50976
Accession Number
27555
Title Of Article Chaper
Extraterrestrial Mineralogy
Title Of Journal Book
The American Mineralogist
Volume
52
Issue
44259
Pages
307-325
Collation
19 p. : ill.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The minerals in meteors reported before and after 1955 are described with formulas and references. The meteors are classified, their principal minerals listed. Dominant are olivine, pyroxine, plagioclase, and serpentine. Minor and accessory are sulfur, cohenite, troilite, cubanite, cristobalite, merrillite, and spinel. Doubtfuls include moissanite, gold, phosphorus, orthoclase, lonsdaleite. A number of minerals are produced by passage through the Earth's atmosphere and others by weathering on Earth.
Keywords
meteor;mineral;Earth
pub_id
50976