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Pigeonite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Pigeonite, etc.

Gåsgruvan Quarry, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Pigeonite

San Carlos, Gila County, Arizona, USA

Pigeonite

Syros, Syros-Ermoupoli, South Aegean, Greece

Pigeonite, etc.

Gåsgruvan Quarry, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Pigeonite

San Carlos, Gila County, Arizona, USA

Pigeonite

Syros, Syros-Ermoupoli, South Aegean, Greece

Pigeonite, etc.

Gåsgruvan Quarry, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Pigeonite

San Carlos, Gila County, Arizona, USA

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About PigeoniteHide

Formula:

(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Where 0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0.4, x + y + z = 1 and y1 + z1 = 1.
This formula is based on the definition by Morimoto et al. (1988).

Colour:

Black, brown, greenish brown

Lustre:

Vitreous, Dull

Hardness:

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Member of:

Clinopyroxene Subgroup > Pyroxene Group

Name:

Named in 1900 by Alexander N. Winchell for the type locality of Pigeon Point, Minnesota, USA.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Pigeon Point, Cook County, Minnesota, USA

Pyroxene Group, Clinopyroxene Subgroup.

A high-temperature mineral, forming mostly above 900°C, and with slow cooling tends to invert to a mixture of augite and orthopyroxene. Thus it is mostly restricted to volcanic and subvolcanic rocks like basalts and dolerites.

Unlike other clinopyroxenes such as augite and diopside, pigeonite has space-group symmetry P2₁/c at room temperature (at high temperatures it has space group C2/c). The phase-transition temperature depends on Ca and Fe²⁺ contents, as well as by cation ordering (Camara et al., 2003).

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

3210

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:3210:6

Classification of PigeoniteHide

Pigeonite and its relation to other pyroxenes

IMA Classification of PigeoniteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

IMA Formula:

(Mg,Fe²⁺,Ca)SiO₃

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.DA.10

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
D : Inosilicates
A : Inosilicates with 2-periodic single chains, Si₂O₆; pyroxene family

Dana 8th ed.:

65.1.1.4

65 : INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1)
1 : Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2

Hey's CIM Ref.:

14.23.1

14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum
23 : Silicates of Fe, Mg, Ca

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
Pgt	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Pgt	Kretz (1983)	Kretz, R. (1983) Symbols of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 68, 277–279.
Pgt	Siivolam & Schmid (2007)	Siivolam, J. and Schmid, R. (2007) Recommendations by the IUGS Subcommission on the Systematics of Metamorphic Rocks: List of mineral abbreviations. Web-version 01.02.07. IUGS Commission on the Systematics in Petrology. download
Pgt	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
Pgt	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Pronunciation of PigeoniteHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of PigeoniteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous, Dull

Colour:

Black, brown, greenish brown

Streak:

Greyish white

Hardness:

6 on Mohs scale

Cleavage:

Distinct/Good

Optical Data of PigeoniteHide

Type:

Biaxial (+)

RI values:

n_α = 1.683 - 1.722 n_β = 1.684 - 1.722 n_γ = 1.704 - 1.752

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.021 - 0.030
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
The colours simulate birefringence patterns seen in thin section under crossed polars. They do not take into account mineral colouration or opacity.

Michel-Levy Bar The default colours simulate the birefringence range for a 30 µm thin-section thickness. Adjust the slider to simulate a different thickness.

Grain Simulation You can rotate the grain simulation to show how this range might look as you rotated a sample under crossed polars. Each grain retains its interference colour (retardation) while its brightness falls to black at extinction and reaches a maximum between extinction positions.

Thickness: 30 µm Order divisions

Rotation:

Surface Relief:

Very High (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.

Focus:

In focus

Interference Figure:

This shows the idealized biaxial acute bisectrix (Bxa) interference figure - the conoscopic view for a grain cut perpendicular to the acute bisectrix, using this mineral's 2V. The two small white dots mark the melatopes - the points where the two optic axes emerge - and are shown only when they fall within the field of view. The coloured bands are isochromatics, and the dark bands are isogyres.

Rotate the stage: at 0°/90° the isogyres form a cross through the melatopes; at 45° they pull apart into curved hyperbolas. That splitting on rotation - absent in a uniaxial figure - is the standard diagnostic test for telling biaxial minerals from uniaxial ones. If 2V is large, the melatopes may fall outside the field of view, as they often do at the microscope too.

No measured or calculated 2V is on file for this mineral, so the value used here (16°) is estimated from its recorded refractive indices and optic sign, not from a direct 2V measurement.

Thickness: 30 µm

Stage rotation: 0°

Dispersion:

weak to distinct

Chemistry of PigeoniteHide

Mindat Formula:

(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Where 0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0.4, x + y + z = 1 and y1 + z1 = 1.
This formula is based on the definition by Morimoto et al. (1988).

Elements listed:

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

Common Impurities:

Ti,Al,Mn,Na,K,H₂O

Crystallography of PigeoniteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

P2₁/b

Setting:

P12₁/c1

Cell Parameters:

a = 9.7 Å, b = 8.95 Å, c = 5.24 Å
β = 108.59°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 1.084 : 1 : 0.585

Unit Cell V:

