Found 1912, buried about one metre deep, in the centre of a small yard attached to a house inside the Colomera village (present adress, 10, Arco del Horno street). Iron meteorite (octahedrite), medium, with silicate inclusions (IIE).
Weight 134 kg.

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Mineral List

16 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ IIE iron meteorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

References:

Takeda, H., Hsu, W., & Huss, G. R. (2003). Mineralogy of silicate inclusions of the Colomera IIE iron and crystallization of Cr-diopside and alkali feldspar from a partial melt. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 67(12), 2269-2287.

ⓘ Armalcolite

Formula: MgTi⁴⁺₂O₅

References:

Prinz, M., Nehru, C. E., Delaney, J. S., Weisberg, M., & Olsen, E. (1983, March). Globular silicate inclusions in IIE irons and Sombrerete: Highly fractionated minimum melts. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (Vol. 14, pp. 618-619).

ⓘ Chlorapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl

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ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

References:

Bunch, T. E., Keil, Klaus, Olsen, E. (1970) Mineralogy and petrology of silicate inclusions in iron meteorites. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 25 (4) 297-340 doi:10.1007/bf00399290

ⓘ Colomeraite (TL)

Formula: NaTi³⁺Si₂O₆

Type Locality:

References:

Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2021) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) CNMNC Newsletter No 63. Mineralogical Magazine, 85 (6) 910-915 doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.74

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

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ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside

Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆

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ⓘ Enstatite

Formula: Mg₂Si₂O₆

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ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

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ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg₂(SiO₄)

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ⓘ 'Glass'

References:

Bunch, T. E., Keil, Klaus, Olsen, E. (1970) Mineralogy and petrology of silicate inclusions in iron meteorites. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 25 (4) 297-340 doi:10.1007/bf00399290

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

References:

Bunch, T. E., Keil, Klaus, Olsen, E. (1970) Mineralogy and petrology of silicate inclusions in iron meteorites. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 25 (4) 297-340 doi:10.1007/bf00399290

ⓘ Merrillite

Formula: Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇

References:

AM 54 (1969), 14

ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron'

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ⓘ 'Nickel-iron'

References:

www.meteoriticalsociety.org/bulletin/mb78.html

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

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ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

References:

Bunch, T. E., Keil, Klaus, Olsen, E. (1970) Mineralogy and petrology of silicate inclusions in iron meteorites. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 25 (4) 297-340 doi:10.1007/bf00399290

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

References:

Bunch, T. E., Keil, Klaus, Olsen, E. (1970) Mineralogy and petrology of silicate inclusions in iron meteorites. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 25 (4) 297-340 doi:10.1007/bf00399290

ⓘ Sanidine

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

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ⓘ Schreibersite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)₃P

References:

Bunch, T. E., Keil, Klaus, Olsen, E. (1970) Mineralogy and petrology of silicate inclusions in iron meteorites. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 25 (4) 297-340 doi:10.1007/bf00399290

ⓘ 'Silica'

References:

Bunch, T. E., Keil, Klaus, Olsen, E. (1970) Mineralogy and petrology of silicate inclusions in iron meteorites. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 25 (4) 297-340 doi:10.1007/bf00399290

ⓘ Tridymite

Formula: SiO₂

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

References:

Bunch, T. E., Keil, Klaus, Olsen, E. (1970) Mineralogy and petrology of silicate inclusions in iron meteorites. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 25 (4) 297-340 doi:10.1007/bf00399290

ⓘ Whitlockite

Formula: Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)

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ⓘ Yagiite (TL)

Formula: Na◻₂Mg₂Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]

Type Locality:

References:

[AM 54 (1969), 14

Nickel, Ernest H., Nichols, Monte C. (1991) Mineral Reference Manual. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Schreibersite	1.BD.05	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Armalcolite	4.CB.15	MgTi⁴⁺₂O₅
ⓘ	Tridymite	4.DA.10	SiO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Whitlockite	8.AC.45	Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)
ⓘ	Merrillite	8.AC.45	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
ⓘ	Chlorapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Forsterite	9.AC.05	Mg₂(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Yagiite (TL)	9.CM.05	Na◻₂Mg₂Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]
ⓘ	Colomeraite (TL)	9.DA.	NaTi³⁺Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Enstatite	9.DA.05	Mg₂Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	9.DA.15	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
ⓘ		9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Sanidine	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Meteoritic Iron'	-
ⓘ	'Silica'	-
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Nickel-iron'	-
ⓘ	'Glass'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Whitlockite	Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Armalcolite	MgTi₂⁴⁺O₅
O	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Tridymite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Whitlockite	Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)
O	ⓘ Yagiite	Na◻₂Mg₂Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]
O	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Colomeraite	NaTi³⁺Si₂O₆
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Yagiite	Na◻₂Mg₂Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]
Na	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Na	ⓘ Colomeraite	NaTi³⁺Si₂O₆
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Armalcolite	MgTi₂⁴⁺O₅
Mg	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
Mg	ⓘ Whitlockite	Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)
Mg	ⓘ Yagiite	Na◻₂Mg₂Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]
Mg	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Yagiite	Na◻₂Mg₂Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Tridymite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Yagiite	Na◻₂Mg₂Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Colomeraite	NaTi³⁺Si₂O₆
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
P	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
P	ⓘ Whitlockite	Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)
P	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Ca	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Whitlockite	Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)
Ca	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Armalcolite	MgTi₂⁴⁺O₅
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Colomeraite	NaTi³⁺Si₂O₆
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P

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References

Bunch, T. E., Keil, Klaus, Olsen, E. (1970) Mineralogy and petrology of silicate inclusions in iron meteorites. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 25 (4) 297-340 doi:10.1007/bf00399290

R. P. Lozano, J. A. Sánchez, R. González Laguna y T. Martín Crespo (2021) Colomera (Granada, Spain): More than a century of an IIE iron meteorite journey. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 56, (3), 663–678.

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