“Majindeite and some additional minerals in a calcium-aluminum-rich inclusion in a fragment of the Allende meteorite. This specimen is a majindeite cotype, catalogued as USNM 7615 (Smithsonian). This is an SEM image taken by Chi Ma and uploaded with his kind permission. See the following for more information:
Ma, C., & Beckett, J. R. (2016). Majindeite, Mg2Mo3O8, a new mineral from the Allende meteorite and a witness to post-crystallization oxidation of a Ca-Al-rich refractory inclusion. American Mineralogist, 101(5), 1161-1170. ”
Chris Emproto - 15th April 2026