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meteorite mineral
subject			fact

meteorite mineral	is a kind of mineral
	has definition mineral found to occur in meteorites
	is one of 295 minerals found to occur in meteorites
mineral	has color
	has alteration mineral

Kinds of meteorite mineral :

• iron meteorite mineral (6 kinds, 3 facts) - mineral found to occur in the iron phase of iron and stony iron meteorites
• martian meteorite mineral (39 kinds, 2 facts)
• meteorite mineral formed by shock (9 kinds, 3 facts)
• presolar mineral (9 kinds, 3 facts) - mineral predating the formation of the solar system found in meteorites
• terrestrially weathered meteorite mineral (24 kinds, 4 facts) - mineral formed by terrestrial weathering of primary meteoritic mineral on Earth or during atmospheric entry