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Elga meteorite, Oymyakonsky District, Sakha, Russiai
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Elga meteoriteMeteorite Fall Location
Oymyakonsky DistrictDistrict
SakhaRepublic
RussiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 42' North , 141° 12' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
64.70000,141.20000
GRN:
N44E45
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
Anomalous IIE iron meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
Iron, IIE-an
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Kรถppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Mindat Locality ID:
307444
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:307444:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Elga IIE iron meteorite; Elga IIE meteorite


Found August 28, 1959.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


35 valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Aenigmatite
Formula: Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
โ“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
โ“˜ Aphthitalite
Formula: K3Na(SO4)2
โ“˜ Armalcolite
Formula: MgTi4+2O5
โ“˜ Brianite
Formula: Na2CaMg(PO4)2
โ“˜ Chamosite
Formula: Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
โ“˜ Chladniite
Formula: Na3CaMg11(PO4)9
โ“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
โ“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
โ“˜ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
โ“˜ Czochralskiite
Formula: Na4Ca3Mg(PO4)4
โ“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
โ“˜ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
โ“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
โ“˜ Ferri-obertiite
Formula: NaNa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)Si8O22O2
โ“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
โ“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
โ“˜ 'Glass'
โ“˜ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
โ“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
โ“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
โ“˜ 'K Feldspar'
โ“˜ Kosmochlor
Formula: NaCrSi2O6
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Mariฤ‡ite
Formula: NaFe2+(PO4)
โ“˜ Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
โ“˜ Millerite
Formula: NiS
โ“˜ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
โ“˜ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
โ“˜ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
โ“˜ Panethite
Formula: (Na,Ca)2(Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)2
โ“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)ฮฃ9S8
โ“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
โ“˜ 'Plessite'
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
โ“˜ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
โ“˜ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
โ“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
โ“˜ Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
โ“˜ Tetrataenite
Formula: FeNi
โ“˜ Trevorite
Formula: Ni2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Troilite
Formula: FeS
โ“˜ Tuite
Formula: Ca3(PO4)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
โ“˜var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
โ“˜Taenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
โ“˜Tetrataenite1.AE.10FeNi
โ“˜Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
โ“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)ฮฃ9S8
โ“˜Troilite2.CC.10FeS
โ“˜Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Trevorite4.BB.05Ni2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
โ“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
โ“˜Armalcolite4.CB.15MgTi4+2O5
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Aphthitalite7.AC.35K3Na(SO4)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
โ“˜Czochralskiite8.AC.17Na4Ca3Mg(PO4)4
โ“˜Mariฤ‡ite8.AC.20NaFe2+(PO4)
โ“˜Brianite8.AC.30Na2CaMg(PO4)2
โ“˜Merrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
โ“˜Tuite8.AC.45Ca3(PO4)2
โ“˜Chladniite8.AC.50Na3CaMg11(PO4)9
โ“˜Panethite8.AC.65(Na,Ca)2(Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)2
โ“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
โ“˜Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
โ“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
โ“˜Kosmochlor9.DA.25NaCrSi2O6
โ“˜Ferri-obertiite9.DE.25NaNa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)Si8O22O2
โ“˜Aenigmatite9.DH.40Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
โ“˜Chamosite9.EC.55Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
โ“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
โ“˜'Chlorite Group'-
โ“˜'Feldspar Group'-
โ“˜'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
โ“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
โ“˜'K Feldspar'-
โ“˜'Plessite'-
โ“˜'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
โ“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
โ“˜'Glass'-
โ“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ GraphiteC
Cโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Oโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)2
Oโ“˜ ArmalcoliteMgTi24+O5
Oโ“˜ BrianiteNa2CaMg(PO4)2
Oโ“˜ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oโ“˜ ChladniiteNa3CaMg11(PO4)9
Oโ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oโ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oโ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oโ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oโ“˜ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oโ“˜ KosmochlorNaCrSi2O6
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ Mariฤ‡iteNaFe2+(PO4)
Oโ“˜ Panethite(Na,Ca)2(Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)2
