Meteorite minerals
149 minerals found in meteorites, from olivine and iron-nickel metal to rarities that were unknown until they turned up in a rock from space. 91 of them were first described from meteorites. Each page explains what the mineral is, where it occurs and how it is recognised.
Silicates 35
The rock-forming minerals: silicon and oxygen joined with metals such as magnesium, iron, calcium and aluminium.
- Albite NaAlSi3O8
- Sodium-rich plagioclase feldspar, which grows in ordinary chondrites as they are heated inside their parent asteroids.
- Andradite Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3
- A calcium–iron garnet that grew during alteration in CV chondrites such as Allende.
- Anorthite CaAl2Si2O8
- Calcium-rich plagioclase, the mineral of the Moon's first crust and of the oldest solids in chondrites.
- Augite (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6
- The common dark high-calcium pyroxene of basalts, from Earth to the Moon, Mars and Vesta.
- Cronstedtite Fe3(Si,Fe)2O5(OH)4
- An iron-rich serpentine mineral typical of the least altered CM chondrites.
- Davisite CaScAlSiO6 First found in space rock
- A scandium-rich pyroxene from an ultra-refractory inclusion in Allende.
- Diopside CaMgSi2O6
- A calcium–magnesium pyroxene found in the oldest solids of the Solar System and in many chondrules.
- Enstatite MgSiO3
- The magnesium pyroxene that dominates enstatite chondrites and aubrites, and many chondrules.
- Fayalite Fe2SiO4
- The iron-rich end of the olivine series, formed in meteorites mostly by water and heat acting on rock.
- Forsterite Mg2SiO4
- The magnesium-rich end of the olivine series, the olivine of primitive chondrules and the oldest Solar System grains.
- Grossmanite CaTiAlSiO6 First found in space rock
- A pyroxene containing titanium in an unusual state, found in the oldest inclusions in Allende.
- Hedenbergite CaFeSi2O6
- The iron-rich calcium pyroxene, which grew in carbonaceous chondrites as fluids altered the rock.
- Hutcheonite Ca3Ti2(SiAl2)O12 First found in space rock
- A titanium-bearing garnet that grew when a CAI in Allende was altered on its parent asteroid.
- Kaersutite NaCa2(Mg4Ti)Si6Al2O23(OH)
- A titanium-rich amphibole found in tiny melt pockets in Martian meteorites.
- Kirschsteinite CaFeSiO4
- A calcium–iron olivine-group mineral typical of angrites, the oldest basalts in the Solar System.
- Kosmochlor NaCrSi2O6 First found in space rock
- A green sodium chromium pyroxene first found in an iron meteorite and later in Burmese jade.
- Krinovite NaMg2CrSi3O10 First found in space rock
- A green sodium chromium silicate found only in the graphite nodules of iron meteorites.
- Kushiroite CaAl2SiO6 First found in space rock
- An aluminium-rich pyroxene, long known only from laboratory experiments, found in refractory inclusions.
- Melilite (Ca,Na)2(Al,Mg)(Si,Al)2O7
- A calcium aluminium silicate series, gehlenite to åkermanite, that makes up much of the white inclusions in Allende.
- Merrihueite (K,Na)2(Fe,Mg)5Si12O30 First found in space rock
- An iron-rich osumilite-group silicate found in a primitive ordinary chondrite.
- Nepheline (Na,K)AlSiO4
- A sodium aluminium silicate that replaces melilite and anorthite in CAIs that were later altered.
- Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
- The green magnesium–iron silicate that is the most common mineral in stony meteorites and the gem crystals of pallasites.
- Pigeonite (Mg,Fe,Ca)(Mg,Fe)Si2O6
- A low-calcium pyroxene that forms in quickly cooled lavas, typical of eucrites and lunar and Martian basalts.
- Plagioclase NaAlSi3O8–CaAl2Si2O8
- The feldspar series from sodium albite to calcium anorthite, the light-coloured mineral of basalts and lunar highlands.
- Pyroxferroite (Fe,Ca)SiO3 First found in space rock
- An iron-rich silicate that forms in the last melt of lunar and Martian basalts.
- Rhönite Ca2(Mg,Fe,Ti)6(Si,Al)6O20
- A titanium-bearing chain silicate found in some CAIs and in the oldest basalts from asteroids.
