Named by J.V. Smith and B. Mason in 1970 in honor of Alan Major, Department of Geophysics and Geochemistry, Australian National University, Canberra. He assisted A. E. Ringwood in the high-pressure synthesis of garnet from pyroxene.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Coorara meteorite, Rawlinna, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia

The term "majoritic garnet" is often used in the literature. This term will normally be used for pyrope garnets with a small majorite component, and not the mineral majorite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2546

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2546:7

Similar NamesHide

Mazorite

A valid IMA mineral species

Ba₃(PO₄)₂

IMA Classification of MajoriteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

1969

Type description reference:

Smith, J. V., Mason, B. (1970) Pyroxene-Garnet Transformation in Coorara Meteorite. Science, 168 (3933). 832-833 doi:10.1126/science.168.3933.832

Classification of MajoriteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.AD.25

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
A : Nesosilicates
D : Nesosilicates without additional anions; cations in [6] and/or greater coordination

Dana 8th ed.:

51.4.3a.5

51 : NESOSILICATES Insular SiO₄ Groups Only
4 : Insular SiO₄ Groups Only with cations in [6] and >[6] coordination

Hey's CIM Ref.:

14.21.13

14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum
21 : Silicates of Fe and Mg

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Maj	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Maj	Whitney & Evans (2010)	Whitney, D.L. and Evans, B.W. (2010) Abbreviations for names of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 95, 185–187 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3371
Mjt	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Physical Properties of MajoriteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Translucent

Colour:

Purple, pale yellowish brown

Streak:

White

Hardness:

7 - 7½ on Mohs scale

Density:

4 g/cm³ (Measured) 4.00 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of MajoriteHide

Type:

Isotropic

Comments:

n = n.d

Chemistry of MajoriteHide

Mindat Formula:

Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	47.812 %
Si	27.977 %
Mg	24.211 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Mg, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Cr,Ni,Ca,Na

Crystallography of MajoriteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m(4/m32/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Ia3d

Setting:

Ia3d

Cell Parameters:

a = 11.53(1) Å

Unit Cell V:

1,532.81 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0001663	Majorite	Hazen R M, Downs R T, Finger L W, Conrad P G, Gasparik T (1994) Crystal chemistry of Ca-bearing majorite American Mineralogist 79 581-584	1994	synthetic	293
0002263	Majorite	Nakatsuka A, Yoshiasa A, Yamanaka T, Ohtaka O, Katsura T, Ito E (1999) Symmetry change of majorite solid-solution in the system Mg3Al2Si3O12-MgSiO3 American Mineralogist 84 1135-1143	1999		293
0002262	Majorite	Nakatsuka A, Yoshiasa A, Yamanaka T, Ohtaka O, Katsura T, Ito E (1999) Symmetry change of majorite solid-solution in the system Mg3Al2Si3O12-MgSiO3 American Mineralogist 84 1135-1143	1999		293
0002261	Majorite	Nakatsuka A, Yoshiasa A, Yamanaka T, Ohtaka O, Katsura T, Ito E (1999) Symmetry change of majorite solid-solution in the system Mg3Al2Si3O12-MgSiO3 American Mineralogist 84 1135-1143	1999		293
0002087	Majorite	Nakatsuka A, Yoshiasa A, Yamanaka T, Ito E (1999) Structure refinement of birefringent Cr-bearing majorite Mg3(Mg.34Si.34Al.18Cr.14)2Si3O12 American Mineralogist 84 199-202	1999		293

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 Crystal chemistry of Ca-bearing majorite
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MgD1   0.12650   0.01370   0.25760   0.91700   0.01051
CaD1   0.12650   0.01370   0.25760   0.08300   0.01051
MgD2   0.00000   0.25000   0.62580   0.67700   0.02786
CaD2   0.00000   0.25000   0.62580   0.32300   0.02786
MgO1   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   1.00000   0.00557
SiO2   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   1.00000   0.00557
SiT1   0.00000   0.25000   0.37500   1.00000   0.00747
SiT2   0.00000   0.25000   0.87500   1.00000   0.00747
SiT3   0.12590   0.00720   0.75750   1.00000   0.00747
O1   0.02510   0.05240   0.66660   1.00000   0.00773
O2   0.04200  -0.04620   0.86350   1.00000   0.00773
O3   0.22120   0.11000   0.79340   1.00000   0.00773
O4   0.21720  -0.08390   0.70260   1.00000   0.00773
O5  -0.05300   0.15850   0.46970   1.00000   0.00773
O6  -0.10240   0.21410   0.78420   1.00000   0.00773

