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Nereta Parish, Aizkraukle Municipality, Zemgale Region, Latviai
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Nereta ParishParish
Aizkraukle MunicipalityMunicipality
Zemgale RegionRegion
LatviaCountry

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Nereta1,282 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
418432
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:418432:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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3 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine (Fa23) accounts for nearly half of the meteorite (~46%).
ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron'
Description: Composition of Fe-Ni metal (20% Ni) suggests presence of taenite.
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: Plagioclase accounts for ~10% the meteorite.
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Description: Shock effects (present here) may have disturbed the orthopyroxene-clinopyroxene distribution?
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Meteoritic Iron'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nereta_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q2161795
GeoNames ID:7628334

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