- Roedderite (Na,K)2(Mg,Fe)5Si12O30 First found in space rock
- A rare sodium–potassium magnesium silicate of the osumilite group, first found in an enstatite chondrite.
- Saponite (Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O
- A swelling clay mineral intergrown with serpentine in CI chondrites and in samples from Ryugu and Bennu.
- Serpentine (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
- A water-bearing sheet silicate that makes up much of the matrix of CM and CI chondrites.
- Silica minerals: tridymite, cristobalite and quartz SiO2
- Silicon dioxide in its different crystal forms, found in eucrites, enstatite chondrites and lunar basalts.
- Sodalite Na4(Al3Si3O12)Cl
- A chlorine-bearing sodium aluminium silicate formed by alteration in the CAIs of CV chondrites.
- Tranquillityite Fe8(Zr,Y)2Ti3Si3O24 First found in space rock
- A rare iron–zirconium–titanium silicate first found in Apollo 11 Moon rocks.
- Wollastonite CaSiO3
- A calcium silicate found in altered CAIs and chondrules of CV chondrites.
- Yagiite (Na,K)3Mg4(Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)24O60 First found in space rock
- An osumilite-group silicate found in the silicate inclusions of a IIE iron meteorite.
- Zircon ZrSiO4
- A tough zirconium silicate that holds uranium, making it one of the best natural clocks.
High-pressure minerals 30
Minerals squeezed into denser forms by the shock of collisions in space, many of them first found in meteorites.
- Ahrensite Fe2SiO4 First found in space rock
- The iron-rich, spinel-structured form of olivine, the iron partner of ringwoodite.
- Akimotoite (Mg,Fe)SiO3 First found in space rock
- A high-pressure form of pyroxene with the ilmenite structure, formed in shocked meteorites.
- Asimowite Fe2SiO4 First found in space rock
- The iron-rich partner of wadsleyite: a dense form of fayalite made by shock.
- Bridgmanite (Mg,Fe)SiO3 First found in space rock
- The most abundant mineral inside Earth, found and named only thanks to a shocked meteorite.
- Chenmingite FeCr2O4 First found in space rock
- A dense form of chromite, made by shock, found in a Martian meteorite.
- Coesite SiO2
- A high-pressure form of silica that marks impacts on Earth and occurs in some shocked meteorites.
- Donwilhelmsite CaAl4Si2O11 First found in space rock
- A dense calcium aluminium silicate in lunar meteorites, made from shock-melted Moon crust.
- Elgoresyite (Mg,Fe)5Si2O9 First found in space rock
- A dense magnesium–iron silicate with an unusual ratio of metal to silicon, found in a shock vein of the Suizhou chondrite.
- Feiite Fe2+2(Fe2+Ti4+)O5 First found in space rock
- A dense iron-rich titanium oxide found with tschaunerite and liuite in Shergotty.
- Hemleyite (Fe,Mg)SiO3 First found in space rock
- The iron-rich form of akimotoite: pyroxene composition packed into the ilmenite structure by shock.
- Hiroseite (Fe,Mg)SiO3 First found in space rock
- The iron-rich partner of bridgmanite: pyroxene composition in the perovskite structure.
- Jadeite NaAlSi2O6
- The sodium pyroxene of jade, which also forms in the shock veins of meteorites.
- Liebermannite KAlSi3O8 First found in space rock
- Potassium feldspar packed into the dense hollandite structure, found in a Martian meteorite.
- Lingunite NaAlSi3O8 First found in space rock
- The dense hollandite-structured form of feldspar, found in shock veins of chondrites.
- Liuite FeTiO3 First found in space rock
- Ilmenite composition in the perovskite structure, found in a shock-melt pocket in Shergotty.
- Majorite Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3 First found in space rock
- A garnet made from pyroxene at high pressure, in which silicon takes an unusual place.
- Maskelynite (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 (glass) First found in space rock
- Plagioclase feldspar turned to glass by shock, without melting, while keeping its crystal shape.
- Ohtaniite Mg3(Si0.5□0.5)Si2O8 First found in space rock
- A wadsleyite-like magnesium silicate with empty sites in its structure, crystallised from a shock melt of pyroxene composition.
- Poirierite (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 First found in space rock
- A rare form of olivine composition, halfway in structure between olivine and its high-pressure forms, found in shock veins of chondrites.
- Ringwoodite (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 First found in space rock
- The dense, spinel-structured form of olivine, made by shock in meteorites and found deep inside Earth.
