Indarch meteorite, Hindarx, Aghjabadi District, Azerbaijani
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Indarch meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
Hindarx | Municipality |
Aghjabadi District | District |
Azerbaijan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 4' 9'' North , 47° 12' 15'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Avşar | 5,600 (2013) | 21.5km |
Agdzhabedy | 34,989 (2014) | 21.8km |
Ağdam | 39,451 (2013) | 25.1km |
Novyy Karanlug | 5,079 (2018) | 31.5km |
Barda | 37,372 (2014) | 34.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
20446
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20446:9
GUID (UUID V4):
c0a6bd53-eabe-41e9-8d97-8b8b8d9b00f8
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Elizabethpol; Gindorcha; Glindorcha; Indarh; Indarkh; Schuscha; Suscha
Name(s) in local language(s):
Индарх, Гиндарх
Enstatite chondrite, class EH4, from an observed fall; weight 27 kg, Fall 8:10pm April 7, 1891.
In 1891 the Indarch meteorite, a single stone, fell and buried itself in the soil to a depth of 18 cm. Besides the pyroxene (enstatite) in chondrules and clasts, the meteorite contains nodular masses of Fe-Ni metal and troilite. However, as reported by Merrill (1915), it also contains oldhamite — one of the several unusual minerals characteristic of the highly reduced Enstatite Chondrites and Achondrites. The Enstatite meteorites contain a number of sulfides, nitrides and other phases rarely if ever found on earth. Indarch itself is classified as an EH Enstatite Chondrites — a group further characterized by small chondrules, abundant Fe-Ni metal, and the presence of niningerite (MnS) and perryite (Fe-Ni silicide).
Indarch is the second largest EH fall (Abee is larger) and has provided researchers a more diverse suite of minerals than most Enstatite Chondrites. It has been the host for the discovery for four of the minerals listed here. In addition, it contains a number of minute presolar minerals and phases produced by ancient red giants and/or supernovae. These presolar phases include nanodiamonds, nierite, spinel and other phases too small for definitive mineralogical identification (e.g. silicon carbide).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
30 valid minerals. 5 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Alabandite Formula: MnS |
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 References: |
ⓘ Clinoenstatite Formula: MgSiO3 |
ⓘ Cohenite Formula: Fe3C |
ⓘ Daubréelite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
ⓘ Diamond Formula: C |
ⓘ Djerfisherite Formula: K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl |
ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
ⓘ 'Glass' |
ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
ⓘ Hibonite Formula: CaAl12O19 References: |
ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe |
ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
ⓘ Joegoldsteinite Formula: MnCr2S4 |
ⓘ Kosmochlor ? Formula: NaCrSi2O6 |
ⓘ Moissanite Formula: SiC |
ⓘ 'Nickel-iron' |
ⓘ Nickelphosphide Formula: (Ni,Fe)3P |
ⓘ Nierite (TL) Formula: Si3N4 Type Locality: References: |
ⓘ Niningerite (TL) Formula: (Mg,Fe2+,Mn2+)S Type Locality: References: |
ⓘ Oldhamite Formula: (Ca,Mg)S |
ⓘ Perryite Formula: (Ni,Fe)5(Si,P)2 |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
ⓘ Roedderite (TL) Formula: K(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30] Type Locality: Description: Discovered in association with Enstatite, Plagioclase & Tridymite References: |
ⓘ Rudashevskyite (TL) Formula: (Fe,Zn)S Type Locality: |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 References: |
ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Description: Some Spinel is presolar References: |
ⓘ Tridymite Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS References: |
ⓘ 'UM1995-14-N:Si' Formula: β-Si3N4 |
ⓘ Zolenskyite (TL) Formula: FeCr2S4 Type Locality: References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
ⓘ | Cohenite | 1.BA.05 | Fe3C |
ⓘ | Perryite | 1.BB.10 | (Ni,Fe)5(Si,P)2 |
ⓘ | Nickelphosphide | 1.BD.05 | (Ni,Fe)3P |
ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
ⓘ | Moissanite | 1.DA. | SiC |
ⓘ | Nierite (TL) | 1.DB.05 | Si3N4 |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Rudashevskyite (TL) | 2.CB.05a | (Fe,Zn)S |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
ⓘ | Alabandite | 2.CD.10 | MnS |
ⓘ | Niningerite (TL) | 2.CD.10 | (Mg,Fe2+,Mn2+)S |
ⓘ | Oldhamite | 2.CD.10 | (Ca,Mg)S |
ⓘ | Zolenskyite (TL) | 2.DA. | FeCr2S4 |
ⓘ | Daubréelite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
