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secondary mineral formed by terrestrial weathering
subject			fact

secondary mineral formed by terrestrial weathering	is a kind of metamorphic mineral
	can be produced by mechanism weathering on Earth
metamorphic mineral	can have progenitor mineral
mineral	has color
	has alteration mineral
	is one of 4000 well-characterized minerals

Kinds of secondary mineral formed by terrestrial weathering :

• terrestrially weathered meteorite mineral (24 kinds, 4 facts) - mineral formed by terrestrial weathering of primary meteoritic mineral on Earth or during atmospheric entry