IIICD iron meteorite
A meteorite classification type
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Composed dominantly of meteoritic iron and silicate inclusions.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
49864
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:49864:5
Classification of IIICD iron meteorite
- Rock
- Meteorite and other extra-terrestrial rock and sediment
- Meteorite
- Iron meteorite
- Primitive iron meteorite
- IIICD iron meteorite
- Primitive iron meteorite
- Primitive achondrite meteorite
- IIICD iron meteorite
- Iron meteorite
- Meteorite
- Meteorite and other extra-terrestrial rock and sediment
Mineralogy of IIICD iron meteorite
Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
| Meteoritic Iron | Iron found as a constituent of meteorites. |
Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:
| Chromite | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| DaubrÃĐelite | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
| Feldspar > Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Graphite | C |
| High-calcium pyroxene | A petrological term for pyroxene high in calcium, invariably these will be clinopyroxene minerals. |
| Low-calcium pyroxene | Low-calcium pyroxene (often abbreviated as LCP) is an important term in petrology for pyroxene low in Ca and ... |
| Olivine | M2SiO4 |
| Troilite | FeS |
Synonyms of IIICD iron meteorite
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