- Seifertite SiO2 First found in space rock
- The densest known natural form of silica, formed by shock in Martian meteorites.
- Stishovite SiO2
- A very dense form of silica, made by impacts, in which silicon is surrounded by six oxygen atoms.
- Stöfflerite CaAl2Si2O8 First found in space rock
- Calcium feldspar in the dense hollandite structure: the high-pressure partner of anorthite.
- Tissintite (Ca,Na)AlSi2O6 First found in space rock
- A high-pressure, calcium-rich pyroxene formed by shock from feldspar in a Martian meteorite.
- Tschaunerite Fe2+(Fe2+Ti4+)O4 First found in space rock
- A dense iron titanium oxide formed from ulvöspinel in a shock-melt pocket in Shergotty.
- Tuite Ca3(PO4)2 First found in space rock
- The high-pressure form of the meteorite phosphate merrillite, found in shock veins.
- Wadsleyite (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 First found in space rock
- A high-pressure form of olivine, between olivine and ringwoodite, found in shocked meteorites.
- Wangdaodeite FeTiO3 First found in space rock
- A high-pressure form of ilmenite with the lithium niobate structure.
- Xieite FeCr2O4 First found in space rock
- A dense, high-pressure form of chromite found in a shocked Chinese chondrite.
- Zagamiite CaAl2Si3.5O11 First found in space rock
- A dense calcium aluminium silicate that crystallised from shock melt in Martian meteorites.
Oxides 21
Metals combined with oxygen alone, from common chromite to the rare minerals of the oldest solids in the Solar System.
- Akaganéite FeO(OH,Cl)
- A chlorine-bearing rust that makes iron meteorites flake and crumble in museum drawers.
- Allendeite Sc4Zr3O12 First found in space rock
- A scandium zirconium oxide named after the Allende meteorite.
- Armalcolite (Mg,Fe)Ti2O5 First found in space rock
- An iron–magnesium–titanium oxide named after the Apollo 11 astronauts.
- Baddeleyite ZrO2
- Zirconium oxide, a tiny but powerful clock for dating Martian, lunar and asteroid basalts.
- Brearleyite Ca12Al14O32Cl2 First found in space rock
- A chlorine-bearing calcium aluminate formed when fluids altered an ancient inclusion.
- Chromite FeCr2O4
- A black iron–chromium oxide found in almost every stony meteorite, and the survivor that reveals fossil meteorites.
- Corundum Al2O3
- Aluminium oxide, the mineral of ruby and sapphire, found as tiny grains in chondrites, some made in other stars.
- Dmitryivanovite CaAl2O4 First found in space rock
- A dense form of calcium aluminate found in the oldest inclusions of carbonaceous chondrites.
- Goethite FeO(OH)
- The rust-brown iron oxyhydroxide that forms as meteorites weather on Earth.
- Grossite CaAl4O7
- A calcium aluminium oxide found in rare, extremely refractory inclusions in CH and CR chondrites.
- Hibonite CaAl12O19
- A calcium aluminium oxide, among the very first minerals to condense in the Solar System.
- Hibonite-(Fe) (Fe,Mg)Al12O19 First found in space rock
- An iron-rich hibonite that formed when an ancient inclusion in Allende was altered.
- Ilmenite FeTiO3
- An iron–titanium oxide abundant in lunar mare basalts and common in eucrites and Martian meteorites.
- Kangite (Sc,Ti,Al,Zr,Mg,Ca)2O3 First found in space rock
- A scandium-rich oxide from the ultra-refractory inclusions of Allende.
- Krotite CaAl2O4 First found in space rock
- A calcium aluminium oxide found in an unusual refractory inclusion, until then known only from cement.
- Magnetite Fe3O4
- The strongly magnetic iron oxide that grew in water inside carbonaceous asteroids and forms the crust of cosmic spherules.
- Majindeite Mg2Mo3O8 First found in space rock
- A magnesium molybdenum oxide formed when tiny metal nuggets in Allende were oxidised.
- Panguite (Ti,Sc,Al,Mg,Zr,Ca)1.8O3 First found in space rock
- A titanium oxide rich in scandium and zirconium, from one of the oldest grains in the Solar System.
- Perovskite CaTiO3
- A calcium titanium oxide found in the oldest inclusions in chondrites and giving its name to a family of structures.