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.575 Å	(100*)
2.881 Å	(70)
1.540 Å	(60)
2.454 Å	(45*)
1.597 Å	(40)
2.262 Å	(35*)
2.352 Å	(30)

Comments:

* = overlap with goethite impurity. (ICDD 25-843)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 2: Planetesimal differentiation and alteration	4.566-4.550
6 : Secondary asteroid phases	4.566-4.560
Near-surface Processes
26 : Hadean detrital minerals
Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics	<3.5-2.5
39 : High-? metamorphism (blueschist, eclogite, ultrahigh ? facies)

Type Occurrence of MajoriteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Coorara meteorite, Rawlinna, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Grains, to 10 μm

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 122379.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Goethite	'Kamacite'	Olivine Group	Pyroxene Group	Ringwoodite
Troilite

Reference:

Smith, J. V., Mason, B. (1970) Pyroxene-Garnet Transformation in Coorara Meteorite. Science, 168 (3933). 832-833 doi:10.1126/science.168.3933.832

Synonyms of MajoriteHide

IMA1969-018

Other Language Names for MajoriteHide

Dutch:Majoriet

German:Majorit

Japanese:メイジャー柘榴石

Russian:Меджорит

Simplified Chinese:镁铁榴石

Spanish:Majorita

Traditional Chinese:鎂鐵榴石

Relationship of Majorite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Garnet Group > Garnet Supergroup

Other Members of Garnet Group:

Almandine	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Andradite	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
'Blythite'	Mn²⁺₃Mn³⁺₂[SiO₄]₃
Calderite	Mn²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Eringaite	Ca₃Sc₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Goldmanite	Ca₃V³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
'Khoharite'	Mg₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
Knorringite	Mg₃Cr³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Menzerite-(Y)	(Y₂Ca)Mg₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Momoiite	Mn²⁺₃V³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Morimotoite	Ca₃(TiFe²⁺)(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Pyrope	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Rubinite	Ca₃Ti³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
'Skiagite'	Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂[SiO₄]₃
Spessartine	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
'UM1984-37-SiO:CrMn'	Mn²⁺₃Cr³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
Uvarovite	Ca₃Cr³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d

Forms a series with:

