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Bhawad LL6 chondrite, Jodhpur District, Jodhpur Division, Rajasthan, Indiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bhawad LL6 chondrite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Jodhpur District | District |
| Jodhpur Division | District |
| Rajasthan | State |
| India | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 30' 29'' North , 73° 6' 55'' East
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Fall: 6 June 2002, 18:00 local time
The crusted 11 × 6 × 7 cm stone weighs 678 g, and shows well-developed regmaglypts. Fusion crust is thinner over an irregular surface at one end, suggesting the stone broke up during passage through the atmosphere.
shock-induced TiO2-II
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7 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Ferrosilite | 9.DA.05 | Fe2+2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Maskelynite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Olivine Group' | - | M2SiO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Ferrosilite | Fe22+Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Ferrosilite | Fe22+Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferrosilite | Fe22+Si2O6 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
Indian Plate (India Plate)Tectonic Plate
- Indus basinBasin
- Rajasthan ProvinceOrogenic Belt
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References
[1]Saikia, Bhaskar J.; Parthasarathy, G.; Saikia, Binoy K.; Bordoloi, Puja; Borah, Rashmi R. (2026) First observation of coexisting crystalline and amorphous mineral phases in the Bhawad LL6 chondrite: Evidence from Micro-Raman spectroscopic studies. Geoscience Frontiers, 17 (2). 102236 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2025.102236