- Spinel MgAl2O4
- A hard magnesium aluminium oxide that is one of the first minerals to form around the young Sun.
- Tistarite Ti2O3 First found in space rock
- A titanium oxide with titanium in its rare three-charge state, from the earliest solids in Allende.
Sulphides 12
Metals combined with sulphur. Some exist only where there was almost no oxygen, as in enstatite meteorites.
- Brezinaite Cr3S4 First found in space rock
- A chromium sulphide found only in meteorites.
- Caswellsilverite NaCrS2 First found in space rock
- A sodium chromium sulphide from enstatite meteorites.
- Daubréelite FeCr2S4 First found in space rock
- A black iron chromium sulphide that forms lamellae inside troilite in iron meteorites.
- Djerfisherite K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl First found in space rock
- A potassium-bearing sulphide with chlorine, found in enstatite chondrites.
- Keilite (Fe,Mg)S First found in space rock
- An iron-rich magnesium sulphide that grew from niningerite during impacts on enstatite chondrites.
- Niningerite (Mg,Fe)S First found in space rock
- A magnesium sulphide found only in EH enstatite chondrites.
- Oldhamite CaS First found in space rock
- Calcium sulphide, which exists only where there was almost no oxygen, as in enstatite meteorites.
- Pentlandite (Fe,Ni)9S8
- An iron–nickel sulphide found with pyrrhotite in carbonaceous chondrites.
- Pyrrhotite Fe1-xS
- A magnetic iron sulphide with a little less iron than troilite, common in carbonaceous chondrites.
- Tochilinite 6(Fe,Ni)S·5(Mg,Fe)(OH)2
- A layered iron sulphide and hydroxide that forms with serpentine in CM chondrites.
- Troilite FeS First found in space rock
- Iron sulphide, the bronze mineral found in almost every meteorite.
- Wassonite TiS First found in space rock
- A titanium sulphide found as tiny grains in an Antarctic enstatite chondrite.
Metals and alloys 15
Iron-nickel metal and its relatives, the minerals behind iron meteorites and the metal flecks in chondrites.
- Awaruite Ni3Fe
- A nickel-rich iron alloy found in some oxidised carbonaceous chondrites.
- Cupalite CuAl First found in space rock
- A copper aluminium alloy with equal parts of each metal, found in the Khatyrka meteorite.
- Decagonite Al71Ni24Fe5 First found in space rock
- The second natural quasicrystal: an aluminium–nickel–iron alloy with tenfold symmetry.
- Hexamolybdenum (Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os) First found in space rock
- A tiny alloy of molybdenum and platinum-group metals from the oldest inclusions in Allende.
- Hollisterite Al3Fe First found in space rock
- An aluminium–iron alloy from the Khatyrka meteorite.
- Icosahedrite Al63Cu24Fe13 First found in space rock
- The first natural quasicrystal: an aluminium–copper–iron alloy found in the Khatyrka meteorite.
- Kamacite α-(Fe,Ni), about 5–7.5% nickel
- Low-nickel iron metal, the main mineral of most iron meteorites and the metal flecks in chondrites.
- Khatyrkite CuAl2 First found in space rock
- A copper aluminium alloy, found with the first natural quasicrystals in the Khatyrka meteorite.
- Kryachkoite (Al,Cu)6(Fe,Cu) First found in space rock
- An aluminium–copper–iron alloy from the Khatyrka meteorite, named after the man who found the first grains.
- Native copper Cu
- Tiny grains of pure copper found next to troilite and metal in ordinary chondrites.
- Plessite Kamacite and taenite intergrown
- A fine-grained intergrowth of kamacite and taenite that fills the spaces in the Widmanstätten pattern.
- Steinhardtite Al(Ni,Fe) First found in space rock
- A cubic aluminium–nickel–iron alloy from the Khatyrka meteorite, named after a pioneer of quasicrystals.
- Stolperite AlCu First found in space rock
- A cubic aluminium–copper alloy from the Khatyrka meteorite.
- Taenite γ-(Fe,Ni), about 20–50% nickel
- Nickel-rich iron metal, which forms the thin bright ribbons of the Widmanstätten pattern.
- Tetrataenite FeNi First found in space rock
- An ordered iron–nickel alloy that forms only with extremely slow cooling, and a natural rare-earth-free magnet.