Pyrope

Majorite-Pyrope Series

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

2 photos of Majorite associated with Ringwoodite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
1 photo of Majorite associated with Lingunite	NaAlSi₃O₈
1 photo of Majorite associated with Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
1 photo of Majorite associated with Bridgmanite	MgSiO₃
1 photo of Majorite associated with Akimotoite	MgSiO₃
1 photo of Majorite associated with Xieite	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.AD.	Adrianite	Ca₁₂(Al₄Mg₃Si₇)O₃₂Cl₆	Iso. 43m : I43d
9.AD.05	Larnite	Ca₂SiO₄	Mon. 2/m
9.AD.10	Calcio-olivine	Ca₂SiO₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.AD.15	Merwinite	Ca₃Mg(SiO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.AD.20	Bredigite	Ca₇Mg(SiO₄)₄	Orth. mm2 : Pnn2
9.AD.25	Midbarite	Ca₃Mg₂(V⁵⁺₂Si)O₁₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	Menzerite-(Y)	(Y₂Ca)Mg₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	Uvarovite	Ca₃Cr³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	Eltyubyuite	Ca₁₂Fe³⁺₁₀Si₄O₃₂Cl₆	Iso. 43m : I43d
9.AD.25	Eringaite	Ca₃Sc₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	Henritermierite	Ca₃Mn³⁺₂(SiO₄)₂[◻(OH)₄]	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/acd
9.AD.25 va	'Hydrougrandite'	(Ca,Mg,Fe²⁺)₃(Fe³⁺,Al)₂[(OH)₄(SiO₄)₂]	Iso.
9.AD.25	Calderite	Mn²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	Nikmelnikovite	Ca₁₂(Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₃Al₃◻)[SiO₄]₆[◻(OH)₄]₅◻₄	Trig. 3 : R3
9.AD.25	Hutcheonite	Ca₃Ti₂(SiO₄)(AlO₄)₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	Wadalite	(Ca,Mg)₆(Al,Fe³⁺)₄((Si,Al)O₄)₃O₄Cl₃	Iso. 43m : I43d
9.AD.25	Rubinite	Ca₃Ti³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	Kerimasite	Ca₃Zr₂(SiO₄)(Fe³⁺O₄)₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	Holtstamite	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₂[◻(OH)₄]	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/acd
9.AD.25	Spessartine	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	Toturite	Ca₃Sn₂(SiO₄)(Fe³⁺O₄)₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	Kimzeyite	Ca₃Zr₂(SiO₄)(AlO₄)₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	'Khoharite'	Mg₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
9.AD.25	Irinarassite	Ca₃Sn₂(SiO₄)(AlO₄)₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	Knorringite	Mg₃Cr³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	Goldmanite	Ca₃V³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	'Blythite'	Mn²⁺₃Mn³⁺₂[SiO₄]₃
9.AD.25	'Skiagite'	Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂[SiO₄]₃
9.AD.25	'UM1984-37-SiO:CrMn'	Mn²⁺₃Cr³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
9.AD.25	Almandine	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25 va	'Yamatoite'	(Mn²⁺,Ca)₃(V³⁺,Al)₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso.
9.AD.25	Momoiite	Mn²⁺₃V³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	Andradite	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	Morimotoite	Ca₃(TiFe²⁺)(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	Pyrope	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.25	Schorlomite	Ca₃Ti₂(SiO₄)(Fe³⁺O₄)₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
9.AD.30	Hafnon	Hf(SiO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/amd
9.AD.30	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/amd
9.AD.30	Coffinite	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/amd
9.AD.30	Thorite	Th(SiO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/amd
9.AD.30 va	'Auerlite'	near Th(Si,P)O₄
9.AD.30	Stetindite-(Ce)	Ce⁴⁺SiO₄	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/amd
9.AD.35	'Tombarthite-(Y)'	Y₄(Si,H₄)₄O_12-x(OH)_4+2x	Mon.
9.AD.35	Huttonite	ThSiO₄	Mon. 2/m
9.AD.40	Eulytine	Bi₄(SiO₄)₃	Iso. 43m : I43d
9.AD.45	Reidite	Zr(SiO₄)	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
9.AD.55	Jeffbenite	Mg₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂	Tet. 42m : I42d

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References for MajoriteHide

Reference List:

Smith, J. V., Mason, B. (1970) Pyroxene-Garnet Transformation in Coorara Meteorite. Science, 168 (3933). 832-833 doi:10.1126/science.168.3933.832

Fleischer, M.; Nickel, E.H. (1970) New Minerals Names. American Mineralogist, 55 (9-10). p.1810-1818.

Smith, J. V., Mason, B. (1970) Pyroxene-Garnet Transformation in Coorara Meteorite. Science, 168 (3933). 832-833 doi:10.1126/science.168.3933.832

Coleman, L. C. (1977) Ringwoodite and majorite in the Catherwood meteorite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 15 (1) 97-101

Mao, H.K., Bell, P.M., Boctor, N.Z. (1982) The mineral chemistry of majorite in L6 chondrites. Annual Report of the Director Geophysical Laboratory: 81: 279-281.

Akaogi, M., Kusaba, K., Susaki, D., Yagi, T., Matsui, M., Kikegawa, T., Yusa, H., Ito, E. (1992) High-pressure high-temperature stability of a α-PbO2-type TiO2 and MgSiO3 majorite: calorimetric and in situ X-ray diffraction studies. In High-Pressure Research: Application to Earth and Planetary Sciences - Geophysical Monograph No. 67. American Geophysical Union. p.447-455.