431.18 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005003	Pigeonite	Alvaro M, Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Camara F, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2010) High-pressure phase transition of a natural pigeonite American Mineralogist 95 300-311	2010	Parana, Brazil	0.0001	293
0003978	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	293
0003962	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	293
0003152	Pigeonite	Camara F, Carpenter M A, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2003) Coupling between non-convergent ordering and transition temperature in the C2/c - P2_1/c phase transition in pigeonite American Mineralogist 88 1115-1128	2003	Parana, Brazil	0	293
0003151	Pigeonite	Camara F, Carpenter M A, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2003) Coupling between non-convergent ordering and transition temperature in the C2/c - P2_1/c phase transition in pigeonite American Mineralogist 88 1115-1128	2003	Parana, Brazil	0	293
0003150	Pigeonite	Camara F, Carpenter M A, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2003) Coupling between non-convergent ordering and transition temperature in the C2/c - P2_1/c phase transition in pigeonite American Mineralogist 88 1115-1128	2003	Parana, Brazil	0	293
0003149	Pigeonite	Camara F, Carpenter M A, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2003) Coupling between non-convergent ordering and transition temperature in the C2/c - P2_1/c phase transition in pigeonite American Mineralogist 88 1115-1128	2003	Parana, Brazil	0	293
0003148	Pigeonite	Camara F, Carpenter M A, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2003) Coupling between non-convergent ordering and transition temperature in the C2/c - P2_1/c phase transition in pigeonite American Mineralogist 88 1115-1128	2003	Parana, Brazil	0	293
0003147	Pigeonite	Camara F, Carpenter M A, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2003) Coupling between non-convergent ordering and transition temperature in the C2/c - P2_1/c phase transition in pigeonite American Mineralogist 88 1115-1128	2003	Parana, Brazil	0	293
0000209	Pigeonite	Morimoto N, Guven N (1970) Refinement of the crystal structure of pigeonite American Mineralogist 55 1195-1209	1970	Isle of Mull, Scotland	0	293
0010588	Pigeonite	Morimoto N, Appleman D E, Evans H T (1960) The crystal structures of clinoenstatite and pigeonite Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 114 120-147	1960	Asio Mine, Japan	0	293
0003986	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	923
0003985	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	923
0003984	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	923
0003983	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	923
0003982	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	923
0003981	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	923
0003980	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	923
0003979	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	923
0003971	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	973
0003970	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	973
0003969	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	973
0003968	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	973
0003967	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	973
0003966	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	973
0003965	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	973
0003964	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	973
0003963	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	973
0003992	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	1023
0003991	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	1023
0003990	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	1023
0003989	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	1023
0003988	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	1023
0003987	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	1023
0003977	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	1073
0003976	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	1073
0003975	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	1073
0003974	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	1073
0003973	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	1073
0003972	Pigeonite	Domeneghetti M C, Zema M, Tazzoli V (2005) Kinetics of Fe2+-Mg order-disorder in P2_1/c pigeonite American Mineralogist 90 1816-1823	2005	Parana, Brazil	0	1073
0005004	Pigeonite	Alvaro M, Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Camara F, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2010) High-pressure phase transition of a natural pigeonite American Mineralogist 95 300-311	2010	Parana, Brazil	0.047	293
0005005	Pigeonite	Alvaro M, Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Camara F, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2010) High-pressure phase transition of a natural pigeonite American Mineralogist 95 300-311	2010	Parana, Brazil	0.984	293
0005006	Pigeonite	Alvaro M, Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Camara F, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2010) High-pressure phase transition of a natural pigeonite American Mineralogist 95 300-311	2010	Parana, Brazil	1.794	293
0005007	Pigeonite	Alvaro M, Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Camara F, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2010) High-pressure phase transition of a natural pigeonite American Mineralogist 95 300-311	2010	Parana, Brazil	3.167	293
0005008	Pigeonite	Alvaro M, Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Camara F, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2010) High-pressure phase transition of a natural pigeonite American Mineralogist 95 300-311	2010	Parana, Brazil	3.172	293
0005009	Pigeonite	Alvaro M, Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Camara F, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2010) High-pressure phase transition of a natural pigeonite American Mineralogist 95 300-311	2010	Parana, Brazil	3.587	293
0005010	Pigeonite	Alvaro M, Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Camara F, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2010) High-pressure phase transition of a natural pigeonite American Mineralogist 95 300-311	2010	Parana, Brazil	3.649	293
0005011	Pigeonite	Alvaro M, Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Camara F, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2010) High-pressure phase transition of a natural pigeonite American Mineralogist 95 300-311	2010	Parana, Brazil	6.409	293
0005012	Pigeonite	Alvaro M, Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Camara F, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2010) High-pressure phase transition of a natural pigeonite American Mineralogist 95 300-311	2010	Parana, Brazil	7.762	293
0005013	Pigeonite	Alvaro M, Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Camara F, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2010) High-pressure phase transition of a natural pigeonite American Mineralogist 95 300-311	2010	Parana, Brazil	9.405	293
0008637	Pigeonite	Camara F, Carpenter M A, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2002) Non-convergent ordering and displacive phase transition in pigeonite: in situ HT XRD study Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 29 331-340	2002		0	298
0003197	Pigeonite	Nestola F, Tribaudino M, Ballaran T B (2004) High pressure behavior, transformation and crystal structure of synthetic iron-free pigeonite American Mineralogist 89 189-196	2004		0	293
0007019	Pigeonite	Merli M, Camara F (2003) Topological analysis of the electron density of the clinopyroxene structure by the maximum entropy method: an exploratory study European Journal of Mineralogy 15 903-911	2003		0	293
0007018	Pigeonite	Merli M, Camara F (2003) Topological analysis of the electron density of the clinopyroxene structure by the maximum entropy method: an exploratory study European Journal of Mineralogy 15 903-911	2003		0	293
0008137	Pigeonite	Angel R J, McCammon C A, Woodland A B (1998) Structure, ordering and cation interactions in Ca-free P2_1/c clinopyroxenes Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 25 249-258	1998		0	293
0000248	Pigeonite	Clark J R, Ross M, Appleman D E (1971) Crystal chemistry of a lunar pigeonite class b data refinement American Mineralogist 56 888-908	1971		0	293
0008638	Pigeonite	Camara F, Carpenter M A, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2002) Non-convergent ordering and displacive phase transition in pigeonite: in situ HT XRD study Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 29 331-340	2002		0	923
0008639	Pigeonite	Camara F, Carpenter M A, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2002) Non-convergent ordering and displacive phase transition in pigeonite: in situ HT XRD study Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 29 331-340	2002		0	1023
0008640	Pigeonite	Camara F, Carpenter M A, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2002) Non-convergent ordering and displacive phase transition in pigeonite: in situ HT XRD study Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 29 331-340	2002		0	1123
0008641	Pigeonite	Camara F, Carpenter M A, Domeneghetti M C, Tazzoli V (2002) Non-convergent ordering and displacive phase transition in pigeonite: in situ HT XRD study Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 29 331-340	2002		0	1223
0003198	Pigeonite	Nestola F, Tribaudino M, Ballaran T B (2004) High pressure behavior, transformation and crystal structure of synthetic iron-free pigeonite American Mineralogist 89 189-196	2004		2.6	293
0003199	Pigeonite	Nestola F, Tribaudino M, Ballaran T B (2004) High pressure behavior, transformation and crystal structure of synthetic iron-free pigeonite American Mineralogist 89 189-196	2004		4.5	293
0003200	Pigeonite	Nestola F, Tribaudino M, Ballaran T B (2004) High pressure behavior, transformation and crystal structure of synthetic iron-free pigeonite American Mineralogist 89 189-196	2004		6.2	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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'Alvaro M'
'Nestola F'
'Ballaran T B'
'Camara F'
'Domeneghetti M C'
'Tazzoli V'
_journal_name_full 'American Mineralogist'
_journal_volume 95 
_journal_year 2010
_journal_page_first 300
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_publ_section_title
;
 High-pressure phase transition of a natural pigeonite
 Note: P = 0.0001 GPa
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_database_code_amcsd 0005003
_chemical_compound_source 'Parana, Brazil'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Fe1.008 Mg.871 Ca.121 (Si1.98 Al.02) O6'
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_cell_length_c 5.246
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 108.49
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MgA   0.25050   0.65460   0.23220   0.74700   0.01040
FeB   0.25580   0.01770   0.22940   0.75500   0.01350
MgB   0.25580   0.01770   0.22940   0.12400   0.01350
CaB   0.24600   0.03900   0.26400   0.12100   0.03000
SiA   0.04280   0.34000   0.27450   0.99000   0.00860
AlA   0.04280   0.34000   0.27450   0.01000   0.00860
SiB   0.54820   0.83830   0.23840   0.99000   0.00890
AlB   0.54820   0.83830   0.23840   0.01000   0.00890
O1A   0.86700   0.33740   0.16800   1.00000   0.00800
O1B   0.37300   0.83730   0.13300   1.00000   0.00900
O2A   0.11800   0.49710   0.33000   1.00000   0.01200
O2B   0.63300   0.98860   0.37200   1.00000   0.01700
O3A   0.10000   0.25990   0.57200   1.00000   0.02000
O3B   0.60700   0.71300   0.48400   1.00000   0.01600

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.0207 Å	(100)
2.9035 Å	(100)
3.2101 Å	(80)
2.9080 Å	(80)
2.5783 Å	(60)
1.6265 Å	(60)
1.4935 Å	(60)
1.3912 Å	(60)
2.1457 Å	(40)
2.0449 Å	(40)

Comments:

Yumoto, Hakone volcano, Japan. Data from Kuno and Hess (1953).

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 1: Primary nebular phases	4.567-4.561
4 : Primary chondrule phases	4.566–4.561
Stage 2: Planetesimal differentiation and alteration	4.566-4.550
5 : Primary asteroid phases	4.566–4.560
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust	>4.50
8 : Mafic igneous rocks
Stage 4a: Earth’s earliest continental crust	>4.4-3.0
20 : Acidic volcanic rocks
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
37 : Layered igneous intrusions and related PGE minerals
Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics	<3.5-2.5
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies)

Type Occurrence of PigeoniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Pigeon Point, Cook County, Minnesota, USA

Synonyms of PigeoniteHide

Calc-clinobronzite

Calc-clinoenstatite

Calc-clinohypersthene

Low-calcium pyroxene (in part)

Other Language Names for PigeoniteHide

Dutch:Pigeoniet

German:Pigeonit

Japanese:ピジョン輝石

Russian:Пижонит

Simplified Chinese:易变辉石

Spanish:Pigeonita

Varieties of PigeoniteHide

Ferriferous pigeonite
Intermediate pigeonite	An obsolete name for a pigeonite with at least 35% Mg and 35% Fe.
Magnesian pigeonite	An obsolete name for a pigeonite with less than 35% Fe.

