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Merrillite from
Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Origin locality:Mars
Classification
Species:Merrillite
Formula:Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Merrillite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:799106
Long-form Identifier:1:3:799106:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Merrillite
80.5km (50.0 miles) ⓘIzarzar meteorite, Assaki CaÃŊdat, Taliouine Cercle, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘBensour meteorite, Foum Zguid, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco
References
Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510
Balta, J. Brian, Sanborn, Matthew E., Udry, Arya, Wadhwa, Meenakshi, McSween, Harry Y. (2015) Petrology and trace element geochemistry of Tissint, the newest shergottite fall. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 50 (1) 63-85 doi:10.1111/maps.12403
 
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