ⓘ | Joegoldsteinite | 2.DA.05 | MnCr2S4 |
ⓘ | Djerfisherite | 2.FC.05 | K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Hibonite | 4.CC.45 | CaAl12O19 |
ⓘ | Tridymite | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
ⓘ | Roedderite (TL) | 9.CM.05 | K(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30] |
ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Clinoenstatite | 9.DA.10 | MgSiO3 |
ⓘ | Kosmochlor ? | 9.DA.25 | NaCrSi2O6 |
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
ⓘ | 'Nickel-iron' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Glass' | - | |
ⓘ | 'UM1995-14-N:Si' | - | β-Si3N4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Cohenite | Fe3C |
C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
C | ⓘ Moissanite | SiC |
N | Nitrogen | |
N | ⓘ Nierite | Si3N4 |
N | ⓘ UM1995-14-N:Si | β-Si3N4 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Clinoenstatite | MgSiO3 |
O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
O | ⓘ Hibonite | CaAl12O19 |
O | ⓘ Kosmochlor | NaCrSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Roedderite | K(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30] |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Kosmochlor | NaCrSi2O6 |
Na | ⓘ Roedderite | K(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30] |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Clinoenstatite | MgSiO3 |
Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Mg | ⓘ Niningerite | (Mg,Fe2+,Mn2+)S |
Mg | ⓘ Oldhamite | (Ca,Mg)S |
Mg | ⓘ Roedderite | K(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30] |
Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Hibonite | CaAl12O19 |
Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Clinoenstatite | MgSiO3 |
Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Si | ⓘ Kosmochlor | NaCrSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Moissanite | SiC |
Si | ⓘ Perryite | (Ni,Fe)5(Si,P)2 |
Si | ⓘ Roedderite | K(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30] |
Si | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Nierite | Si3N4 |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | ⓘ UM1995-14-N:Si | β-Si3N4 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Perryite | (Ni,Fe)5(Si,P)2 |
P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
P | ⓘ Nickelphosphide | (Ni,Fe)3P |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Alabandite | MnS |
S | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
S | ⓘ Djerfisherite | K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl |
S | ⓘ Niningerite | (Mg,Fe2+,Mn2+)S |
S | ⓘ Oldhamite | (Ca,Mg)S |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
S | ⓘ Rudashevskyite | (Fe,Zn)S |
S | ⓘ Joegoldsteinite | MnCr2S4 |
S | ⓘ Zolenskyite | FeCr2S4 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Djerfisherite | K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Djerfisherite | K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl |
K | ⓘ Roedderite | K(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30] |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Hibonite | CaAl12O19 |
Ca | ⓘ Oldhamite | (Ca,Mg)S |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Cr | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
Cr | ⓘ Kosmochlor | NaCrSi2O6 |
Cr | ⓘ Joegoldsteinite | MnCr2S4 |
Cr | ⓘ Zolenskyite | FeCr2S4 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Alabandite | MnS |
Mn | ⓘ Niningerite | (Mg,Fe2+,Mn2+)S |
Mn | ⓘ Joegoldsteinite | MnCr2S4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Cohenite | Fe3C |
Fe | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
Fe | ⓘ Djerfisherite | K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl |
Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Fe | ⓘ Niningerite | (Mg,Fe2+,Mn2+)S |
Fe | ⓘ Perryite | (Ni,Fe)5(Si,P)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
Fe | ⓘ Nickelphosphide | (Ni,Fe)3P |
Fe | ⓘ Rudashevskyite | (Fe,Zn)S |
Fe | ⓘ Zolenskyite | FeCr2S4 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Djerfisherite | K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl |
Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Ni | ⓘ Perryite | (Ni,Fe)5(Si,P)2 |
Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
Ni | ⓘ Nickelphosphide | (Ni,Fe)3P |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Djerfisherite | K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Zn | ⓘ Rudashevskyite | (Fe,Zn)S |
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Indarch meteorite, Hindarx, Aghjabadi District, Azerbaijan