Relationship of Pigeonite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Clinopyroxene Subgroup > Pyroxene Group

Other Members of Clinopyroxene Subgroup:

Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Fe³⁺_eAl_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Burnettite	CaVAlSiO₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Clinoenstatite	MgSiO₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Clinoferrosilite	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Colomeraite	NaTi³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Davisite	CaScAlSiO₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Esseneite	CaFe³⁺[AlSiO₆]	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Grossmanite	CaTi³⁺ AlSiO₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Jadeite	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Jervisite	NaSc³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Johannsenite	CaMn²⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Kanoite	Mn²⁺MgSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Kosmochlor	NaCrSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Kushiroite	CaAlAlSiO₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Namansilite	NaMn³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Natalyite	NaV³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Al_eFe³⁺_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m
Petedunnite	CaZnSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Ryabchikovite	CuMgSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Spodumene	LiAlSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Tissintite	(Ca,◻)AlSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
'UM2003-36-SiO:CaNa'	NaCrSi₂O₆ - CaMgSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

7 photos of Pigeonite associated with 'Maskelynite'
6 photos of Pigeonite associated with Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
4 photos of Pigeonite associated with 'Basaltic shergottite meteorite'
3 photos of Pigeonite associated with Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
2 photos of Pigeonite associated with Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
2 photos of Pigeonite associated with 'Shergottite meteorite'
2 photos of Pigeonite associated with Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
2 photos of Pigeonite associated with Stishovite	SiO₂
2 photos of Pigeonite associated with Liebermannite	KAlSi₃O₈
2 photos of Pigeonite associated with Baddeleyite	ZrO₂

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.DA.	Colomeraite	NaTi³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.	Protoenstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
9.DA.	Ryabchikovite	CuMgSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.DA.05	Donpeacorite	Mn²⁺MgSi₂O₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbca
9.DA.05	Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbca
9.DA.05	Ferrosilite	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbca
9.DA.10	Clinoenstatite	MgSiO₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.DA.10	Clinoferrosilite	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.DA.10	Kanoite	Mn²⁺MgSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.DA.15	Grossmanite	CaTi³⁺ AlSiO₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.15	Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.15 va	'Jeffersonite'	Ca(Mn,Zn,Fe)Si₂O₆
9.DA.15	Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.15	Johannsenite	CaMn²⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.15	Petedunnite	CaZnSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.15	Esseneite	CaFe³⁺[AlSiO₆]	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.15	Kushiroite	CaAlAlSiO₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.15	Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.15	Davisite	CaScAlSiO₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.20	Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Fe³⁺_eAl_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.20	Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Al_eFe³⁺_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m
9.DA.25	Jadeite	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.25	Namansilite	NaMn³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.25	Natalyite	NaV³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.25	Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.25	Jervisite	NaSc³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.25	Tissintite	(Ca,◻)AlSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.25	Kosmochlor	NaCrSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.30	Spodumene	LiAlSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.35	Hiroseite	FeSiO₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma

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References for PigeoniteHide

Reference List:

Winchell, A.N. (1900) Mineralogical and petrographic study of the gabbroid rocks of Minnesota, and more particularly, of the plagioclasytes. The American Geologist: 26(4): 197–245.

Dana, Edward S., Ford, William E. (1909) A System of Mineralogy - Second Appendix to the Sixth Edition of Dana's System of Mineralogy. John Wiley & Sons. p.86

Kuno, H., Hess, H. H. (1953) Unit cell dimensions of clinoenstatite and pigeonite in relation to other common clinopyroxenes. American Journal of Science, 251 (10) 741-752 doi:10.2475/ajs.251.10.741

Morimoto, Nobuo, Appleman, Daniel E., Evans., Howard T. (1960) The crystal structures of clinoenstatite and pigeonite. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 114 (1). 120-147 doi:10.1524/zkri.1960.114.1-6.120

Clark, J.R., Appleman, D.E., Papike, J.J. (1969) Crystal-chemical characterization of clinopyroxenes based on eight new structure refinements. MSA Special Paper: 2: 31-50.

Morimoto, Nobuo, Tokonami, Masayasu (1969) Oriented exsolution of augite in pigeonite. American Mineralogist, 54 (7-8) 1101-1117

Morimoto, Nobuo, Güven, Necip (1970) Refinement of the crystal structure of pigeonite. American Mineralogist, 55 (7-8) 1195-1209

Clark, Joan R., Ross, Malcolm, Appleman, and Daniel E. (1971) Crystal chemistry of a lunar pigeonite. American Mineralogist, 56 (5-6) 888-908

Turnock, A. C., Lindsley, D. H., Grover, and J. E. (1973) Synthesis and unit cell parameters of Ca-Mg-Fe pyroxenes. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 50-59

Robinson, Peter, Ross, Malcolm, Nord, Gordon L., Smyth, Joseph R., Jaffe, Howard W. (1977) Exsolution lamellae in augite and pigeonite: fossil indicators of lattice parameters at high temperature and pressure. American Mineralogist, 62 (9-10) 857-873

Deer, W.A., R.A. Howie, and J. Zussman (1978) Rock-forming minerals, 2nd edition, vol. 2A, single-chain silicates, 162-196.

Cameron, Maryellen, Papike, J. J. (1981) Structural and chemical variations in pyroxenes. American Mineralogist, 66 (1-2) 1-50

Morimoto, N. (1989) Nomenclature of pyroxenes. The Canadian Mineralogist: 27: 143-156.

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

Cámara, F., Carpenter, M. A., Domeneghetti, M. C., Tazzoli, V. (2002) Non-convergent ordering and displacive phase transition in pigeonite: in situ HT XRD study. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 29 (5) 331-340 doi:10.1007/s00269-002-0241-y

Camara, Fernando; Carpenter, Michael A.; Domeneghetti, M. Chiara; Tazzoli, Vittorio (2003) Coupling between non-convergent ordering and transition temperature in the C2/c ↔ P21/c phase transition in pigeonite. American Mineralogist, 88 (7). 1115-1128 doi:10.2138/am-2003-0720

Nestola, Fabrizio, Tribaudino, Mario, Ballaran, Tiziana Boffa (2004) High pressure behavior, transformation and crystal structure of synthetic iron-free pigeonite. American Mineralogist, 89 (1) 189-196 doi:10.2138/am-2004-0122

Alvaro, M., Nestola, F., Ballaran, T. B., Camara, F., Domeneghetti, M. C., Tazzoli, V. (2010) High-pressure phase transition of a natural pigeonite. American Mineralogist, 95 (2) 300-311 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3175

Lindsley, Donald H., Nekvasil, Hanna, Glotch, Timothy D. (2019) Synthesis of pigeonites for spectroscopic studies. American Mineralogist, 104 (4) 615-618 doi:10.2138/am-2019-6869ccbyncnd

Borromeo, Laura; Andò, Sergio; Bersani, Danilo; Garzanti, Eduardo; Gentile, Paolo; Mantovani, Luciana; Tribaudino, Mario (2023) How to identify pigeonite: A Raman and SEM-EDS study of detrital Ca-poor clinopyroxene from continental flood basalts. Chemical Geology, 635. 121610 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121610

Localities for PigeoniteHide

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


Africa
In Salah Province In Salah District Foggaret Ezzaouia ⓘ Sahara 02500 meteorite	Owocki et al. (2012)

Algeria
Adrar Province Reggane District Reggane ⓘ Erg Chech 002 Meteorite	www.lpi.usra.edu (2020)
Zaouiet Kounta District In Zghmir ⓘ Adrar 003 meteorite	Hutchison et al. (1991)
In Salah Province In Salah District Foggaret Ezzaouia ⓘ Acfer 094 meteorite	Krot et al. (2004)
Lakhbi ⓘ Northwest Africa 2046 Martian meteorite	- (2004, July)
Skikda Province Azzaba District Es Sebt ⓘ Kef Hahouner lamproite intrusion	Lustrino et al. (2016)
Tindouf Province ⓘ Northwest Africa 11273 Lunar meteorite	www.lpi.usra.edu (2020)
Tindouf District ⓘ Northwest Africa 2268 meteorite (NWA 2268)	Seddiki et al. (2013)

