (2018) Liebermannite, KAlSi3 O8 , a new shock-metamorphic, high-pressure mineral from the Zagami Martian meteorite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 53 (1) 50-61 doi:10.1111/maps.13000
Ma, C., Tschauner, O., Beckett, J.R. (2019) A Closer Look at Martian Meteorites: Discovery of the New Mineral Zagamiite, CaAl2Si3.5O11, a Shock-Metamorphic, High-Pressure, Calcium Aluminosilicate. Ninth International Conference on Mars, 22-25 July, 2019, Pasadena, California. LPI Contribution No. 2089.
Gu, L., Hu, S., Anand, M., Tang, Xu, Ji, J., Zhang, B., Wang, N., Lin, Y. (2022): Occurrence of tuite and ahrensite in Zagami and their significance for shock-histories recorded in martian meteorites. American Mineralogist: 107: 1018-1029.
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