A meteorite mineral is a mineral found chiefly or exclusively within meteorites or meteorite-derived material. This is a list of those minerals, excluding minerals also commonly found in terrestrial rocks. As of 1997 there were approximately 295 mineral species which have been identified in meteorites.

List of meteorite minerals

Names Composition OccurrenceAkimotoite(Mg,Fe)SiO3AlabanditeMnSAllabogdanite(Fe,Ni)2PAntitaeniteBrezinaiteCr3S4BrianiteNa2CaMg(PO4)2 Calcium–aluminium-rich inclusionCarlsbergiteCrN the North Chile meteorite in the Antofagasta Province, Chile the Nentmannsdorf meteorite of Bahretal, Saxony, Germany the Okinawa Trough, Senkaku Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan the Uwet meteorite of Cross River State, Nigeria the Sikhote-Alin meteorite, Sikhote-Alin Mountains, Russia the Hex River Mountains meteorite from the Cape Winelands District, Western Cape Province, South Africa the Canyon Diablo meteorite of Meteor Crater, Coconino County, Arizona, United States the Smithonia meteorite of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States the Kenton County meteorite of Kenton County, Kentucky, United States the Lombard meteorite of Broadwater County, Montana, United States the Murphy meteorite of Cherokee County and the Lick Creek meteorite of Davidson County, North Carolina, United States the New Baltimore meteorite of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United StatesChladniite{Ca}{Na8}{Ca4Na4}{(Mg,Fe2+)43}(PO4)36Cohenite(Fe,Ni,Co)3CDaubréeliteFe2+Cr3+2S4ALH 84001 meteorite, Hoba meteorite, and the Canyon Diablo meteorite.DmitryivanoviteCaAl2O4ElaliiteNightfall Meteorite, SomaliaElgoresyite(Mg,Fe)5Si2O9ElkinstantoniteNightfall Meteorite, SomaliaGrossiteCaAl4O7HapkeiteFe2SiHaxonite(Fe,Ni)23C6HeazlewooditeNi3S2Hibonite(Ca,Ce)(Al,Ti,Mg)12O19 IridiumIrKamaciteα-(Fe,Ni); Fe0+0.9Ni0.1Keilite(Fe,Mg)S)KrotiteCaAl2O4LonsdaleiteCCanyon Diablo, Kenna, and Allan Hills 77283Melilite(Ca,Na)2(Al,Mg,Fe2+)[(Al,Si)SiO7]MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7lunar rocks, martian meteoriteMeteoric ironFe and Ni in different ratiosMaskelyniteMackinawite(Fe,Ni)1 + xS (where x = 0 to 0.11)MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3MoissaniteSiCNieriteSi3N4NiningeriteMgSOldhamite(Ca, Mg)SOlsenite(KFe4(PO4)3)El Ali, "Nightfall Meteorite", SomaliaPanethite(Na,Ca)2(Mg,Fe)2(PO4)2Panguite(Ti4+,Sc,Al,Mg,Zr,Ca)1.8O3Pentlanditeiron nickel sulfide:(Fe,Ni)9S8PlessitePresolar grainsRingwoodite (discovered in the Tenham meteorite)Mg2SiO4Roaldite(Fe,Ni)4NSchreibersite(Fe,Ni)3PSinoiteSi2N2O Taeniteγ-(Ni,Fe)TetrataeniteTroiliteFeSWadsleyiteMg2SiO4XifengiteFe5Si3 [] indicates repeating units

See also Glossary of meteoritics List of minerals

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