Antarctica
East Antarctica American Highland Grove Mountains ⓘ Grove Mountains 99027 Martian meteorite	Meyer (2001)
Buckley Island quadrangle Lewis Cliff ⓘ Lewis Cliff 86018 meteorite	Ruzicka et al. (1999)
ⓘ Lewis Cliff 88763 meteorite	Swindle (2001)
ⓘ MacAlpine Hills 88105 Lunar meteorite	Semenova et al. (1992, March)
Pecora Escarpment ⓘ Pecora Escarpment 82506 meteorite	Antarctic Meteorite Working Group (1984) +1 other reference
Queen Maud Land Queen Fabiola Mountains ⓘ Yamato 691 meteorite	Ikeda Yukio (1988)
ⓘ Yamato 81020 meteorite	Itoh et al. (2003)
Roberts Massif ⓘ Roberts Massif 04261 Martian meteorite	Satterwhite et al. (2007) +1 other reference
Victoria Land Allan Hills ⓘ Allan Hills 85085 meteorite	A. J. Brearley (1990)
ⓘ Allan Hills A77005 Martian meteorite	Ikeda (1994)
ⓘ Allan Hills A77307 meteorite	Brearley et al. (1998)
Elephant Moraine ⓘ Elephant Moraine 83309 meteorite	Prinz et al. (1987) +3 other references
ⓘ Elephant Moraine A79001 Martian meteorite	Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 3 (3) +2 other references
ⓘ Frontier Mountain meteorite trap	Meteoritical Bulletin 84 (Aug.2000)
Queen Alexandra Range ⓘ Queen Alexandra Range 94201 Martian meteorite	Score et al. (1995) +3 other references
South Orkney Islands ⓘ Coronation Island	Thomson (1974)

Argentina
Buenos Aires Province Azul Cachari ⓘ Cachari meteorite	Mason B. (1979)
Catamarca Province Tinogasta Department Fiambalá Medanitos ⓘ Medanitos meteorite	Mason (1967)

Armenia
Kotayk Province ⓘ Erevan meteorite	Nazarov et al. (1993)

Australia
New South Wales Cadell Co. Womboota ⓘ Moama meteorite	Lovering (1975)
Durham Co. ⓘ Ravensworth	Hensen et al. (1979)
Gough Co. ⓘ Emmaville meteorite	Mason (1967)
King Co. Crookwell ⓘ Binda meteorite	Mason B. (1979)
Queensland Scenic Rim Region ⓘ Mount Gillies
Western Downs Region Moonie ⓘ Miles meteorite	Ikeda et al. (1996) +2 other references
South Australia District Council of Karoonda East Murray Karoonda ⓘ Karoonda meteorite	Brian Mason (1962)
Pastoral Unincorporated Area Weekeroo Station ⓘ Weekeroo Station meteorite	Ruzicka et al. (1999)
Southern Mallee District Council Pinnaroo ⓘ Pinnaroo meteorite	Floran et al. (1978)
Tasmania George Town municipality ⓘ Tipogorree Hills	R Bottrill 2010
Huon Valley municipality Huon-Channel region ⓘ Cygnet district	Taheri
Weld river district ⓘ Forster Prospect	Bottrill et al. (2008)
Kingborough municipality Longley ⓘ McCarthy's Quarry	R Bottrill collection
Snug ⓘ Red Hill	McDougall (1961)
Western Australia City of Karratha Karratha ⓘ Munni Munni Complex	Hoatson et al. (1989)
Dundas Shire Cocklebiddy Roadhouse ⓘ Pannikin meteorite	G McCall and W Cleverly +1 other reference
Fraser Range ⓘ Bollinger Mine	Taranovic et al. (2022)
ⓘ Gold Black Leaf Quarry (FRG 142)	Fetherston (2010)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire ⓘ Camel Donga meteorite	Palme et al. (1988)
Haig Sleeper Camp ⓘ Dingo Pup Donga meteorite	G McCall and W Cleverly +2 other references
ⓘ Mulga South meteorite	G McCall and W Cleverly +2 other references
ⓘ North Haig meteorite	Am Min 67:126-131
Meekatharra Shire Mount Padbury Station ⓘ Mount Padbury meteorite	McCall (1966) +2 other references
Wiluna Shire Wiluna ⓘ Millbillillie meteorite	www.meteorites.com.au +1 other reference
Yalgoo Shire Dalgaranga Station ⓘ Dalgaranga meteorite (Dalgaranga Crater)	McCall (1965) +1 other reference

Bangladesh
Chittagong Division Comilla District ⓘ Patwar meteorite	Powell (1971) +1 other reference

Belarus
Brest Region Stolin District ⓘ Zmenj meteorite	Mason B. (1979)

Brazil
Mato Grosso Juína ⓘ Juininha river	Cid et al. (2014)
Minas Gerais Conquista Mateira farm ⓘ Conquista meteorite	Keil et al. (1978)
Governador Valadares ⓘ Governador Valadares meteorite	Gomes et al. (1980) +1 other reference
Martinho Campos Ibitira ⓘ Ibitira meteorite	Steele et al. (1976)
Pará Parauapebas ⓘ Parauapebas meteorite	Atencio et al. (2020)
Pernambuco Alagoinha ⓘ Serra de Magé meteorite	Mason (1967) +1 other reference
Rio Grande do Sul ⓘ Vista Alegre	Pinto et al. (2011)
Santa Catarina ⓘ Lages	COMIN-CHIARAMONTI et al. (2002)

Bulgaria
Sofia City Province Stolichna Municipality ⓘ Lozen	I. Kostov et al. (1964)

Burkina Faso
Hauts-Bassins Region Tuy Province Béréba Department ⓘ Béréba meteorite	Mason (1967)

Canada
Nova Scotia Lunenburg Co. Cherry Hill ⓘ Pigeonite occurrence	Papezik et al. (1981)
Ontario Thunder Bay District Lac des Iles Area ⓘ Lac des Iles Mine	Watkinson et al. (1979)
Québec Abitibi-Témiscamingue La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM Réservoir-Dozois ⓘ Cabonga Reservoir	Olivier Langelier Collection

Central African Republic
Nana-Mambéré Lobaye River (Bali River) ⓘ Bali meteorite	Hoinkes et al. (1975)

Chad
Tibesti Region ⓘ Tibesti Volcanic Province	Vincent (Sahara du Tchad) +4 other references

Chile
Antofagasta Antofagasta Province Taltal ⓘ Catalina 037 Meteorite	www.lpi.usra.edu (2010)
ⓘ Vaca Muerta meteorite	Kimura et al. (1991) +1 other reference

China
Anhui Bozhou Qiaocheng District Xiaoyanzhuang ⓘ Boxian meteorite	Kuiren Wang and Junxin Wang (1987)
Fujian Fuzhou Jin'an District ⓘ Kuiqi	Martin et al. (2004) +3 other references
Hebei Zhangjiakou Zhangbei County Wanquan District Hannuoba basalt field ⓘ Damaping peridot mine	Brizi et al. (2003)
Jilin Jilin Chuanying District ⓘ Jilin meteorite (Jilin H5 chondrite)	Wankang Huang et al. (1978)
Shaanxi Hanzhong Ningqiang County ⓘ Ningqiang meteorite (Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite)	Wang et al. (2009)
Xinjiang Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture Qiemo Co. (Qerqen Co.; Cherchen Co.) ⓘ Pakepake 005 meteorite	Meteorlogical Bulletin

Croatia
Split-Dalmatia County ⓘ Jabuka Islet	Balogh et al. (1994) +2 other references
Molunat ⓘ Dubrovnik meteorite	Hoinkes et al. (1976)

Czech Republic
Olomouc Region Olomouc District Těšetice ⓘ Tieschitz meteorite	Mason (1962)
Vysočina Region Jihlava District Stonařov (Stannern) ⓘ Stonařov meteorite (Stannern meteorite)	von Engelhardt (1963)

Ecuador
Galápagos Province ⓘ Galapagos Ridge	Embley et al. (1988) +1 other reference

Egypt
Beheira Governorate Abu Hommos Nakhla ⓘ Nakhla Martian meteorite	Rull et al. (2004)
Red Sea Governorate ⓘ Um Rus Mine	Zoheir et al. (2020)

