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Tenham meteorite, Tenham Station, Windorah, Barcoo Shire, Queensland, Australia i
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Akimotoite

Tenham meteorite, Tenham Station, Windorah, Barcoo Shire, Queensland, Australia

Bridgmanite

Tenham meteorite, Tenham Station, Windorah, Barcoo Shire, Queensland, Australia

Ringwoodite, etc.

Tenham meteorite, Tenham Station, Windorah, Barcoo Shire, Queensland, Australia

Akimotoite

Tenham meteorite, Tenham Station, Windorah, Barcoo Shire, Queensland, Australia

Bridgmanite

Tenham meteorite, Tenham Station, Windorah, Barcoo Shire, Queensland, Australia

Ringwoodite, etc.

Tenham meteorite, Tenham Station, Windorah, Barcoo Shire, Queensland, Australia

Akimotoite

Tenham meteorite, Tenham Station, Windorah, Barcoo Shire, Queensland, Australia

Bridgmanite

Tenham meteorite, Tenham Station, Windorah, Barcoo Shire, Queensland, Australia

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

25° 43' 59'' South , 142° 56' 59'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

-25.73333,142.95000

GRN:

S18E91

Type:

Meteorite Fall Location

Meteorite Class:

L6 chondrite meteorite

Meteoritical Society Class:

Metbull:

View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database

Köppen climate type:

BWh : Hot deserts climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Windorah	158 (2013)	45.4km

Mindat Locality ID:

9914

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:9914:4

GUID (UUID V4):

Chondritic meteorite. Impact shock pressure is estimated to 220-260 kbar, temp. 2000° C.

S6 L Chondrite with shock-induced melt veins. Association of silicate-perovskite glass and metal sulfide droplets (very rapid quenching).

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22 valid minerals. 4 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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ⓘ L6 chondrite meteorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Akimotoite (TL)

Formula: MgSiO₃

Type Locality:

References:

T. Ferroir, M. Miyahara, E. Ohtani, P.Beck, A. Simionovici P. Gillet and A. El Goresy 72nd Meeting of the Meteoritical Society: Abstracts Page A69 No. 5143

Tomioka, Naotaka, Fujino, Kiyoshi (1999) Akimotoite, (Mg,Fe)SiO3, a new silicate mineral of the ilmenite group in the Tenham chondrite. American Mineralogist, 84 (3) 267-271 doi:10.2138/am-1999-0307

O. Tschauner et al. (2018) Structure analysis and conditions of formation of akimotoite in the Tenham chondrite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 53 (1): 62-74. (Jan 2018).

ⓘ Bridgmanite (TL)

Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO₃

Type Locality:

References:

Tomioka, Naotaka, Fujino, Kiyoshi (1997) Natural (Mg,Fe)SiO3-Ilmenite and -Perovskite in the Tenham Meteorite. Science, 277 (5329). 1084-1086 doi:10.1126/science.277.5329.1084

Jambor, John L., Roberts, Andrew C. (1998) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 83 (3-4) 400-403

Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2014) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014, CNMNC Newsletter No 21. Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (4) 797-804 doi:10.1180/minmag.2014.078.4.03

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

References:

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

ⓘ Clinoenstatite

Formula: MgSiO₃

References:

Tomioka, Naotaka, Fujino, Kiyoshi (1997) Natural (Mg,Fe)SiO3-Ilmenite and -Perovskite in the Tenham Meteorite. Science, 277 (5329). 1084-1086 doi:10.1126/science.277.5329.1084

Jambor, John L., Roberts, Andrew C. (1998) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 83 (3-4) 400-403

webmineral.com (2005) http://webmineral.com/specimens/picshow.php?id=2940

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

References:

ⓘ Enstatite

Formula: Mg₂Si₂O₆

References:

T. Ferroir, M. Miyahara, E. Ohtani, P.Beck, A. Simionovici P. Gillet and A. El Goresy 72nd Meeting of the Meteoritical Society: Abstracts Page A69 No. 5143

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Description: Metastable crystallization due to very rapid quench.

References:

Tomioka, Naotaka, Fujino, Kiyoshi (1997) Natural (Mg,Fe)SiO3-Ilmenite and -Perovskite in the Tenham Meteorite. Science, 277 (5329). 1084-1086 doi:10.1126/science.277.5329.1084

Jambor, John L., Roberts, Andrew C. (1998) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 83 (3-4) 400-403

Zhidong Xie et al. , Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI (2005), 1216.pdf

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

ⓘ 'Glass'

Description: Silicate glass is present in several varieties, particularly in shock-veins with quick quench times.