Wang, Yanbin, Gasparik, Tibor, Liebermann, Robert C. (1993) Modulated microstructure in synthetic majorite. American Mineralogist, 78 (11-12) 1165-1173

Hazen, Robert M., Finger, Robert T. Downs Larry W., Conrad, Pamela G., Gasparik, Tibor (1994) Crystal chemistry of Ca-bearing majorite. American Mineralogist, 79 (5-6) 581-584

Gwanmesia, G. D., Liu, J., Chen, G., Kesson, S., Rigden, S. M., Liebermann, R. C. (2000) Elasticity of the pyrope (Mg3Al2Si3O12)-majorite (MgSiO3) garnets solid solution. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 27 (7). 445-452 doi:10.1007/s002699900054

(2001) Majorite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Hofmeister, A.M., Giesting, P.A., Wopenka, B., Gwanmesia, G.D., Jolliff, B.L. (2004) Vibrational spectroscopy of pyrope-majorite garnets: Structural implications. American Mineralogist, 89 (1) 132-146 doi:10.2138/am-2004-0116

Vinograd, Victor L., Winkler, Bjoern, Wilson, Daniel J., Putnis, Andrew, Gale, Julian D. (2006) Monte Carlo simulation of mixing in Ca3Fe2Ge3O12–Ca4Ge4O12 garnets and implications for the thermodynamic stability of pyrope–majorite solid solution. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 33 (8) 533-544 doi:10.1007/s00269-006-0099-5

Grew, E. S., Locock, A. J., Mills, S. J., Galuskina, I. O., Galuskin, E. V., Hålenius, U. (2013) Nomenclature of the garnet supergroup. American Mineralogist, 98 (4) 785-811 doi:10.2138/am.2013.4201

Thomas, Sylvia-Monique, Wilson, Kathryn, Koch-Müller, Monika, Hauri, Erik H., McCammon, Catherine, Jacobsen, Steven D., Lazarz, John, Rhede, Dieter, Ren, Minghua, Blair, Neal, Lenz, Stephan (2015) Quantification of water in majoritic garnet. American Mineralogist, 100 (5) 1084-1092 doi:10.2138/am-2015-5136

Ismailova, Leyla, Bobrov, Andrey, Bykov, Maxim, Bykova, Elena, Cerantola, Valerio, Kantor, Innokenty, Kupenko, Ilya, McCammon, Catherine, Dyadkin, Vadim, Chernyshov, Dmitry, Pascarelli, Sakura, Chumakov, Alexsandr, Dubrovinskaia, Natalia, Dubrovinsky, Leonid (2015) High-pressure synthesis of skiagite-majorite garnet and investigation of its crystal structure. American Mineralogist, 100 (11) 2650-2654 doi:10.2138/am-2015-5278

De La Pierre, Marco, Belmonte, Donato (2016) Ab initio investigation of majorite and pyrope garnets: Lattice dynamics and vibrational spectra. American Mineralogist, 101 (1) 162-174 doi:10.2138/am-2016-5382

Kulka, Britany L., Dolinschi, Jonathan D., Leinenweber, Kurt D., Prakapenka, Vitali B., Shim, Sang-Heon (2020) The Bridgmanite–Akimotoite–Majorite Triple Point Determined in Large Volume Press and Laser-Heated Diamond Anvil Cell. Minerals, 10 (1) 67 doi:10.3390/min10010067

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Antarctica
East Antarctica American Highland Grove Mountains ⓘ Grove Mountains 020090 meteorite	YT Lin et al. (2011)
ⓘ Grove Mountains 052082 meteorite	Lu Feng et al. (2011)
Queen Maud Land Queen Fabiola Mountains ⓘ Yamato 790729 meteorite	Kato et al. (2017)

Australia
New South Wales Bourke Co. ⓘ Coolamon meteorite	Mason et al. (5)
Queensland Barcoo Shire Windorah Tenham Station ⓘ Tenham meteorite	Tomioka et al. (1999) +1 other reference
Western Australia Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire Rawlinna ⓘ Coorara meteorite (TL)	Smith +1 other reference

