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Shergottite meteorite

Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Chenmingite, etc.

Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Xieite, etc.

Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Shergottite meteorite

Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Chenmingite, etc.

Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Xieite, etc.

Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Shergottite meteorite

Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Chenmingite, etc.

Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Neighbouring regions:

Tafraout Cercle, Tiznit Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Igherm Cercle, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Akka Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Foum Zguid Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Type:

Cercle

Mindat Locality ID:

404992

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:404992:3

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Arabic:

دائرة طاطا, إقليم طاطا, سوس-ماسة, المغرب

French:

Cercle de Tata, Tata, Souss-Massa, Maroc

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ⓘ Shergottite meteorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ahrensite (TL)

Formula: SiFe₂O₄

Type Locality:

References:

Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2013) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2013. CNMNC Newsletter No 16. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (6) 2695-2709 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.6.01

Miyahara, Masaaki, Ohtani, Eiji, El Goresy, Ahmed, Ozawa, Shin, Gillet, Philippe (2016) Phase transition processes of olivine in the shocked Martian meteorite Tissint: Clues to origin of ringwoodite-, bridgmanite- and magnesiowüstite-bearing assemblages. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 259. 18-28 doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2016.08.006

ⓘ Akimotoite

Formula: MgSiO₃

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

Baziotis, Ioannis P.; Liu, Yang; DeCarli, Paul S.; Jay Melosh, H.; McSween, Harry Y.; Bodnar, Robert J.; Taylor, Lawrence A. (2013) The Tissint Martian meteorite as evidence for the largest impact excavation. Nature Communications, 4 (1). p.1404. doi:10.1038/ncomms2414

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

Chennaoui, A. H., Jambon A. & Boudouma J. A. (2012). Tissint: The first Martian meteorite fall of the century in Morocco (abstract #5069). Meteoritics & Planetary Science 47. PUBLISHED ONLINE.

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510

Balta, J. Brian, Sanborn, Matthew E., Udry, Arya, Wadhwa, Meenakshi, McSween, Harry Y. (2015) Petrology and trace element geochemistry of Tissint, the newest shergottite fall. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 50 (1) 63-85 doi:10.1111/maps.12403

ⓘ Bridgmanite

Formula: MgSiO₃

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

ⓘ Chenmingite (TL)

Formula: FeCr₂O₄

Type Locality:

References:

Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2017) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017, CNMNC Newsletter No 38. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (4) 1033-1038 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.062

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Description: Usually or always very small crystals [< 10 µm](Balta et al., 2015)

References:

Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Description: Olivine ranges from Mg-rich core (max Mg#81) to Fe-rich rims (min Mg#27)[Balta et al., 2015]

References:

Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510

Ma, C.; Tschauner, O.; Liu, Y.; Beckett, J.R.; Rossman, G.R.; Zuravlev, K.; Prakapenka, V.; Dera, P.; Sinogeikin, S.; Smith, J.; et al. (2014) Discovery of Ahrensite γ-Fe2SiO4 and Tissintite (Ca,Na,□)AlSi2O6: Two New High Pressure Minerals from the Tissint Martian Meteorite. 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 1222pp.

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510

ⓘ Keplerite

Formula: Ca₉(Ca_0.5◻_0.5)Mg(PO₄)₇

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

Slabic, Ane (2022) Geochemical Signatures of Martian Shocked Calcium Phosphate Minerals, GSA Connects 2022

ⓘ Lingunite

Formula: NaAlSi₃O₈

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

ⓘ Majorite

Formula: Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

ⓘ 'Maskelynite'

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Description: Compositional range An68Ab42Or1 to An47Ab48Or5 observed by Balta et al. (2015)

References:

Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510

ⓘ Merrillite

Formula: Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Description: Some Mg-rich cores reported as orthopyroxene.

References:

Chennaoui, A. H., Jambon A. & Boudouma J. A. (2012). Tissint: The first Martian meteorite fall of the century in Morocco (abstract #5069). Meteoritics & Planetary Science 47. PUBLISHED ONLINE.

ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO₃

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Description: vitrified

References:

ⓘ Pigeonite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

Irving, A.J. et. al, 2012 The Tissint DepeltedPermafic Olivine-Phyric Shergottite: Petrologic, Elemental, and Isotopic Characterization of a Recent Martian Fall in Morocco. 43rd LPSC #2510

ⓘ Ringwoodite

Formula: (Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

ⓘ Stishovite

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

ⓘ Tissintite (TL)

Formula: (Ca,◻)AlSi₂O₆

Type Locality:

References:

Ma, Chi, Tschauner, Oliver, Beckett, John R., Liu, Yang, Rossman, George R., Zhuravlev, Kirill, Prakapenka, Vitali, Dera, Przemyslaw, Taylor, Lawrence A. (2015) Tissintite, (Ca, Na, □)AlSi2O6, a highly-defective, shock-induced, high-pressure clinopyroxene in the Tissint martian meteorite. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 422. 194-205 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.03.057

ⓘ Tuite

Formula: Ca₃(PO₄)₂

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

ⓘ Ulvöspinel

Formula: TiFe²⁺₂O₄

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Description: Cocrystallization of ulvöspinel & ilmenite

References:

ⓘ 'UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa' ?

Formula: (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)₆O₁₁

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

Beck, P., Gillet, P., Gautron, L., Daniel, I., El Goresy, A. (2004): A new natural high-pressure (Na,Ca)-hexaluminosilicate [(Ca_xNa_1–x)Al_3+xSi_3–xO₁₁] in shocked Martian meteorites. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett.: 219: 1–12

in: Jambor, J.L., Grew, E.S., (2004): New mineral names. Am. Mineral.: 89: 1833

ⓘ 'Unnamed (Magnesium (Iron Calcium) Trisilicate)'

Formula: (Mg,Fe,Ca)₄Si₃O₁₀

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

Ma, C. (2023): Discovery of a new high-pressure silicate, (Mg,Fe,Ca)4Si3O10, with a spinelloid structure, in a shock melt pocket from the Tissint martian meteorite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 58, 6257.

ⓘ Wüstite

Formula: FeO

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

ⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite

Formula: (Mg,Fe)O

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

ⓘ Xieite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄

Locality: Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

References:

Ma, Chi, Tschauner, Oliver, Beckett, John R., Liu, Yang, Greenberg, Eran, Prakapenka, Vitali B. (2019) Chenmingite, FeCr2O4 in the CaFe2O4-type structure, a shock-induced, high-pressure mineral in the Tissint martian meteorite. American Mineralogist, 104 (10) 1521-1525 doi:10.2138/am-2019-6999

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Wüstite	4.AB.25	FeO
ⓘ	var. Magnesiowüstite	4.AB.25	(Mg,Fe)O
ⓘ	Chenmingite (TL)	4.BB.	FeCr₂O₄
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
ⓘ	Ulvöspinel	4.BB.05	TiFe²⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Xieite	4.BB.25	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Akimotoite	4.CB.05	MgSiO₃
ⓘ	Perovskite	4.CC.30	CaTiO₃
ⓘ	Stishovite	4.DA.40	SiO₂
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Merrillite	8.AC.45	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
ⓘ	Tuite	8.AC.45	Ca₃(PO₄)₂
ⓘ	Keplerite	8.AD.	Ca₉(Ca_0.5◻_0.5)Mg(PO₄)₇
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Ahrensite (TL)	9.AC.	SiFe₂O₄
ⓘ	Ringwoodite	9.AC.15	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Majorite	9.AD.25	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Pigeonite	9.DA.10	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Tissintite (TL)	9.DA.25	(Ca,◻)AlSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Lingunite	9.FA.70	NaAlSi₃O₈
ⓘ	Bridgmanite	9.H0.	MgSiO₃
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Maskelynite'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
ⓘ	'UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa' ?	-	(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)₆O₁₁
ⓘ	'Unnamed (Magnesium (Iron Calcium) Trisilicate)'	-	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₄Si₃O₁₀