Finland
Kainuu Suomussalmi ⓘ Raatteenkylä	Matist
Lapland ⓘ Koillismaa Complex	Gustafsson et al. (2019)
South Karelia Savitaipale ⓘ Luotolax meteorite	Mason (1967) +1 other reference
Southwest Finland Pargas Nauvo ⓘ Haverö meteorite	Vdovykin (1972)

France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Ardèche Largentière Labastide-sur-Bésorgues ⓘ Juvinas meteorite	Takeda et al. (1974) +2 other references
Drôme Die Saint-Jean-en-Royans ⓘ Bouvante-le-Haut meteorite	Christophe Michel-Lévy et al. (1987)
Puy-de-Dôme Riom Charbonnières-les-Varennes Beaunit ⓘ Puy Gonnard	Lemanski (n.d.)
Brittany Finistère Brest Ploumoguer ⓘ Brenterc'h	Chauris (2014)
Grand Est Aube Nogent-sur-Seine Saint-Mesmin ⓘ St Mesmin meteorite	Dodd et al. (1976)
Haute-Marne Langres Chassigny ⓘ Chassigny Martian meteorite
Ile-de-France Paris ⓘ Paris meteorite	Hewins (2014) +1 other reference
Normandy Manche Avranches Le Teilleul ⓘ Le Teilleul meteorite	Mason B. (1979)
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Charente-Maritime Jonzac Saint-Simon-de-Bordes ⓘ Jonzac meteorite	Mason (1967)
Landes Dax ⓘ Saint-Pandelon	Azambre et al. (1988)
Occitanie Lozère Florac Saint-Privat-de-Vallongue ⓘ Cévennes I placers	Dill (2008)

Germany
Bavaria Lower Bavaria Freyung-Grafenau District Röhrnbach ⓘ Steinerleinbach Quarry ?	Habel (2009)
Hesse Kassel Region ⓘ Hessian Depression	Oehm et al. (1983) +6 other references
ⓘ Vogelsberg Volcanic Range	Ehrenberg et al. (1981) +6 other references
Lower Saxony Goslar District Bad Harzburg Radau valley ⓘ Gabbro Quarry
North Rhine-Westphalia Arnsberg Märkischer Kreis Iserlohn Letmathe Helmke quarry nature reserve ⓘ Genna zinc smelter slag locality	Blaß et al. (1995)
Rhineland-Palatinate Vulkaneifel Gerolstein Rockeskyll Rockeskyll volcanic complex ⓘ Auf Dickel (incl. Nonnental)	El-Kaluoby

Greenland
Qeqertalik ⓘ Disko Island	Contrib.Mineral Petrol (1981)
ⓘ Maligât Formation	Vereshchagin et al. (2024)
Qeqqata Akia Terrane Fiskefjord ⓘ Seqi Olivine Mine	Whyatt +5 other references
Sermersooq Kangerlussuaq Fjord ⓘ Skaergaard intrusion	Thomassen et al. (2006, February) +1 other reference

Hungary
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Tokaj District Erdőbénye ⓘ Mulató Hill	Society of Economic Geologists Student Chapter University of Miskolc (2018)
Zemplén Mts (Tokaj Mts) ⓘ Sarmatian volcanos	Kohút et al. (2019)
Heves County Pétervására District Sirok ⓘ Darnó Hill	Sándor et al. (2005)
Veszprém County Sümeg District Bazsi Prága Hill ⓘ Karikás Hill quarry (Kalapos Hill)	Szakáll & Gatter
Tapolca District Uzsa ⓘ Láz Hill mine	Szakáll & Gatter

Iceland
Eastern Region Múlaþing Fljótsdalshérað ⓘ Thingmuli	Carmichael et al. (1967)

India
Andhra Pradesh Krishna District ⓘ Vissannapeta meteorite	Ghosh et al. (2000)
Assam Goalpara District ⓘ Goalpara meteorite	Vdovykin (1970) +1 other reference
Bihar Gaya District ⓘ Shergotty Martian meteorite	Treiman (1985) +2 other references
Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur Division Chhindwara District ⓘ Semarkona meteorite	Jones (1990) +1 other reference
Khandwa District Andore Nimar ⓘ Lakangaon meteorite	Mason (1967) +1 other reference
Maharashtra Amravati Division Buldhana District ⓘ Lonar Crater	Meteoritics & Planetary Science 40 et al. (2005)
Odisha Mayurbhanj district Deoli pargana ⓘ Bholghati meteorite	Mason B. (1979)
Rajasthan Jodhpur Division Jodhpur District ⓘ Lohawat meteorite	TRIPATHI et al. (2000)
Pali District ⓘ Piplia Kalan meteorite	Shukla et al. (1997)
Tamil Nadu Ramanathapuram district ⓘ Parnallee meteorite	Jones (1996)
Uttar Pradesh Basti District ⓘ Haraiya meteorite	Mason (1967) +2 other references
ⓘ Lahrauli meteorite	Bhandari et al. (1981)
Mau District ⓘ Chainpur meteorite	Töpel-Schadt et al. (1979) +2 other references
Sultanpur District ⓘ Dyalpur meteorite	Vdovykin (1970)

Indonesia
East Java Province Ngawi Regency ⓘ Ngawi meteorite	Mason (1962, May 24th)
West Java Province Garut Regency ⓘ Papandayan volcano	Abdurrachman et al. (2012)

Italy
Aosta Valley Cogne ⓘ Cogne Mines ?	Piccoli et al. (2007)
Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Province Vigarano Mainarda Vigarano Pieve ⓘ Vigarano meteorite (Cariani; Ferrara; Mainardi; Morandi; Parish; Pieve; Vigarano Mainarda; Vigarano Pieve; Vigarno; Vigarvano; Vigavano [NHM cat.])	Mason (1962) +1 other reference
Sicily ⓘ Hyblean Plateau (Hyblean Mountains; Hyblaean Plateau; Hyblaean Mountains)	Tonarini et al. (1996) +9 other references
Metropolitan City of Catania Biancavilla ⓘ Mt Calvario	Analized by Marco Ciriotti
Metropolitan City of Messina Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands) Lipari ⓘ Lipari Island	Pichler (1980)
Sicily Channel (Sicilian Channel; Strait of Sicily) Adventure Plateau (Adventure Bank) ⓘ Tetide Volcano (Tetide Bank)	Calanchi et al. (1989) +1 other reference
ⓘ Pantelleria Southeast Seamount	Peccerillo (2017)

Japan
Fukuoka Prefecture Fukuoka City ⓘ Kurose	Masaru Yamaguchi (1964)
Kanagawa Prefecture Ashigarakami District ⓘ Mount Hakone	Deer et al. (1963)
Ashigarashimo District Yugawara ⓘ Yugawara Beach alluvials ?	Petrov (n.d.)
Okayama Prefecture Niimi City ⓘ Nochi	Masaru Yamaguchi (1964)
Yamagata Prefecture Tsuruoka City ⓘ Atsumi Dolerite	Kushiro (1964)

Kazakhstan
Pavlodar Region Pavlodar District ⓘ Efremovka meteorite	Krot et al. (2002)

Kenya
Kwale County ⓘ Mrima Hill Mine	Coetzee et al. (1959)

Libya
Jufra District Dar al Gani ⓘ Dar Al Gani 319 (DaG 319) meteorite	Grady et al. (2015)
ⓘ Dar al Gani 476 Martian meteorite (DaG 476)	Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
ⓘ Dar al Gani 670 Martian meteorite (DaG 670)	Meteoritical Bulletin 84 (Aug.2000) +1 other reference
ⓘ Dar al Gani 735 Martian meteorite (DaG 735)	GROSSMAN et al. (2001)
ⓘ Dar al Gani 896 meteorite (DaG 896)	Russell et al. (2003) +3 other references
ⓘ Dar al Gani 975 Martian meteorite (DaG 975)	- (2010)

Lithuania
Panevėžys County Panevėžys City Municipality ⓘ Jodzie meteorite	Mason B. (1979)
Utena County Anyksciu Androniski ⓘ Padvarninkai meteorite	Bukovanská et al. (1991)

