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L5 chondrite meteorite

Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

L5 chondrite meteorite

Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

L5 chondrite meteorite

Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

Type:

Basin

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Mogadishu	2,587,183 (2012)
Kismayo	234,852 (2014)
Marka	230,100 (2014)
Jamaame	185,270 (2018)
Afgooye	65,461 (2012)
Qoryooley	51,720 (2012)

Mindat Locality ID:

421717

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:421717:9

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ⓘ L5 chondrite meteorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Almandine

Formula: Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Jumba (Jumboo), Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somalia

References:

Artini, E. (1915) Sulla presenza della monazite nelle sabbie e nelle arenarie della Somalia meridionale. Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, serie 5, Rendiconti, Classe di scienze fisiche, matematiche e naturali, 24, 1° semestre, 555-558

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

Locality: Jumba (Jumboo), Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somalia

References:

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Locality: Jumba (Jumboo), Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somalia

References:

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

References:

Bunch, T.E., Keil, Klaus, Snetsinger, K.G. (1967) Chromite composition in relation to chemistry and texture of ordinary chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 31 (10). 1569-1582 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(67)90105-6

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

ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Locality: Jumba (Jumboo), Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somalia

References:

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

Description: Olivine composition — (Fa25), Mason 1963, (Fa23.7), Keil & Fredriksson 1964 — typical L-group ordinary chondrites

References:

Merrill, G. P. (1916) Handbook and Descriptive Catalogue of the Meteorite Collections in the U.S. National Museum. Bull. U. S. Natl. Museum, No.94, Washington. 207 pp., 41 pls.

Mason, Brian (1963) Olivine composition in chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 27 (10) 1011-1023 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(63)90062-0

Keil, K. & Fredriksson, K. (1964) The Fe.Mg and Ca Distribution in Coexisting Olivines and Rhombic Pyroxenes of Chondrites. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 69 (16): 3487-3515. (August 1964)

Baldanza, B. & Levi-Donati, G.R. (1971) Evidence of Shock-Metamorphic Effects in the Ergheo Meteorite: Mineralogical Magazine 38(294): 197-204. (June 1971).

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

References:

Baldanza, B. & Levi-Donati, G.R. (1971) Evidence of Shock-Metamorphic Effects in the Ergheo Meteorite: Mineralogical Magazine 38(294): 197-204. (June 1971).

ⓘ 'Glass'

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

Description: Dark brown glass in veins as well as transparent interstitial maskelynite.

References:

Baldanza, B. & Levi-Donati, G.R. (1971) Evidence of Shock-Metamorphic Effects in the Ergheo Meteorite: Mineralogical Magazine 38(294): 197-204. (June 1971).

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

Formula: ◻Ca₂(Z²⁺₄Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂

Locality: Jumba (Jumboo), Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somalia

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

Description: Peculiar tri-planar twinning in magnetite.

References:

Baldanza, B. & Levi-Donati, G.R. (1971) Evidence of Shock-Metamorphic Effects in the Ergheo Meteorite: Mineralogical Magazine 38(294): 197-204. (June 1971).

ⓘ Kyanite

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)O

Locality: Jumba (Jumboo), Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somalia

References:

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

References:

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

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Localities:

Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia
Jumba (Jumboo), Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somalia

ⓘ 'Maskelynite'

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

References:

Merrill, G. P. (1916) Handbook and Descriptive Catalogue of the Meteorite Collections in the U.S. National Museum. Bull. U. S. Natl. Museum, No.94, Washington. 207 pp., 41 pls.

Baldanza, B. & Levi-Donati, G.R. (1971) Evidence of Shock-Metamorphic Effects in the Ergheo Meteorite: Mineralogical Magazine 38(294): 197-204. (June 1971).

ⓘ Microcline

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

Locality: Jumba (Jumboo), Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somalia

References:

ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)

Formula: Ce(PO₄)

Locality: Jumba (Jumboo), Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somalia

Description: Reported as monazite by Artini (1915), but classifiable as monazite-(Ce) according to the Artini's analytical data.

References:

Overstreet, W.C. (1967) The geologic occurrence of monazite. Geological Survey Professional Paper 530. United States Printing Office, Washington, VII+326 pp.

ⓘ Native Iron

Formula: Fe

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

References:

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

ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

References:

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

ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

Locality: Jumba (Jumboo), Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somalia

References:

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

Localities:

Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia
Jumba (Jumboo), Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somalia

Description: Orthopyroxene composition (Fs2o.5), typical of L-group ordinary chondrites.

ⓘ 'Plessite'

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

References:

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

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Jumba (Jumboo), Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somalia

References:

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

Locality: Jumba (Jumboo), Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somalia

References:

ⓘ Staurolite

Formula: Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)

Locality: Jumba (Jumboo), Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somalia

References:

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

References:

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

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO₄)O

Locality: Jumba (Jumboo), Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somalia

References:

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

Locality: Jumba (Jumboo), Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somalia

References:

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

Locality: Ergheo meteorite, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia

Description: Often in recrystallized polycrystalline masses.

References:

Merrill, G. P. (1916) Handbook and Descriptive Catalogue of the Meteorite Collections in the U.S. National Museum. Bull. U. S. Natl. Museum, No.94, Washington. 207 pp., 41 pls.

Baldanza, B. & Levi-Donati, G.R. (1971) Evidence of Shock-Metamorphic Effects in the Ergheo Meteorite: Mineralogical Magazine 38(294): 197-204. (June 1971).

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

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

Locality: Jumba (Jumboo), Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somalia

References:

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)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	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
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Monazite-(Ce)	8.AD.50	Ce(PO₄)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Almandine	9.AD.25	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Kyanite	9.AF.15	Al₂(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Staurolite	9.AF.30	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTi(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Epidote	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Microcline	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Orthoclase	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Tourmaline'	-	AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
ⓘ	'Maskelynite'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Hornblende Root Name Group'	-	◻Ca₂(Z²⁺₄Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
ⓘ	'Plessite'	-
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Glass'	-
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Staurolite	Fe₂²⁺Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)
H	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)	Ce(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Staurolite	Fe₂²⁺Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Al	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Staurolite	Fe₂²⁺Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)
Al	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Staurolite	Fe₂²⁺Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)	Ce(PO₄)
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
K	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ca	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Staurolite	Fe₂²⁺Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Ce	Cerium
Ce	ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)	Ce(PO₄)

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

48.6 Ma (Eocene)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Carcar	1	48.6 - 37.2 Ma (Eocene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Acropora genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : *Acropora*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Favia genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : *Favia*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Favites genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : *Favites*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Galaxea genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Euphylliidae : *Galaxea*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Goniopora genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : *Goniopora*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Lobophyllia genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Lobophylliidae : *Lobophyllia*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Porites genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : *Porites*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Indopacetus pacificus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Ziphiidae : Indopacetus : *Indopacetus pacificus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Prototherium genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae : *Prototherium*	48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene

Fossil Localities

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Somalia

Eocene🐚 Mogadishu
Pleistocene🐚 Mogadishu coast
Jubaland Autonomous Region
- Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol)
  - Pleistocene🐚 Kisimayo

Localities in this Region

Somalia

Jubaland Autonomous Region
- Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol)
  - Jumba (Jumboo)
Lower Shabelle Region
- Ergheo meteorite

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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African Plate

South AzaniaOrogenic Belt

Somali PlateTectonic Plate

Somali MarginPassive Margin

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