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Locality Name:
Kaidun Meteorite, Hadramawt Governorate, Yemen


mindat Locality ID: 6921
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6921.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kaidun Meteorite, Hadramawt Governorate, Yemen": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 15°0'0"N
Longitude: 48°17'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 15,48.299722222222

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteBarringeriteCalciteChabaziteChloriteClayCristobaliteCubaniteDiamond
DjerfisheriteFeldsparGarnetIronMagnetoplumbiteMilariteNickelineNoneOlivinePentlandite
PerovskitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSapphirineSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTalc
WilkmaniteWurtzite

49 IMA Minerals at location:
Aenigmatite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Andreyivanovite  (*)
Arfvedsonite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chabazite-Na  (*)Chromite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Cronstedtite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Daubréelite  (*)
Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)Djerfisherite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Florenskyite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenalite  (*)
Heideite  (*)Hibonite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Iron  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Niningerite  (*)Oldhamite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Perryite  (*)
Pigeonite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roedderite  (*)Saponite  (*)
Schöllhornite  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Taenite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tetrataenite  (*)Troilite  (*)Wilkinsonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]0133
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS0312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Andreyivanovite  (*)BarringeriteFeCrP03
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)20295
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O602060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chabazite-Na  (*)Chabazite(Na3K)[Al4Si8O24]·11H2O066
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O403902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO20453
Cronstedtite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)3(Si,Fe3+)2O5(OH)4054
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S30802
Daubréelite  (*)SpinelFeCr2S40157
Diamond  (*)DiamondC0697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Djerfisherite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl060
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O60944
Florenskyite  (*)BarringeriteFeTiP01
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)01188
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Greenalite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4061
Heideite  (*)Wilkmanite(Fe,Cr)1.15(Ti,Fe)2S404
Hibonite  (*)MagnetoplumbiteCaAl12O19080
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH0367
Iron  (*)IronFe01089
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Niningerite  (*)RocksaltMgS028
Oldhamite  (*)RocksaltCaS058
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S801512
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO30495
Perryite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)3025
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O60303
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Roedderite  (*)MilariteKNaMg2(Mg3Si12)O30030
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O0301
Schöllhornite  (*)NoneNa0.3CrS2·H2O04
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P0374
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)0703
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Tetrataenite  (*)NoneFeNi0116
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS01044
Wilkinsonite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+8Fe3+4]O4[Si12O36]03



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