Mali
Taoudénit Region Taoudénit Cercle ⓘ Teghaza 001 Meteorite	- (2025)

Mauritania
Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region Nouadhibou ⓘ Galb Inal meteorite	- (2010)
Hodh el Gharbi Region Ayoun El Atrous ⓘ Aioun el Atrouss meteorite	Lomena et al. (1976) +1 other reference

Mexico
Chihuahua Pueblito de Allende ⓘ Allende meteorite	Brearley et al. (1998)
Tamaulipas Nuevo Laredo Municipality ⓘ Nuevo Laredo meteorite	Duke et al. (1967) +1 other reference
Zacatecas Mazapil Municipality Nuevo Mercurio ⓘ Nuevo Mercurio meteorite	Cervantes-de La Cruz (2007)
Tepechitlán ⓘ Tuxtuac meteorite	Dunn et al. (2010)

Mongolia
Bayan-Ölgii Province ⓘ Jalanash meteorite	I. Weber & Adolf Bischoff (1999)

Montserrat
ⓘ Soufrière Hills Volcano	Montserrat Volcano Observatory

Morocco
Drâa-Tafilalet Region Errachidia Province Er-Rissani Cercle Sidi Ali Caïdat ⓘ Northwest Africa 4590 meteorite (NWA 4590)	Connolly et al. (2007) +2 other references
Guelmim-Oued Noun Region Tan-Tan Province ⓘ Northwest Africa 6963 meteorite (NWA 6963)	www.lpi.usra.edu (2013)
Souss-Massa Region Tata Province Foum Zguid ⓘ El Gouanem meteorite	Bell et al. (2008)
Tata Cercle ⓘ Tissint Martian meteorite	Irving +1 other reference

Namibia
Erongo Region Dâures Constituency Brandberg Area ⓘ Goboboseb Mountains	Ewart et al. (1998)

New Zealand
Nelson Region Red Hills Massif ⓘ Lowther Creek (Ellis Stream Complex)	Patias et al. (2024)
New Zealand Outlying Islands Kermadec Islands ⓘ Dayrell Island	Brothers et al. (1981)
ⓘ North Chanter Island	Brothers et al. (1981)
ⓘ Nugent Island	Brothers et al. (1981)
Northland Region ⓘ Whangarei District	ganko.eps.nagoya-u.ac.jp (n.d.)
Tasman Region Pikikiruna Range ⓘ Riwaka complex	Turnbull et al. (2017)

Nigeria
Bauchi Dass ⓘ Bununu meteorite	Mason (1967) +1 other reference
Katsina Faskari ⓘ Zagami Martian meteorite	T.J. McCoy +2 other references
Zamfara Maru ⓘ Bingi BIF formation	Mücke et al. (2015)

North Macedonia
Kavadarci Municipality Vozarci ⓘ Euronickel smelter slag locality	Đorđević et al. (2024)

Northwest Africa Meteorites
ⓘ Northwest Africa 047 meteorite (NWA 047)	Meteoritical Bulletin et al. (2001)
ⓘ Northwest Africa 1068 Martian meteorite (NWA 1068)	Goodrich (2002) +1 other reference
ⓘ Northwest Africa 1195 Martian meteorite (NWA 1195)	Russell et al. (2003) +1 other reference
ⓘ Northwest Africa 1460 Martian meteorite (NWA 1460)	Irving et al. (2003, March)
ⓘ Northwest Africa 1669 Martian meteorite (NWA 1669)	www2.jpl.nasa.gov/snc/news51.html
ⓘ Northwest Africa 1878 meteorite (NWA 1878)	- (2004, July)
ⓘ Northwest Africa 2180 meteorite (NWA 2180)	Moggi-Cecchi et al. (2007)
ⓘ Northwest Africa 2373 Martian meteorite (NWA 2373)	T. Bunch and J. Wittke
ⓘ Northwest Africa 2737 Martian meteorite (NWA 2737)	He et al. (2010)
ⓘ Northwest Africa 3163 Lunar meteorite (NWA 3163)	- (2010)
ⓘ Northwest Africa 3170 Lunar meteorite (NWA 3170)	Gu et al. (2025)
ⓘ Northwest Africa 3171 Martian meteorite (NWA 3171)	...
ⓘ Northwest Africa 4222 Martian meteorite (NWA 4222)	The Meteoritical Bulletin
ⓘ Northwest Africa 480 Martian meteorite (NWA 480)	Barrat et al. (2001)
ⓘ Northwest Africa 7034 Martian meteorite (NWA 7034; Black Beauty)	Dr. Vivian Gornitz (2013) +1 other reference
ⓘ Northwest Africa 7059 meteorite (NWA 7059)	www.lpi.usra.edu (2010)
ⓘ Northwest Africa 8182 Lunar meteorite (NWA 8182)	Met. Bull.
ⓘ Northwest Africa 856 Martian meteorite (NWA 856; Djel Ibone Martian meteorite)	Jambon et al. (2002) +1 other reference
ⓘ Northwest Africa 8657 Martian meteorite	www.lpi.usra.edu (2015) +5 other references
ⓘ Northwest Africa 869 meteorite	Szurgot et al. (2009) +1 other reference
ⓘ Northwest Africa 8694 Martian meteorite (NWA 8694)	...
ⓘ Northwest Africa 998 Martian meteorite (NWA 998)	Irving et al. (2002)

Norway
Vestland Viksdalen Svartenibba ⓘ Viksdalen meteorite	- (2010)

Oman
Al Wusta Governorate Jiddat al Harasis Hajmah ⓘ Hajmah (a) meteorite	Hutchison (1977) +1 other reference
Sayh al Uhaymir ⓘ Sayh al Uhaymir 005 meteorite (SaU 005)	Meteoritical Bulletin et al. (2000)
ⓘ Sayh al Uhaymir 085 meteorite (SaH 085)	Ivanova et al. (2003, March)
ⓘ Sayh al Uhaymir 094 Martian meteorite (SaU 094)	Geophysical Research Abstracts
Dhofar Governorate ⓘ Dhofar 019 Martian meteorite (Dho 019)	Taylor et al. (2000)
ⓘ Dhofar 081 Lunar meteorite (Dho 081)	Greshake et al. (2001)
ⓘ Dhofar 378 Martian meteorite (Dho 378)	Yukio et al. (2006)
ⓘ Dhofar 490 Lunar meteorite (Dho 490)	Meteoritical Bulletin et al. (2003)
ⓘ Jiddat al Harasis meteorite 054 (JaH 054)	Russell (2005)
ⓘ Shişr 007 meteorite	Russell et al. (2002) +1 other reference

Pakistan
Sindh Province Khairpur District ⓘ Jajh deh Kot Lalu meteorite	Keil et al. (1965)

Papua New Guinea
New Ireland Province Dyaul Island ⓘ Dyarrl Island meteorite	Hewins (1979)
West New Britain Province ⓘ Talasea Peninsula	Lowder (1970)

Philippines
Luzon Calabarzon Region Batangas Province ⓘ Taal Volcano	MIKLIUS et al. (1991)

Poland
Lesser Poland Voivodeship Chrzanów County Gmina Trzebinia Trzebinia smelting plant ⓘ Trzebinia waste dump	Włodyka et al. (2015)
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Kłodzko County Gmina Nowa Ruda ⓘ Wolibórz	Lis et al. (1986)
Wałbrzych County Gmina Głuszyca ⓘ Łomnica	Lis et al. (1986)
Łódź Voivodeship Łowicz County ⓘ Łowicz meteorite	Powell (1971) +1 other reference
Podlaskie Voivodeship Bialystok City ⓘ Bialystok meteorite	Mason (1967) +2 other references

Portugal
Vila Real Chaves Vilarelho da Raia Vilarelho da Raia ⓘ Chaves meteorite	Mason B. (1979)

Romania
Alba County Roșia Montană ⓘ Roşia Montană	www.gl.rhbnc.ac.uk (2003)
Brașov County ⓘ Racoş (Racoşul de Jos)	Szakáll
ⓘ Basalt quarry	Szakáll et al. (2010)
Harghita County ⓘ Mezö-Madaras meteorite (Fekete; Madaras; Maros; Mesö-Madarasz; Mezoe-Madaras; Weiler [NHM Cat.])	Fuchs (1968)