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Majorite	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
O	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Ringwoodite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Stishovite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
O	ⓘ Ulvöspinel	TiFe₂²⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Wüstite	FeO
O	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
O	ⓘ Akimotoite	MgSiO₃
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Tuite	Ca₃(PO₄)₂
O	ⓘ Lingunite	NaAlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
O	ⓘ Xieite	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄
O	ⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite	(Mg,Fe)O
O	ⓘ Tissintite	(Ca,◻)AlSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Ahrensite	SiFe₂O₄
O	ⓘ Bridgmanite	MgSiO₃
O	ⓘ Chenmingite	FeCr₂O₄
O	ⓘ Keplerite	Ca₉(Ca_0.5◻_0.5)Mg(PO₄)₇
O	ⓘ UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa	(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)₆O₁₁
O	ⓘ Unnamed (Magnesium (Iron Calcium) Trisilicate)	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₄Si₃O₁₀
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Na	ⓘ Lingunite	NaAlSi₃O₈
Na	ⓘ UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa	(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)₆O₁₁
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Majorite	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃
Mg	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Ringwoodite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
Mg	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Mg	ⓘ Akimotoite	MgSiO₃
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg	ⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite	(Mg,Fe)O
Mg	ⓘ Bridgmanite	MgSiO₃
Mg	ⓘ Keplerite	Ca₉(Ca_0.5◻_0.5)Mg(PO₄)₇
Mg	ⓘ Unnamed (Magnesium (Iron Calcium) Trisilicate)	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₄Si₃O₁₀
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Lingunite	NaAlSi₃O₈
Al	ⓘ Tissintite	(Ca,◻)AlSi₂O₆
Al	ⓘ UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa	(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)₆O₁₁
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Majorite	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Ringwoodite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Stishovite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Akimotoite	MgSiO₃
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Lingunite	NaAlSi₃O₈
Si	ⓘ Tissintite	(Ca,◻)AlSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Ahrensite	SiFe₂O₄
Si	ⓘ Bridgmanite	MgSiO₃
Si	ⓘ UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa	(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)₆O₁₁
Si	ⓘ Unnamed (Magnesium (Iron Calcium) Trisilicate)	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₄Si₃O₁₀
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
P	ⓘ Tuite	Ca₃(PO₄)₂
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
P	ⓘ Keplerite	Ca₉(Ca_0.5◻_0.5)Mg(PO₄)₇
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ca	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Ca	ⓘ Tuite	Ca₃(PO₄)₂
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Ca	ⓘ Tissintite	(Ca,◻)AlSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Keplerite	Ca₉(Ca_0.5◻_0.5)Mg(PO₄)₇
Ca	ⓘ UM2004-47-SiO:AlCaNa	(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)₆O₁₁
Ca	ⓘ Unnamed (Magnesium (Iron Calcium) Trisilicate)	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₄Si₃O₁₀
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
Ti	ⓘ Ulvöspinel	TiFe₂²⁺O₄
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Cr	ⓘ Xieite	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄
Cr	ⓘ Chenmingite	FeCr₂O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Ringwoodite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
Fe	ⓘ Ulvöspinel	TiFe₂²⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Wüstite	FeO
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe	ⓘ Xieite	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄
Fe	ⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite	(Mg,Fe)O
Fe	ⓘ Ahrensite	SiFe₂O₄
Fe	ⓘ Chenmingite	FeCr₂O₄
Fe	ⓘ Unnamed (Magnesium (Iron Calcium) Trisilicate)	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₄Si₃O₁₀

Fossils

There are 12 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

383 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)

Oldest Fossil Listed

516 Ma (Cambrian)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Feijas internes - Jbel Wawrmast - Breche a Micmacca	1	513 - 501 Ma (Cambrian)
Feijas internes - Jbel Wawrmast	6	513 - 501 Ma (Cambrian)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Polygnathus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Polygnathidae : *Polygnathus*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Saesorthis simplicissima species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Protorthida : Protorthidae : Saesorthis : *Saesorthis simplicissima*	516 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Brahimorthis antiqua species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Eoorthidae : Brahimorthis : *Brahimorthis antiqua*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Polygnathus varcus species	Animalia : Chordata : Polygnathidae : Polygnathus : *Polygnathus varcus*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Tortodus bultyncki species	Animalia : Chordata : Spathognathodontidae : Tortodus : *Tortodus bultyncki*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Polygnathus linguiformis species	Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Polygnathidae : Polygnathus : *Polygnathus linguiformis*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian

Fossil Localities

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Morocco

Souss-Massa Region
- Tata Province
  - Cambrian🐚 HBR-24.7
  - Devonian🐚 Tiguisselt 10d

Localities in this Region

Morocco

Souss-Massa Region
- Tata Province
  - Tata Cercle
    - ⭔Tissint
    - Tissint Martian meteorite

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Sahara DesertDesert

African PlateTectonic Plate

Tindouf basinBasin
West African CratonCraton
- Anti-Atlas Pan-African BeltOrogenic Belt

Northwest Africa MeteoritesGroup of Meteorite Fall Locations

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