Brazil
Mato Grosso Juína ⓘ Collier 4 kimberlite pipe	Bulanova et al. (2010)
ⓘ Juína 5 kimberlite pipe	Thomson et al. (2014)
ⓘ São Luis river alluvials ?	Ragozin +5 other references

Canada
Alberta Peace River ⓘ Peace River meteorite	Burke et al. (1983) +1 other reference
Québec Abitibi-Témiscamingue La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM Réservoir-Dozois ⓘ Cabonga Reservoir	Olivier Langelier Collection
Saskatchewan Catherwood ⓘ Catherwood meteorite	Coleman (1977)

China
Hubei Suizhou Zengdu District Xihe ⓘ Suizhou meteorite (Suizhou L6 chondrite)	Xie Xiande et al. (2001) +5 other references
Jiangsu Taizhou Gaogang District Sixiangkou ⓘ Sixiangkou meteorite	Miyajima et al. (2007) +1 other reference

France
Centre-Val de Loire Indre Le Blanc Le Blanc ⓘ Chantonnay meteorite	www.excaliburmineral.com
Loiret Montargis ⓘ Château-Renard meteorite	Baziotis et al. (2018)

Guinea
Kankan Region Kankan Prefecture ⓘ Kankan diamond District	Stachel et al. (2002)

India
Bihar Gaya District ⓘ Shergotty Martian meteorite	Malavergne et al. (2001)
Karnataka Shimoga District ⓘ Shankaraghatta ultramafic body	Datta et al. (2021, December)
Maharashtra Nagpur Division ⓘ Katol meteorite	Ghosh et al. (2021)

Jordan
Mafraq Governorate ⓘ Tulayl Al-Hasna	Yaseen (2014)

Kazakhstan
Akmola Region Zerendi District Prirechnoye Lake Kumdikol (Lake Kumdykol'; Ozero Kumdykol') ⓘ Lake Kumdikol diamond deposit	Nitsenko et al. (2004)

Lesotho
Mokhotlong District ⓘ Letseng Diamond Mine	10.1126/sciadv.abe9773 +1 other reference

Lithuania
Utena County Anyksciu Androniski ⓘ Padvarninkai meteorite	Miyahara et al. (2021)

Morocco
Souss-Massa Region Tata Province Tata Cercle ⓘ Tissint Martian meteorite	Baziotis et al. (2013)

Nigeria
Yobe Bogga Dingare ⓘ Gujba meteorite	Weisberg et al. (2010)

Northwest Africa Meteorites
ⓘ Northwest Africa 10658 meteorite (NWA 10658)	Fudge et al. (2018)
ⓘ Northwest Africa 3170 Lunar meteorite (NWA 3170)	Gu et al. (2025)

Oman
Dhofar Governorate ⓘ Dhofar 717 meteorite (Dho 717)	Litasov et al. (2019)
ⓘ Dhofar 864 meteorite (Dho 864)	Litasov et al. (2019)
ⓘ Dhofar 922 meteorite (Dho 922)	D.D. Badjukov et al. et al. (2005)

Russia
Sakha Anabarsky District Ebelyakh River basin ⓘ Kholomolokh alluvial placers	Ragozin +4 other references

Solomon Islands
Malaita Province Malaita Island ⓘ Kimberlite locality	Mineralogical Magazine +1 other reference

South Africa
Free State Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality Setsoto Local Municipality Clocolan ⓘ Monastery Mine	Field et al. (2008)
North West Bojanala Platinum District Municipality Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality Swartruggens ⓘ Helam Mine	Field et al. (2008)

USA
Kansas Ness County ⓘ Ness County (1894) meteorite	Rubin et al. (1984)
New Mexico De Baca County ⓘ Taiban meteorite	Acosta et al. (2012)
Harding County ⓘ Roy (1933) meteorite	Zhidong Xie et al. (2005)
Texas Randall County ⓘ Umbarger meteorite	Zhidong Xie et al.

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