Phosphides, carbides, nitrides and silicides 12
Compounds of metals with phosphorus, carbon, nitrogen or silicon, rare on Earth but at home in meteorites.
- Barringerite (Fe,Ni)2P First found in space rock
- A phosphorus-rich iron–nickel phosphide first found in a pallasite.
- Carlsbergite CrN First found in space rock
- Chromium nitride, tiny plates found in the metal of iron meteorites.
- Cohenite (Fe,Ni)3C First found in space rock
- An iron–nickel carbide found in many iron meteorites, the natural cousin of cementite in steel.
- Florenskyite FeTiP First found in space rock
- An iron titanium phosphide found in the extraordinary mixed meteorite Kaidun.
- Haxonite (Fe,Ni)23C6 First found in space rock
- A nickel-rich iron carbide found in iron meteorites and some chondrites.
- Moissanite SiC First found in space rock
- Silicon carbide; its microscopic grains in chondrites are stardust older than the Sun.
- Nierite Si3N4 First found in space rock
- Silicon nitride, some grains of which are stardust from exploding stars.
- Osbornite TiN First found in space rock
- Titanium nitride, golden cubes found in enstatite meteorites and in comet dust.
- Perryite (Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)3 First found in space rock
- A nickel silicide-phosphide found in the metal of enstatite chondrites and aubrites.
- Schreibersite (Fe,Ni)3P First found in space rock
- An iron–nickel phosphide found in almost all iron meteorites, and a possible source of phosphorus for early life.
- Sinoite Si2N2O First found in space rock
- A silicon oxynitride found in enstatite chondrites.
- Suessite (Fe,Ni)3Si First found in space rock
- An iron silicide formed in ureilites, where carbon stripped oxygen from silicates.
Carbon minerals 3
Graphite, diamond and their relatives, formed in space, in parent bodies and by impacts.
- Diamond C
- Carbon in its hardest form, found as shock-made crystals in ureilites and as nanodiamonds that may be stardust.
- Graphite C
- Soft, layered carbon, found as nodules in iron meteorites, in ureilites and in primitive chondrites.
- Lonsdaleite C First found in space rock
- A hexagonal form of diamond made by shock, first found in the Canyon Diablo meteorite.
Phosphates 12
Minerals of phosphorus and oxygen, which hold much of a meteorite's phosphorus and uranium.
- Brianite Na2CaMg(PO4)2 First found in space rock
- A sodium calcium magnesium phosphate found in silicate inclusions of an iron meteorite.
- Buchwaldite NaCaPO4 First found in space rock
- A sodium calcium phosphate found in the troilite nodules of the Cape York iron.
- Changesite-(Y) (Ca8Y)Fe(PO4)7 First found in space rock
- A rare-earth-bearing phosphate discovered in Moon rock returned by Chang'e 5.
- Chladniite Na2CaMg7(PO4)6 First found in space rock
- A sodium calcium magnesium phosphate named after the founder of meteorite science.
- Chlorapatite Ca5(PO4)3Cl
- A chlorine-bearing calcium phosphate in ordinary chondrites, and a record of water and gas in their parent bodies.
- Elaliite Fe2+8Fe3+(PO4)O8 First found in space rock
- An iron phosphate oxide first found in the El Ali iron meteorite from Somalia.
- Elkinstantonite Fe4(PO4)2O First found in space rock
- An iron phosphate oxide from the El Ali iron meteorite, named after the leader of the Psyche mission.
- Farringtonite Mg3(PO4)2 First found in space rock
- A magnesium phosphate found in pallasites, formed where phosphorus from metal met olivine.
- Merrillite Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 First found in space rock
- The main phosphate mineral of most meteorites and of lunar and Martian rocks.
- Olsenite KFe4(PO4)3 First found in space rock
- A potassium iron phosphate from the El Ali iron meteorite.
- Panethite (Na,Ca)2(Mg,Fe)2(PO4)2 First found in space rock
- A sodium magnesium phosphate found with brianite in the Dayton iron.
- Stanfieldite Ca4(Mg,Fe)5(PO4)6 First found in space rock
- A calcium–magnesium phosphate found in pallasites and mesosiderites.
Carbonates, sulphates, salts and weathering products 9
Minerals left by water, either long ago on the parent body or after the meteorite landed on Earth.
- Aragonite CaCO3
- A second form of calcium carbonate, found in some CM chondrites.
