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A meteorite mineral is a mineral found chiefly or exclusively within meteorites or meteorite-derived material. [ citation needed ] This is a list of those minerals, excluding minerals also commonly found in terrestrial rocks.
Example of meteorite strewnfield: distribution ellipse of Pultusk meteorite. A strewn field is the area where meteorites from a single fall are dispersed. [1] It is also often used for the area containing tektites produced by large meteorite impact. [2]
Hexahedrites are a structural class of iron meteorite. They are composed almost exclusively of the nickel – iron alloy kamacite and are lower in nickel content than the octahedrites . [ 1 ] The nickel concentration in hexahedrites is always below 5.8% and only rarely below 5.3%.
Troilite (/ ˈ t r ɔɪ l aɪ t /) is a rare iron sulfide mineral with the simple formula of FeS. It is the iron-rich endmember of the pyrrhotite group. Pyrrhotite has the formula Fe (1-x) S (x = 0 to 0.2) which is iron deficient.
Melilite with compositions dominated by the endmembers akermanite and gehlenite is widely distributed but uncommon. It occurs in metamorphic and igneous rocks and in meteorites. Typical metamorphic occurrences are in high-temperature metamorphosed impure limestones. For instance, melilite occurs in some high-temperature skarns.
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