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oโ“˜ TrevoriteNi2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Oโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oโ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oโ“˜ TuiteCa3(PO4)2
Oโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Oโ“˜ Ferri-obertiiteNaNa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)Si8O22O2
Oโ“˜ CzochralskiiteNa4Ca3Mg(PO4)4
FFluorine
Fโ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Naโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naโ“˜ AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)2
Naโ“˜ BrianiteNa2CaMg(PO4)2
Naโ“˜ ChladniiteNa3CaMg11(PO4)9
Naโ“˜ KosmochlorNaCrSi2O6
Naโ“˜ Mariฤ‡iteNaFe2+(PO4)
Naโ“˜ Panethite(Na,Ca)2(Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)2
Naโ“˜ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Naโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naโ“˜ Ferri-obertiiteNaNa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)Si8O22O2
Naโ“˜ CzochralskiiteNa4Ca3Mg(PO4)4
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ ArmalcoliteMgTi24+O5
Mgโ“˜ BrianiteNa2CaMg(PO4)2
Mgโ“˜ ChladniiteNa3CaMg11(PO4)9
Mgโ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgโ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgโ“˜ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgโ“˜ Panethite(Na,Ca)2(Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)2
Mgโ“˜ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Mgโ“˜ Ferri-obertiiteNaNa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)Si8O22O2
Mgโ“˜ CzochralskiiteNa4Ca3Mg(PO4)4
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alโ“˜ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Siโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siโ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siโ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siโ“˜ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siโ“˜ KosmochlorNaCrSi2O6
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siโ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siโ“˜ Ferri-obertiiteNaNa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)Si8O22O2
PPhosphorus
Pโ“˜ BrianiteNa2CaMg(PO4)2
Pโ“˜ ChladniiteNa3CaMg11(PO4)9
Pโ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pโ“˜ Mariฤ‡iteNaFe2+(PO4)
Pโ“˜ Panethite(Na,Ca)2(Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)2
Pโ“˜ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Pโ“˜ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Pโ“˜ TuiteCa3(PO4)2
Pโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Pโ“˜ CzochralskiiteNa4Ca3Mg(PO4)4
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)2
Sโ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Sโ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)ฮฃ9S8
Sโ“˜ TroiliteFeS
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ BrianiteNa2CaMg(PO4)2
Caโ“˜ ChladniiteNa3CaMg11(PO4)9
Caโ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caโ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caโ“˜ Panethite(Na,Ca)2(Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)2
Caโ“˜ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Caโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caโ“˜ TuiteCa3(PO4)2
Caโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Caโ“˜ CzochralskiiteNa4Ca3Mg(PO4)4
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Tiโ“˜ ArmalcoliteMgTi24+O5
Tiโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiโ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiโ“˜ Ferri-obertiiteNaNa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)Si8O22O2
CrChromium
Crโ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crโ“˜ KosmochlorNaCrSi2O6
FeIron
Feโ“˜ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Feโ“˜ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Feโ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feโ“˜ Native IronFe
Feโ“˜ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ Mariฤ‡iteNaFe2+(PO4)
Feโ“˜ Panethite(Na,Ca)2(Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)2
Feโ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)ฮฃ9S8
Feโ“˜ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feโ“˜ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Feโ“˜ TetrataeniteFeNi
Feโ“˜ TrevoriteNi2+Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ TroiliteFeS
Feโ“˜ Ferri-obertiiteNaNa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)Si8O22O2
NiNickel
Niโ“˜ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niโ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Niโ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)ฮฃ9S8
Niโ“˜ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niโ“˜ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Niโ“˜ TetrataeniteFeNi
Niโ“˜ TrevoriteNi2+Fe23+O4

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References

Litasov, Konstantin D., Podgornykh, Nikolay M. (2017) Raman spectroscopy of various phosphate minerals and occurrence of tuite in the Elga IIE iron meteorite. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 48 (11). 1518-1527 doi:10.1002/jrs.5119
Litasov, K. D., Teplyakova, S. N., Shatskiy, A., & Kuper, K. E. (2019, July). Fe-Ni-PS Melt Pockets in Elga IIE Iron Meteorite: Evidence for the Origin at High Pressures up to 20 Gpa. In 82nd Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society (Vol. 2157).
Litasov, Konstantin, Teplyakova, Svetlana, Shatskiy, Anton, Kuper, Konstantin (2019) Fe-Ni-P-S Melt Pockets in Elga IIE Iron Meteorite: Evidence for the Origin at High-Pressures Up to 20 GPa. Minerals, 9 (10) 616 doi:10.3390/min9100616
Sharygin, Victor V. (2020) Mineralogy of Silicate-Natrophosphate Immiscible Inclusion in Elga IIE Iron Meteorite. Minerals, 10 (5) 437 doi:10.3390/min10050437
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