- Calcite CaCO3
- Calcium carbonate that grew from water inside carbonaceous asteroids, and also forms as meteorites weather on Earth.
- Dolomite CaMg(CO3)2
- A calcium magnesium carbonate common in CI chondrites and in the Ryugu and Bennu samples.
- Epsomite MgSO4·7H2O
- Epsom salt, a magnesium sulphate that crystallises on CI chondrites in collections.
- Ferrihydrite Fe10O14(OH)2
- A poorly crystalline iron oxyhydroxide found in the matrix of CI chondrites.
- Gypsum CaSO4·2H2O
- A calcium sulphate found in white veins in CI chondrites, partly grown after they reached Earth.
- Halite NaCl
- Rock salt, found as purple crystals with trapped water in two ordinary chondrites and as salts in the Bennu sample.
- Jarosite KFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
- A potassium iron sulphate that marks acidic water on Mars, found in a Martian meteorite and by a rover.
- Sylvite KCl
- Potassium chloride, found with halite in the Monahans and Zag chondrites.
No minerals match that search.
First found in meteorites
These minerals were described for the first time from meteorites or from samples returned from space. Some have since been found on Earth too; others are still known only from space rocks.
| Mineral | Formula | First described |
|---|---|---|
| Ahrensite | Fe2SiO4 | the Tissint Martian meteorite, 2016 |
| Akimotoite | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 | the Tenham L6 chondrite, 1999 |
| Allendeite | Sc4Zr3O12 | the Allende CV3 chondrite, 2014 |
| Armalcolite | (Mg,Fe)Ti2O5 | Apollo 11 basalts, 1970 |
| Asimowite | Fe2SiO4 | the Suizhou L6 and Quebrada Chimborazo 001 CB3 chondrites, 2019 |
| Barringerite | (Fe,Ni)2P | the Ollague pallasite, 1969 |
| Brearleyite | Ca12Al14O32Cl2 | the CV3 chondrite Northwest Africa 1934, 2011 |
| Brezinaite | Cr3S4 | the Tucson iron meteorite, 1969 |
| Brianite | Na2CaMg(PO4)2 | the Dayton iron meteorite, 1960s |
| Bridgmanite | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 | the Tenham L6 chondrite, 2014 |
| Buchwaldite | NaCaPO4 | the Cape York iron meteorite, 1977 |
| Carlsbergite | CrN | iron meteorites, 1971 |
| Caswellsilverite | NaCrS2 | the Norton County aubrite, 1982 |
| Changesite-(Y) | (Ca8Y)Fe(PO4)7 | Chang'e 5 lunar samples, 2022 |
| Chenmingite | FeCr2O4 | the Tissint Martian meteorite, 2017 |
| Chladniite | Na2CaMg7(PO4)6 | the Carlton iron meteorite, 1994 |
| Cohenite | (Fe,Ni)3C | the Magura iron meteorite, 1889 |
| Cupalite | CuAl | grains from the Khatyrka area, Chukotka, 1985 |
| Daubréelite | FeCr2S4 | the Coahuila iron meteorite, 1876 |
| Davisite | CaScAlSiO6 | the Allende CV3 chondrite, 2009 |
| Decagonite | Al71Ni24Fe5 | the Khatyrka meteorite, 2015 |
| Djerfisherite | K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl | enstatite chondrites, 1966 |
| Dmitryivanovite | CaAl2O4 | the CH chondrite Northwest Africa 470, 2009 |
| Donwilhelmsite | CaAl4Si2O11 | the lunar meteorite Oued Awlitis 001, 2020 |
| Elaliite | Fe2+8Fe3+(PO4)O8 | the El Ali iron meteorite, 2022 |
| Elgoresyite | (Mg,Fe)5Si2O9 | the Suizhou L6 chondrite, 2021 |
| Elkinstantonite | Fe4(PO4)2O | the El Ali iron meteorite, 2022 |
| Farringtonite | Mg3(PO4)2 | the Springwater pallasite, 1961 |
