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Paragenetic Mode 3 : Solar nebular condensates (CAIs, AOAs, URIs)

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Description

Initial mineral formation occurred as nebular gas-cooled and highly refractory phases condensed at temperatures greater than ~1000 K.

Age: >4.565 Ga

Stage

Stage 1: Primary nebular phases - Age: 4.567-4.561 Ga
3 : Solar nebular condensates (CAIs, AOAs, URIs)
4 : Primary chondrule phases

Minerals

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MineralFormulaCrystal System
AddibischoffiteCa2Al6Al6O20Triclinic
Ă…kermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]Tetragonal
AllendeiteSc4Zr3O12Trigonal
AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)Triclinic
AnosoviteTi3O5
BaddeleyiteZrO2Monoclinic
BaghdaditeCa6Zr2(Si2O7)2O4Monoclinic
BrownleeiteMnSiIsometric
BurnettiteCaVAlSiO6Monoclinic
CorundumAl2O3Trigonal
DavisiteCaScAlSiO6Monoclinic
DmisteinbergiteCa(Al2Si2O8)Trigonal
EringaiteCa3Sc2(SiO4)3Isometric
Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)Orthorhombic
GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]Tetragonal
GrossiteCaAl4O7Monoclinic
Hexamolybdenum(Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os)Hexagonal
HiboniteCaAl12O19Hexagonal
IceH2OHexagonal
KaitianiteTi3+2Ti4+O5Monoclinic
Kangite(Sc,Ti,Al,Zr,Mg,Ca,â–ˇ)2O3 Isometric
Khamrabaevite(Ti,V,Fe)CIsometric
KrotiteCaAl2O4Monoclinic
LakargiiteCa(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3Orthorhombic
MachiiteAl2Ti3O9Monoclinic
MelliteAl2[C6(COO)6]·16H2OTetragonal
MonipiteMoNiPHexagonal
Native IronFeIsometric
Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)Hexagonal
Native Ruthenium(Ru,Ir)Hexagonal
OsborniteTiNIsometric
Panguite(Ti,Al,Sc,Mg,Zr,Ca)1.8O3Orthorhombic
PaqueiteCa3TiSi2(Al,Ti,Si)3O14Trigonal
PerovskiteCaTiO3Orthorhombic
QuartzSiO2Trigonal
RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]Triclinic
RubiniteCa3Ti3+2(SiO4)3Isometric
RutileTiO2Tetragonal
SpinelMgAl2O4Isometric
Taenite(Fe,Ni)Isometric
Tazheranite(Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,◻)2Isometric
ThortveititeSc2Si2O7Monoclinic
TistariteTi3+2O3Trigonal
WarkiteCa2Sc6Al6O20Triclinic
ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7Orthorhombic
Zirkelite(Ti,Ca,Zr)O2-xIsometric
ElementCountPercent
HHydrogen24.26%
CCarbon24.26%
NNitrogen12.13%
OOxygen3880.85%
NaSodium12.13%
MgMagnesium612.77%
AlAluminium1838.30%
SiSilicon1634.04%
PPhosphorus12.13%
CaCalcium2348.94%
ScScandium714.89%
TiTitanium1736.17%
VVanadium24.26%
MnManganese12.13%
FeIron612.77%
NiNickel24.26%
ZrZirconium817.02%
MoMolybdenum24.26%
RuRuthenium36.38%
SnTin12.13%
OsOsmium24.26%
IrIridium36.38%

References

Hazen, Robert M., Morrison, Shaunna M. (2022) On the paragenetic modes of minerals: A mineral evolution perspective. American Mineralogist, 107 (7) 1262-1287 doi:10.2138/am-2022-8099
 
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