Locality type:

Meteorite Fall Location

Classification

Species:

Chlorapatite

Formula:

Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Chlorapatite data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Northwest Africa 7251 (NWA 7251), Northwest Africa

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1232815

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1232815:8

GUID (UUID V4):

d172bb46-997f-4ffb-be52-7daa9c2a0c46

References

Li, Y. & Hsu, W. (2018) Multiple impact events on the L‐chondritic parent body: Insights from SIMS U‐Pb dating of Ca‐phosphates in the NWA 7251 L‐melt breccia. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 53(5):1081-1095. (May 2018)

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	Ruzicka, Alex, Grossman, Jeffrey, Bouvier, Audrey, Herd, Christopher D. K., Agee, Carl B. (2015) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 101. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 50 (9) 1661 doi:10.1111/maps.12490	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	with 1812 from Antarctica, 437 from Asia, 301 from Africa, 43 from South America, 21 from Europe (including...related to brachinites and ungrouped achondrites NWA 1500 and NWA 4042. 2 Specimens: All at NMBE. Alkali...ilmenite+magnetite), chromite, pyrrhotite, merrilite and chlorapatite. Minor secondary gypsum and calcite present...CV and CK fields, but also close to another CO (NWA 5247). Classification: Based on texture and mineralogy...of the Cape York shower. Northwest Africa 1685 (NWA 1685) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2002 Classification:

Chlorapatite from Northwest Africa 7251 (NWA 7251), Northwest Africa

Chlorapatite from
Northwest Africa 7251 (NWA 7251), Northwest Africa