| Feiite | Fe2+2(Fe2+Ti4+)O5 | the Shergotty Martian meteorite, 2017 |
| Florenskyite | FeTiP | the Kaidun meteorite, 2000 |
| Grossmanite | CaTiAlSiO6 | the Allende CV3 chondrite, 2009 |
| Haxonite | (Fe,Ni)23C6 | iron meteorites, 1971 |
| Hemleyite | (Fe,Mg)SiO3 | the Suizhou L6 chondrite, 2017 |
| Hexamolybdenum | (Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os) | the Allende CV3 chondrite, 2014 |
| Hibonite-(Fe) | (Fe,Mg)Al12O19 | the Allende CV3 chondrite, 2009 |
| Hiroseite | (Fe,Mg)SiO3 | the Suizhou L6 chondrite, 2020 |
| Hollisterite | Al3Fe | the Khatyrka meteorite, 2016 |
| Hutcheonite | Ca3Ti2(SiAl2)O12 | the Allende CV3 chondrite, 2014 |
| Icosahedrite | Al63Cu24Fe13 | the Khatyrka meteorite, 2011 |
| Kangite | (Sc,Ti,Al,Zr,Mg,Ca)2O3 | the Allende CV3 chondrite, 2013 |
| Keilite | (Fe,Mg)S | enstatite chondrites, 2002 |
| Khatyrkite | CuAl2 | grains from the Khatyrka area, Chukotka, 1985 |
| Kosmochlor | NaCrSi2O6 | the Toluca iron meteorite, 1897 |
| Krinovite | NaMg2CrSi3O10 | graphite nodules in iron meteorites, 1968 |
| Krotite | CaAl2O4 | the CV3 chondrite NWA 1934, 2011 |
| Kryachkoite | (Al,Cu)6(Fe,Cu) | the Khatyrka meteorite, 2016 |
| Kushiroite | CaAl2SiO6 | the CH chondrite ALH 85085, 2009 |
| Liebermannite | KAlSi3O8 | the Zagami Martian meteorite, 2013 |
| Lingunite | NaAlSi3O8 | the Sixiangkou L6 chondrite, early 2000s |
| Liuite | FeTiO3 | the Shergotty Martian meteorite, 2017 |
| Lonsdaleite | C | the Canyon Diablo iron meteorite, 1967 |
| Majindeite | Mg2Mo3O8 | the Allende CV3 chondrite, 2012 |
| Majorite | Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3 | the Coorara L6 chondrite, 1970 |
| Maskelynite | (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 (glass) | the Shergotty Martian meteorite, 1872 |
| Merrihueite | (K,Na)2(Fe,Mg)5Si12O30 | the Mezö-Madaras chondrite, 1966 |
| Merrillite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 | stony meteorites (named 1917) |
| Moissanite | SiC | the Canyon Diablo iron meteorite, 1905 |
| Nierite | Si3N4 | chondrites, 1995 |
| Niningerite | (Mg,Fe)S | EH enstatite chondrites, 1967 |
| Ohtaniite | Mg3(Si0.5□0.5)Si2O8 | the Suizhou L6 chondrite, 2024 |
| Oldhamite | CaS | the Bustee aubrite, 1870 |
| Olsenite | KFe4(PO4)3 | the El Ali iron meteorite, 2022 |
| Osbornite | TiN | the Bustee aubrite, 1870 |
| Panethite | (Na,Ca)2(Mg,Fe)2(PO4)2 | the Dayton iron meteorite, 1960s |
| Panguite | (Ti,Sc,Al,Mg,Zr,Ca)1.8O3 | the Allende CV3 chondrite, 2012 |
| Perryite | (Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)3 | enstatite meteorites, mid-1960s |
| Poirierite | (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 | the Suizhou, Tenham and Miami L6 chondrites, 2021 |
| Pyroxferroite | (Fe,Ca)SiO3 | Apollo 11 basalts, 1970 |
| Ringwoodite | (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 | the Tenham L6 chondrite, 1969 |
| Roedderite | (Na,K)2(Mg,Fe)5Si12O30 | the Indarch enstatite chondrite, 1966 |
| Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P | iron meteorites (named 1847) |
| Seifertite | SiO2 | the Shergotty Martian meteorite, 2008 |
| Sinoite | Si2N2O | the Jajh deh Kot Lalu enstatite chondrite, 1964 |