Russia
Arkhangelsk Oblast Franz Josef Land ⓘ Alexandra Land Island	Sklyarov et al. (2016)
ⓘ Dolerites	Sklyarov et al. (2016)
Buryatia Severo-Baykalsky District Dovyren Highlands ⓘ Yoko-Dovyrensky Massif	Spiridonov et al. (2019) +1 other reference
Kalmykia Iki-Burulsky District Iki-Burul ⓘ Manych meteorite	Grossman et al. (1986)
Komi Republic Ust'kulom district ⓘ Pomozdino meteorite	Hsu et al. (1996) +1 other reference
Krasnodar Krai Taman Peninsula ⓘ Karabetova mountain (Karabetova Salse)	Kokh et al. (2023)
Krasnoyarsk Krai Evenkiysky District ⓘ Kuzmovka complex	Sokol et al. (2019)
Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug Taimyr Peninsula ⓘ Khungtukun Massif	Frank K. Mazdab collection (see https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-226-to-fkm-250/#FKM-226 for normalized analyses)
Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District Kureika river Dzheltul'skii massif (Dzhaltul) ⓘ Ozernaya Mount	Korsakov et al. (2019)
Kurgan Oblast Vargashinsky District ⓘ Pesyanoe meteorite	Rosenshein et al. (2006)
Mordovia ⓘ Novo-Urei meteorite	Vdovykin (1970)
Murmansk Oblast Kolsky District ⓘ Tepsi ultrabasic body
Kovdorsky District ⓘ Kovdor Massif
Monchegorsk ⓘ Jarva-Varaka layered massif	Kaulina et al. (2023)
ⓘ Mount Generalskaya intrusion	Smol’kin et al. (2023)
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast ⓘ Vetluga meteorite	Khisina et al. (1982)
Republic of Karelia Suojärvi District ⓘ Kuolisma gabbrodolerite	Коневин et al. (2020)
Saratov Oblast Pavlovka ⓘ Pavlovka meteorite	Mason B. (1979)
ⓘ Shirokaya Valley	Sklyarov et al. (2023)
Sverdlovsk Oblast Serovsky District Turya river Tur'insk ⓘ Vorontsovskoe deposit (Vorontsovsk gold deposit; Vorontsovka deposit)	Kasatkin et al. (2021)
Tatarstan Muslyumovsky District ⓘ Kainsaz meteorite (Kaïnsas meteorite [NHM catalogue])	David A. Kring (1987)

Saint Lucia
Grande Rivière Village Morne Serpent hill ⓘ Rhyolite flow	Le Guen de Kerneizon et al. (1982)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent ⓘ Soufrière Saint Vincent	Journal of Petrology 10:1721-1764 +1 other reference

Slovakia
Banská Bystrica Region Rimavská Sobota District Hajnáčka ⓘ Hajnáčka sapphire occurrence	Koděra et al. (1986)
Prešov Region Prešov District Zlatá Baňa ⓘ Zlatá Baňa deposit	Duda et. all.

South Africa
Free State Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality ⓘ Malvern meteorite	Simpson (1975)
KwaZulu-Natal King Cetshwayo District Municipality ⓘ Macibini meteorite	Reid (1974) +1 other reference
Limpopo Capricorn District Municipality Blouberg Local Municipality ⓘ Aurora project	McDonald et al. (Jock) +1 other reference
Mopani District Municipality Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality ⓘ Phalaborwa	Cairncross et al. (1995)
Sekhukhune District Municipality Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality ⓘ Helena Chrome Mine	Kottke-Levin (2011)
Waterberg District Municipality Mogalakwena Local Municipality ⓘ Mokopane	Barton et al. (1986)
Mogalakwena Mine ⓘ Overysel deposit	Klemd +6 other references

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
ⓘ Zavodovski Island	Baker (1978)

South Korea
Gyeonggi Province Pocheon City ⓘ Gwanin magnetite mine	Lee et al. (2022)
North Gyeongsang Province Ulleung County ⓘ Ulleungdo	Kim +7 other references

South Sudan
Eastern Equatoria Kapoeta ⓘ Kapoeta meteorite	Duke et al. (1967)

Spain
Aragon Huesca Camporrells ⓘ Seganta	B. Azambre et al. +1 other reference
Estopiñán del Castillo ⓘ Soriana Quarry	B. Azambre et al. +1 other reference
Sopeira ⓘ Aulet	B. Azambre et al. +1 other reference
Cantabria Santa María de Cayón ⓘ Totero	B. Azambre et al. +1 other reference
Santander ⓘ Alto la Sierra	B. Azambre et al. +1 other reference
Castile and Leon Ávila Villafranca de la Sierra ⓘ Villafranca de la Sierra quarry	Orejana et al. (2024)
León Santas Martas Reliegos ⓘ Reliegos meteorite	Rull et al. (2010)
Catalonia Barcelona Garraf ⓘ Cañellas meteorite	Rull et al. (2010)
Extremadura Badajoz Oliva de Mérida ⓘ Guareña meteorite	Dunn et al. (2010)
Olivenza ⓘ Olivenza meteorite	Rull et al. (2010)
Cáceres Tajo-Salor Garrovillas de Alconétar ⓘ Diabase outcrop	Weibel (1954)

Sudan
River Nile ⓘ Almahata Sitta meteorite	Barbaro +9 other references

Sweden
Jönköping County Jönköping Månsarp ⓘ Smålands Taberg	Hjelmqvist (1950)
Kalmar County Västervik ⓘ Hallingeberg meteorite	Dodd (June 1974)
Värmland County Filipstad Persberg ore district ⓘ Gåsgruvan ore field ?	Sandström et al. (2009)
ⓘ Gåsgruvan Quarry	Gatedal (n.d.)
Västmanland County ⓘ Norberg

Tanzania
Ruvuma Region Songea Urban District Nguni ⓘ Peramiho meteorite	Mason (1967) +1 other reference

Tonga
Ha'apai ⓘ Tofua Island	Bauer (1970)
Northern Lau Basin ⓘ Niuatahi-Motutahi volcano (Volcano O)	Park et al. (2015)
Tongatapu ⓘ 'Ata Island	Johnstone (1980)

Turkmenistan
Ahal Region ⓘ Dengli meteorite	Ivanova et al. (1992)

UK
England Cornwall St Merryn ⓘ Dinas Head	Golley et al. (1995)
Northern Ireland County Londonderry ⓘ Bovedy meteorite	Ruzicka et al. (1995) +1 other reference
Scotland Argyll and Bute ⓘ Isle of Mull	... +1 other reference
ⓘ Gribun dike	B.G.J. Upton et al.
Highland Eilean á Chèo Isle of Skye Sligachan ⓘ Marsco	Emeleus et al. (1992)
Fort William and Ardnamurchan ⓘ Ardnamurchan	...