References:

T. Ferroir, M. Miyahara, E. Ohtani, P.Beck, A. Simionovici P. Gillet and A. El Goresy 72nd Meeting of the Meteoritical Society: Abstracts Page A69 No. 5143

Zhidong Xie et al. , Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI (2005), 1216.pdf

ⓘ 'Hypersthene'

Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO₃

References:

Tomioka, Naotaka, Fujino, Kiyoshi (1997) Natural (Mg,Fe)SiO3-Ilmenite and -Perovskite in the Tenham Meteorite. Science, 277 (5329). 1084-1086 doi:10.1126/science.277.5329.1084

Jambor, John L., Roberts, Andrew C. (1998) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 83 (3-4) 400-403

ⓘ 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

ⓘ Lingunite

Formula: NaAlSi₃O₈

References:

Excalibur Minerals CATALOG #20506 - Vol. XXXII, No. 6

T. Ferroir, M. Miyahara, E. Ohtani, P.Beck, A. Simionovici P. Gillet and A. El Goresy 72nd Meeting of the Meteoritical Society: Abstracts Page A69 No. 5143

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

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

ⓘ Majorite

Formula: Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃

References:

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

ⓘ 'Majorite-Pyrope Series'

Description: Majorite-Pyrope intergrowths present.

References:

Tomioka, Naotaka, Miyahara, Masaaki (2017) High‐pressure minerals in shocked meteorites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 52 (9) 2017-2039 doi:10.1111/maps.12902

ⓘ 'Maskelynite'

Description: Maskelynite is abundant.

References:

Xie, Z., Sharp, T.G. & de Carli, P.S. (2006). Estimating shock pressures based on high-pressure minerals in shock-induced melt veins of L chondrites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 41(12): 1883-1898. (Dec 2006).

ⓘ 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:

Excalibur Minerals CATALOG #20506 - Vol. XXXII, No. 6

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

Bennett, M.E. & McSween Jr, H.Y. (1996) Shock feature in iron-nickel metal and troilite of L-group ordinary chondrites Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(2): 255-26. (March 1996).

ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

References:

Excalibur Minerals CATALOG #20506 - Vol. XXXII, No. 6

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

Bennett, M.E. & McSween Jr, H.Y. (1996) Shock feature in iron-nickel metal and troilite of L-group ordinary chondrites Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(2): 255-26. (March 1996).

ⓘ Native Iron var. Martensite

Formula: Fe

References:

Bennett, M.E. & McSween Jr, H.Y. (1996) Shock feature in iron-nickel metal and troilite of L-group ordinary chondrites Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(2): 255-26. (March 1996).

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

References:

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

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

References:

Bennett, M.E. & McSween Jr, H.Y. (1996) Shock feature in iron-nickel metal and troilite of L-group ordinary chondrites Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(2): 255-26. (March 1996).

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

ⓘ 'Plessite'

References:

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

Bennett, M.E. & McSween Jr, H.Y. (1996) Shock feature in iron-nickel metal and troilite of L-group ordinary chondrites Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(2): 255-26. (March 1996).

ⓘ Poirierite (TL)

Formula: Mg₂SiO₄

Type Locality:

References:

Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2020) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) - Newsletter 54. European Journal of Mineralogy, 32 (2) 275-283 doi:10.5194/ejm-32-275-2020

Tomioka, Naotaka; Bindi, Luca; Okuchi, Takuo; Miyahara, Masaaki; Iitaka, Toshiaki; Li, Zhi; Kawatsu, Tsutomu; Xie, Xiande; Purevjav, Narangoo; Tani, Riho; et al. (2021) Poirierite, a dense metastable polymorph of magnesium iron silicate in shocked meteorites. Communications Earth & Environment, 2 (1). 1-8 doi:10.1038/s43247-020-00090-7

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

O. Tschauner et al. (2018) Structure analysis and conditions of formation of akimotoite in the Tenham chondrite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 53 (1): 62-74. (Jan 2018).

ⓘ Ringwoodite (TL)

Formula: (Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄

Type Locality:

References:

Ferroir, T., Miyahara, M., Ohtani, E., Beck, P., Simionovici, A., Gillet, P., and El Goresy, A. (xxxx) 72nd Meeting of the Meteoritical Society: Abstracts Page A69 No. 5143.

Binns, R. A., Davis, R. J., Reed, S. J. B. (1969) Ringwoodite, Natural (Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄ Spinel in the Tenham Meteorite. Nature, 221 (5184) 943-944 doi:10.1038/221943a0

Coleman, L. C. (1977) Ringwoodite and majorite in the Catherwood meteorite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 15 (1) 97-101

HB2/2 (1995)

Tomioka, Naotaka, Fujino, Kiyoshi (1997) Natural (Mg,Fe)SiO3-Ilmenite and -Perovskite in the Tenham Meteorite. Science, 277 (5329). 1084-1086 doi:10.1126/science.277.5329.1084

Jambor, John L., Roberts, Andrew C. (1998) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 83 (3-4) 400-403

O. Tschauner et al. (2018) Structure analysis and conditions of formation of akimotoite in the Tenham chondrite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 53 (1): 62-74. (Jan 2018).

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Ni,Fe)

References:

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

Bennett, M.E. & McSween Jr, H.Y. (1996) Shock feature in iron-nickel metal and troilite of L-group ordinary chondrites Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(2): 255-26. (March 1996).

O. Tschauner et al. (2018) Structure analysis and conditions of formation of akimotoite in the Tenham chondrite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 53 (1): 62-74. (Jan 2018).

ⓘ Tetrataenite

Formula: FeNi

References:

Bennett, M.E. & McSween Jr, H.Y. (1996) Shock feature in iron-nickel metal and troilite of L-group ordinary chondrites Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(2): 255-26. (March 1996).

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

References:

Excalibur Minerals CATALOG #20506 - Vol. XXXII, No. 6

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

Bennett, M.E. & McSween Jr, H.Y. (1996) Shock feature in iron-nickel metal and troilite of L-group ordinary chondrites Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(2): 255-26. (March 1996).

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

ⓘ Tuite

Formula: Ca₃(PO₄)₂

References:

Excalibur Minerals CATALOG 20601 - Volume XXXIII, No. 1

ⓘ 'UM2011-20-SiO:AlFeMg'

Formula: Na_0.06Ca_0.02Mg_0.71Fe_0.20Al_0.11Si_0.94O₃

References:

Xie, Z., Sharp, T. G., Leinenweber, K., DeCarli, P. S., Dera, P. (2011) A new mineral with an olivine structure and pyroxene composition in the shock-induced melt veins of Tenham L6 chondrite. American Mineralogist, 96 (2) 430-436 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3437

ⓘ Wadsleyite

Formula: Mg₄O(Si₂O₇)

References:

Tomioka, Naotaka, Fujino, Kiyoshi (1997) Natural (Mg,Fe)SiO3-Ilmenite and -Perovskite in the Tenham Meteorite. Science, 277 (5329). 1084-1086 doi:10.1126/science.277.5329.1084

Jambor, John L., Roberts, Andrew C. (1998) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 83 (3-4) 400-403

ⓘ Wüstite

Formula: FeO

Description: Magnesiowüstite.

References:

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)
ⓘ	var. Martensite	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	Taenite	1.AE.10	(Ni,Fe)
ⓘ	Tetrataenite	1.AE.10	FeNi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Isocubanite	2.CB.55b	CuFe₂S₃
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Wüstite	4.AB.25	FeO
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Akimotoite (TL)	4.CB.05	MgSiO₃
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Tuite	8.AC.45	Ca₃(PO₄)₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Poirierite (TL)	9.AC.	Mg₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Ringwoodite (TL)	9.AC.15	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Majorite	9.AD.25	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Wadsleyite	9.BE.02	Mg₄O(Si₂O₇)
ⓘ	Enstatite	9.DA.05	Mg₂Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Clinoenstatite	9.DA.10	MgSiO₃
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Lingunite	9.FA.70	NaAlSi₃O₈
ⓘ	Bridgmanite (TL)	9.H0.	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Hypersthene'	-	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
ⓘ	'Maskelynite'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Plessite'	-
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Glass'	-
ⓘ	'Majorite-Pyrope Series'	-
ⓘ	'UM2011-20-SiO:AlFeMg'	-	Na_0.06Ca_0.02Mg_0.71Fe_0.20Al_0.11Si_0.94O₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Clinoenstatite	MgSiO₃
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Majorite	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Ringwoodite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Wadsleyite	Mg₄O(Si₂O₇)
O	ⓘ Wüstite	FeO
O	ⓘ Akimotoite	MgSiO₃
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Tuite	Ca₃(PO₄)₂
O	ⓘ Lingunite	NaAlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Majorite-Pyrope Series
O	ⓘ Bridgmanite	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
O	ⓘ UM2011-20-SiO:AlFeMg	Na_0.06Ca_0.02Mg_0.71Fe_0.20Al_0.11Si_0.94O₃
O	ⓘ Poirierite	Mg₂SiO₄
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Na	ⓘ Lingunite	NaAlSi₃O₈
Na	ⓘ UM2011-20-SiO:AlFeMg	Na_0.06Ca_0.02Mg_0.71Fe_0.20Al_0.11Si_0.94O₃
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Clinoenstatite	MgSiO₃
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Mg	ⓘ Majorite	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃
Mg	ⓘ Ringwoodite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
Mg	ⓘ Wadsleyite	Mg₄O(Si₂O₇)
Mg	ⓘ Akimotoite	MgSiO₃
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg	ⓘ Majorite-Pyrope Series
Mg	ⓘ Bridgmanite	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Mg	ⓘ UM2011-20-SiO:AlFeMg	Na_0.06Ca_0.02Mg_0.71Fe_0.20Al_0.11Si_0.94O₃
Mg	ⓘ Poirierite	Mg₂SiO₄
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Al	ⓘ Lingunite	NaAlSi₃O₈
Al	ⓘ Majorite-Pyrope Series
Al	ⓘ UM2011-20-SiO:AlFeMg	Na_0.06Ca_0.02Mg_0.71Fe_0.20Al_0.11Si_0.94O₃
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Clinoenstatite	MgSiO₃
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Si	ⓘ Majorite	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Ringwoodite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Wadsleyite	Mg₄O(Si₂O₇)
Si	ⓘ Akimotoite	MgSiO₃
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Lingunite	NaAlSi₃O₈
Si	ⓘ Majorite-Pyrope Series
Si	ⓘ Bridgmanite	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Si	ⓘ UM2011-20-SiO:AlFeMg	Na_0.06Ca_0.02Mg_0.71Fe_0.20Al_0.11Si_0.94O₃
Si	ⓘ Poirierite	Mg₂SiO₄
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Tuite	Ca₃(PO₄)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ca	ⓘ Tuite	Ca₃(PO₄)₂
Ca	ⓘ UM2011-20-SiO:AlFeMg	Na_0.06Ca_0.02Mg_0.71Fe_0.20Al_0.11Si_0.94O₃
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Ringwoodite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Ni,Fe)
Fe	ⓘ Tetrataenite	FeNi
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Wüstite	FeO
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Martensite	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Bridgmanite	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Fe	ⓘ UM2011-20-SiO:AlFeMg	Na_0.06Ca_0.02Mg_0.71Fe_0.20Al_0.11Si_0.94O₃
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Ni,Fe)
Ni	ⓘ Tetrataenite	FeNi
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃

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Thompson Orogen
- West Thompson OrogenOrogenic Belt

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References

Binns, R. A., Davis, R. J., Reed, S. J. B. (1969) Ringwoodite, Natural (Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄ Spinel in the Tenham Meteorite. Nature, 221 (5184) 943-944 doi:10.1038/221943a0

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

Coleman, L. C. (1977) Ringwoodite and majorite in the Catherwood meteorite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 15 (1) 97-101

Bennett, M.E. and McSween Jr, H.Y. (1996) Shock feature in iron-nickel metal and troilite of L-group ordinary chondrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(2): 255-26. (March 1996).

Tomioka, Naotaka, Fujino, Kiyoshi (1997) Natural (Mg,Fe)SiO3-Ilmenite and -Perovskite in the Tenham Meteorite. Science, 277 (5329). 1084-1086 doi:10.1126/science.277.5329.1084

Xie, Z., Sharp, T.G., and De Carli, P.S. (2006) Estimating shock pressures based on high-pressure minerals in shock-induced melt veins of L chondrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 41(12): 1883-1898. (Dec 2006).

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

Tomioka, Naotaka, Miyahara, Masaaki (2017) High‐pressure minerals in shocked meteorites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 52 (9) 2017-2039 doi:10.1111/maps.12902

Tschauner, O., Ma, C., Prescher, C., Prakapenka, V.B. (2018) Structure analysis and conditions of formation of akimotoite in the Tenham chondrite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 53(1), 62-74. (Jan 2018).

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