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Grosvenor Mountains 17151 meteorite, Grosvenor Mountains, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarcticai
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Grosvenor Mountains 17151 meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
Grosvenor MountainsMountain Range
Victoria LandRegion
East AntarcticaRegion
AntarcticaContinent

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
85° 49' 1'' South , 173° 49' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-85.81694,173.83306
GRN:
S58E13
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
L6 chondrite meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
L6
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Köppen climate type:
EF : Ice cap climate
Mindat Locality ID:
483699
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:483699:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
GRO 17151


GRO 17151 is heavily shocked, hosting at least nine HP phases indicating peak shock conditions > 17 GPa and 1800 °C. It hosts a unique record of the passage of material through space-and-time-variable high-P,T conditions.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ahrensite
Formula: SiFe2O4
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Asimowite
Formula: Fe2+4O(Si2O7)
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Jadeite
Formula: Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
ⓘ Majorite
Formula: Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
ⓘ Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Ringwoodite
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
ⓘ Stishovite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Tuite
Formula: Ca3(PO4)2
ⓘ Wadsleyite
Formula: Mg4O(Si2O7)
ⓘ Wüstite
Formula: FeO
ⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)O
ⓘ Xieite
Formula: Fe2+Cr2O4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘWüstite4.AB.25FeO
ⓘvar. Magnesiowüstite4.AB.25(Mg,Fe)O
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘXieite4.BB.25Fe2+Cr2O4
ⓘStishovite4.DA.40SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMerrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘTuite8.AC.45Ca3(PO4)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAhrensite9.AC.SiFe2O4
ⓘRingwoodite9.AC.15(Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
ⓘMajorite9.AD.25Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
ⓘWadsleyite9.BE.02Mg4O(Si2O7)
ⓘAsimowite9.BE.XFe2+4O(Si2O7)
ⓘJadeite9.DA.25Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Oⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Ringwoodite(Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
Oⓘ StishoviteSiO2
Oⓘ WadsleyiteMg4O(Si2O7)
Oⓘ WüstiteFeO
Oⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ TuiteCa3(PO4)2
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Oⓘ XieiteFe2+Cr2O4
Oⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite(Mg,Fe)O
Oⓘ AhrensiteSiFe2O4
Oⓘ AsimowiteFe42+O(Si2O7)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Naⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ Ringwoodite(Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
Mgⓘ WadsleyiteMg4O(Si2O7)
Mgⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Mgⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite(Mg,Fe)O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Siⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Ringwoodite(Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
Siⓘ StishoviteSiO2
Siⓘ WadsleyiteMg4O(Si2O7)
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Siⓘ AhrensiteSiFe2O4
Siⓘ AsimowiteFe42+O(Si2O7)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Pⓘ TuiteCa3(PO4)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ TuiteCa3(PO4)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ XieiteFe2+Cr2O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Feⓘ Ringwoodite(Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
Feⓘ WüstiteFeO
Feⓘ XieiteFe2+Cr2O4
Feⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite(Mg,Fe)O
Feⓘ AhrensiteSiFe2O4
Feⓘ AsimowiteFe42+O(Si2O7)

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References

[1]Baziotis, I; Flemetakis, S; Xydous, S; Sanchez-Valle, C; Palles, D; Kamitsos, E; Mavrogonatos, K; Vollmer, C; Berndt, J; Klemme, S; et al. (2022) FIRST DISCOVERY OF ASIMOWITE IN AN ANTARCTIC METEORITE (GROSVENOR MOUNTAINS 17151, L6, ORDINARY CHONDRITE). 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference-book of abstracts.
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