| Stanfieldite | Ca4(Mg,Fe)5(PO4)6 | stony-iron meteorites, 1967 |
| Steinhardtite | Al(Ni,Fe) | the Khatyrka meteorite, 2014 |
| Stöfflerite | CaAl2Si2O8 | the Martian meteorite Northwest Africa 856, 2017 |
| Stolperite | AlCu | the Khatyrka meteorite, 2016 |
| Suessite | (Fe,Ni)3Si | the North Haig ureilite, 1982 |
| Tetrataenite | FeNi | meteoritic metal, 1980 |
| Tissintite | (Ca,Na)AlSi2O6 | the Tissint Martian meteorite, 2015 |
| Tistarite | Ti2O3 | the Allende CV3 chondrite, 2009 |
| Tranquillityite | Fe8(Zr,Y)2Ti3Si3O24 | Apollo 11 basalts from the Sea of Tranquillity, 1971 |
| Troilite | FeS | the Albareto meteorite (named 1863) |
| Tschaunerite | Fe2+(Fe2+Ti4+)O4 | the Shergotty Martian meteorite, 2017 |
| Tuite | Ca3(PO4)2 | the Suizhou L6 chondrite, 2003 |
| Wadsleyite | (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 | the Peace River L6 chondrite, 1983 |
| Wangdaodeite | FeTiO3 | the Suizhou L6 chondrite, 2020 |
| Wassonite | TiS | the EH3 chondrite Yamato 691, 2012 |
| Xieite | FeCr2O4 | the Suizhou L6 chondrite, 2008 |
| Yagiite | (Na,K)3Mg4(Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)24O60 | the Colomera iron meteorite, 1969 |
| Zagamiite | CaAl2Si3.5O11 | the Zagami Martian meteorite, 2015 |
A to Z
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T W X Y Z
- Ahrensite
- Akaganéite
- Akimotoite
- Albite
- Allendeite
- Andradite
- Anorthite
- Aragonite
- Armalcolite
- Asimowite
- Augite
- Awaruite
- Baddeleyite
- Barringerite
- Brearleyite
- Brezinaite
- Brianite
- Bridgmanite
- Buchwaldite
- Calcite
- Carlsbergite
- Caswellsilverite
- Changesite-(Y)
- Chenmingite
- Chladniite
- Chlorapatite
- Chromite
- Coesite
- Cohenite
- Corundum
- Cronstedtite
- Cupalite
- Daubréelite
- Davisite
- Decagonite
- Diamond
- Diopside
- Djerfisherite
- Dmitryivanovite
- Dolomite
- Donwilhelmsite
- Elaliite
- Elgoresyite
- Elkinstantonite
- Enstatite
- Epsomite
- Farringtonite
- Fayalite
- Feiite
- Ferrihydrite
- Florenskyite
- Forsterite
- Goethite
- Graphite
- Grossite
- Grossmanite
- Gypsum
- Halite
- Haxonite
- Hedenbergite
- Hemleyite
- Hexamolybdenum
- Hibonite
- Hibonite-(Fe)
- Hiroseite
- Hollisterite
- Hutcheonite
- Icosahedrite
- Ilmenite
- Jadeite
- Jarosite
- Kaersutite
- Kamacite
- Kangite
- Keilite
- Khatyrkite
- Kirschsteinite
- Kosmochlor
- Krinovite
- Krotite
- Kryachkoite
- Kushiroite
- Liebermannite
- Lingunite
- Liuite
- Lonsdaleite
- Magnetite
- Majindeite
- Majorite
- Maskelynite
- Melilite
- Merrihueite
- Merrillite
- Moissanite
- Native copper
- Nepheline
- Nierite
- Niningerite
- Ohtaniite
- Oldhamite
- Olivine
- Olsenite
- Osbornite
- Panethite
- Panguite
- Pentlandite
- Perovskite
- Perryite
- Pigeonite
- Plagioclase
- Plessite
- Poirierite
- Pyroxferroite
- Pyrrhotite
- Rhönite
- Ringwoodite
- Roedderite
- Saponite
- Schreibersite
- Seifertite
- Serpentine
- Silica minerals: tridymite, cristobalite and quartz
- Sinoite
- Sodalite
- Spinel
- Stanfieldite
- Steinhardtite
- Stishovite
- Stöfflerite
- Stolperite
- Suessite
- Sylvite
- Taenite
- Tetrataenite
- Tissintite
- Tistarite
- Tochilinite
- Tranquillityite
- Troilite
- Tschaunerite
- Tuite
- Wadsleyite
- Wangdaodeite
- Wassonite
- Wollastonite
- Xieite
- Yagiite
- Zagamiite
- Zircon