Ukraine
Mykolayiv Oblast Pervomaisk Raion ⓘ Mighei meteorite	Ian D. Mackinnon & Peter R. Buseck (1980)
Sumy Oblast Nedryhailiv Raion ⓘ Chervony Kut meteorite	Mason B. (1979)
Zaporizhia Oblast Vasylivka Raion ⓘ Yurtuk Meteorite	Mason B. (1979)

United Arab Emirates
Emirate of Abu Dhabi ⓘ United Arab Emirates 001 meteorite	HEZEL et al. (2008)

USA
Alabama ⓘ Chambers County	Cook et al. (1982)
Franklin County ⓘ Frankfort meteorite (Frankfort [stone] meteorite)	Duke et al. (1967)
ⓘ Lee County	Cook et al. (1982)
Arizona Cochise County ⓘ Lucky Boy Mine	Butler et al. (1938b) +1 other reference
Mohave County White Hills ⓘ White Hills meteorite	Meteoritics & Planetary Science 36 (2001)
California ⓘ Los Angeles Martian meteorite	curator.jsc.nasa.gov (2013)
Colorado Fremont County Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District) ⓘ Green Mountain Mine (Copper Boy Mine)	Spry et al. (2022)
Pueblo County ⓘ Kramer Creek meteorite	Gibson et al. (1977)
Weld County Johnstown ⓘ Johnstown meteorite	Takeda et al. (1982)
ⓘ Connecticut	Gillson (1926)
Georgia Fulton County Red Oak ⓘ Welcome-All Recreation Area	Cook (1978)
Hawaii Kauai County Niihau Island ⓘ Kiekie Volcanic Series	The Leeward Islands. American Journal of Science (70) +6 other references
Indiana Tippecanoe County Lafayette ⓘ Lafayette (stone) Martian meteorite	... +2 other references
Iowa Emmet County ⓘ Estherville meteorite	Powell (1971)
Kansas Gray County ⓘ Cimarron meteorite	Russell et al. (2003)
Greenwood County Lamont ⓘ Lamont meteorite	Grossman (1997)
Kentucky Wayne County Monticello ⓘ Monticello meteorite	Dod et al. (1985)
Maine Aroostook County TD R2 WELS ⓘ Collins Ridge Locality	Pavlides et al. (1962)
ⓘ Lower Maple Mountain Manganese Prospect	Pavlides et al. (1962)
ⓘ Porcupine Hill	Pavlides et al. (1962)
ⓘ Upper Maple Mountain manganese prospect	Pavlides et al. (1962)
Hancock County Blue Hill - Castine Mining District ⓘ Brooksville	King et al. (1994)
Lincoln County Nobleboro ⓘ Nobleborough meteorite (Nobleboro)	Mason (1967) +2 other references
Oxford County Grafton ⓘ Ammonoosuc Volcanics	King et al. (1994)
Massachusetts Essex County ⓘ Gloucester	Dennen
ⓘ Nahant
Hampden County Westfield ⓘ Lane & Son traprock quarries (Lane's Quarry)	Gillson (1926)
Michigan Dickinson County Felch ⓘ Metronite Quarry	Heinrich et al. (2004)
ⓘ Iron County	Heinrich et al. (2004)
Bates Township ⓘ Badwater greenstone (4)	Heinrich et al. (2004)
ⓘ Keweenaw County	Heinrich et al. (2004)
ⓘ Marquette County	Heinrich et al. (2004)
Ontonagon County ⓘ Bergland	Heinrich et al. (2004)
Minnesota Cook County ⓘ Pigeon Point (TL)	A. N. Winchell +1 other reference
Lake County ⓘ Beaver Bay	Harvard Museum of Natural History
Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area ⓘ Spruce Road Prospect (Spruce Mine; INCO Prospect; INCO Mine; Ely Nickel Copper Deposit; Spruce Road Deposit)	Lee et al. (1995)
Montana ⓘ Stillwater Complex	USGS Open-File Report 89-76
Stillwater County ⓘ Mouat Ni-Cu Verdegris Creek prospect	USGS Miscellaneous Field Studies Map ...
Sweet Grass County ⓘ Picket Pins prospect (Picket Pin occurrence)	Corkery (2002)
Nebraska Sioux County ⓘ Sioux County meteorite	Mason (1967) +2 other references
Nevada Humboldt County ⓘ Opalite Mining District	Castor et al. (2004)
Lincoln County Kanes Springs Wash ⓘ Boulder Canyon	Castor et al. (2004)
New Jersey Somerset County Bridgewater Township ⓘ Chimney Rock Quarry
New Mexico Colfax County ⓘ Palo Blanco Creek meteorite	adsabs.harvard.edu (n.d.)
Grant County ⓘ Santa Rita Mining District	Northrop et al. (1996)
Roosevelt County ⓘ Kenna meteorite	Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Sierra County ⓘ Taylor Creek Tin Mining District (Black Range Tin District)	Northrop et al. (1996)
Union County ⓘ Pasamonte meteorite	Foshag (1938) +6 other references
ⓘ North Carolina
ⓘ Moore County	Morimoto et al. (1969)
Carthage ⓘ Moore County meteorite	Duke et al. (1967) +1 other reference
Yancey County ⓘ Bald Mountain meteorite	Dunn et al. (2010)
Pennsylvania Chester County Warwick Township Saint Peters ⓘ French Creek Mines	Sloto et al. (1994)
Lebanon County Cornwall Borough (Cornwall) ⓘ Cornwall Mines (Cornwall Iron Mine)	Lapham et al. (1965)
ⓘ San Juan Mountains	Eckel et al. (1997)
Tennessee Cumberland County ⓘ Crab Orchard meteorite	Mayne et al. (2009)
Lincoln County ⓘ Petersburg meteorite	Mason (1967) +2 other references
Texas Hale County ⓘ Plainview (1917) meteorite	Rubin et al. (2005)
Jasper County ⓘ Kirbyville meteorite	Jackson et al. (1988)
Terry County ⓘ Brownfield (1937) meteorite	Ferraris et al. (2002)
Utah Box Elder County ⓘ Garland meteorite	Hewins (1981) +1 other reference
Vermont Rutland County Shrewsbury ⓘ Cuttingsville	Woolley (1987)
Virginia Loudoun County Leesburg ⓘ Old Goose Creek Quarry	www.excaliburmineral.com +2 other references
Pittsylvania County Danville Basin ⓘ State Road intersection 602-721	Dietrich (1990)
ⓘ State Road intersection 863-968	Dietrich (1990)
Rockbridge County ⓘ Irish Creek	Dietrich (1990)
ⓘ Cash Mine (Panther Run Mine; Irish Creek Tin Mines)	Rocks&Min. 47:596 (1972)
Washington Clark County Washougal ⓘ Washougal meteorite
Wisconsin ⓘ Ashland County	www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
ⓘ Potato River intrusion	Klewin +1 other reference
Chippewa County Lake Wissota ⓘ Wissota Dam	Myers et al. (1980)
Wyoming Albany County Iron Mountain Mining District ⓘ Sybille pit (Sybille quarry)	Frost et al. (eds.)

Uzbekistan
Bukhara ⓘ Bukhara meteorite	...

Vanuatu
Tanna Island ⓘ Louniel Beach	Coulon et al. (New Hebrides)

Western Sahara
al-Saqiyah al-Hamra'a (Saguia el Hamra) ⓘ Amgala 001 Martian meteorite	- (2010)
Dchira ⓘ Northwest Africa 773 Lunar meteorite (NWA 773)	Meteoritical Society Abstracts (2001)

Yemen
Hadhramaut Governorate ⓘ Kaidun meteorite	Zolensky et al. (2003)

Zimbabwe
Midlands Shurugwi District ⓘ Unki Mine	Anglo American plc

162173 Ryugu


Mars
Aeolis quadrangle Gale Crater Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp) Lower Mt. Sharp Kimberley formation ⓘ Windjana drill site	Grotzinger et al. (2015)
Pahrump Hills ⓘ Confidence Hills	Morrison et al. (2024)
ⓘ Mojave 2	Morrison et al. (2024)
Aeolis Palus ⓘ Yellowknife Bay	Several papers on: Science Express
ⓘ Cumberland drill site	Grotzinger et al. (2015)
ⓘ John Klein drill site	Grotzinger et al. (2015)
ⓘ Rocknest eolian deposit	Grotzinger et al. (2015) +1 other reference
ⓘ Murray Formation	Jackson et al. (2016)
Stimson Formation ⓘ Big Sky	Morrison et al. (2024)
ⓘ Gusev Crater	Blake et al. (2024)

The Moon
Descartes Highlands ⓘ Apollo 16 landing site	Walker et al. (1973) +1 other reference
Mare Fecunditatis ⓘ Luna 16 landing site	Vinogradov (1971)
Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility) ⓘ Tranquillity Base (Apollo 11 landing site)	Clark et al. (1971)
Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms) ⓘ Apollo 12 landing site	Baldridge +3 other references
ⓘ Chang'e 5	Wu et al. (2026)
Taurus-Littrow Valley ⓘ Apollo 17 landing site	Longhi et al. (1974)

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Pigeonite

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Physical Properties of PigeoniteHide

Optical Data of PigeoniteHide

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Relationship of Pigeonite to other SpeciesHide

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Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

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Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide