Maskelynite
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About Maskelynite
Keeper of minerals at the British Museum of Natural History 1857-1879
Name:
Named in 1872 by Gustav Tschermak in honor of Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story-Maskelyne [September 3, 1823 Wroughton, Wiltshire, England, UK - May 20, 1911 Bass Down, Wiltshire, England, UK], Keeper of Mineralogy at the British Museum (1857-1880) and Professor of Mineralogy at Oxford University (1856-1895). Story-Maskelyne was a systematic mineralogist, crystallographer, gemologist, and meteoriticist. Additionally, Story-Maskelyne was an early associate of Henry Fox Talbot who developed the photo negative method of photography at about the same time that Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre invented the photo positive method (daguerreotype). Story-Maskelyne was elected to the British Parliament and held other offices.
A type of naturally occurring glass having the composition of a plagioclase series feldspar, created by the vitrification of plagioclase by shock melting in meteorites and meteorite impacts.
Originally described from the Shergotty Martian meteorite, Gaya District, Bihar, India.
Originally described from the Shergotty Martian meteorite, Gaya District, Bihar, India.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
7765
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:7765:7
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
| Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
|---|---|
| Stage 2: Planetesimal differentiation and alteration | 4.566-4.550 |
| 6 : Secondary asteroid phases | 4.566-4.560 |
Synonyms of Maskelynite
Other Language Names for Maskelynite
Common Associates
Associations Based on Photo Data:
| 7 photos of Maskelynite associated with Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| 5 photos of Maskelynite associated with 'Basaltic shergottite meteorite' | |
| 3 photos of Maskelynite associated with 'Shergottite meteorite' | |
| 2 photos of Maskelynite associated with Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| 2 photos of Maskelynite associated with Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| 2 photos of Maskelynite associated with 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | |
| 2 photos of Maskelynite associated with Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| 1 photo of Maskelynite associated with Tissintite | (Ca,◻)AlSi2O6 |
| 1 photo of Maskelynite associated with 'Titanium-bearing Chromite' | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| 1 photo of Maskelynite associated with Calcite | CaCO3 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Maskelynite in petrology
An essential component of rock names highlighted in red, an accessory component in rock names highlighted in green.
Internet Links for Maskelynite
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References for Maskelynite
Reference List:
Localities for Maskelynite
Showing 148 localities.
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The Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Africa | |
| Owocki et al. (2012) |
Algeria | |
| Dodd et al. (1979) |
| - (2004, July) |
| Mason et al. (1966) |
Antarctica | |
| YT Lin et al. (2011) |
| Lu Feng et al. (2011) | |
| Yin et al. (2018) | |
| Meyer (2001) | |
| Yanai et al. (1983) +1 other reference |
| Kato et al. (2017) | |
| Satterwhite et al. (2007) +4 other references |
| Ohtani et al. (2011) |
| Sönmez et al. (2025) | |
| Delisle et al. (2015) |
| Ikeda (1994) |
| Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 3 (3) +2 other references |
| RUBIN et al. (2011) |
| Score et al. (1995) +2 other references |
Argentina | |
| Bogard et al. (1981) |
Australia | |
| Mason et al. (5) |
| Krot et al. (1992) |
| Fujita et al. (1991) |
| Xie et al. (2006) |
| G McCall and W Cleverly +2 other references |
| G McCall and W Cleverly +2 other references | |
| G McCall and W Cleverly +2 other references | |
| G McCall and W Cleverly +2 other references |
Austria | |
| Schadler et al. (1933) |
Belgium | |
| Dodd et al. (1979) +1 other reference |
Brazil | |
| Zucolotto et al. (2001) |
| Levi-Donati et al. (1974) +1 other reference |
| Gomes et al. (1980) |
| Brooks (1990) |
| Symes et al. (1970) +2 other references |
Canada | |
| Grady et al. (2015) |
| Grady et al. (2015) |
| Spray et al. (2023) |
China | |
| [AmMin 85:1564] +2 other references |
| Li et al. (2018) |
Cuba | |
| Yin et al. (2021) |
Czech Republic | |
| Tuček K.: Meteority a jejich výskyt v ... |
Denmark | |
| Callisen et al. (1963) |
France | |
| Dodd et al. (1979) |
| Mason et al. (1961) |
| McCubbin et al. (2008) |
| Dodd et al. (1979) |
Germany | |
| Hochleitner et al. (2015) |
| internt.nhm.ac.uk (n.d.) +1 other reference |
India | |
| [Hey p438] +3 other references |
| New York +4 other references |
| Nayak (1993) |
| Ray et al. (2016) |
| Saikia et al. (2026) |
Iran | |
| Adib et al. (1979) |
Italy | |
| evi-Donati (1970) +1 other reference |
| Levi-Donati (1971) |
| Levi-Donati et al. (1971) |
| Maras et al. (1979) |
| Levi-Donati G.R. (1972) +1 other reference |
Japan | |
| Mason et al. (1961) |
Libya | |
| Wlotzka (1991) |
| Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta |
| Grady et al. (2015) | |
| Folco (2004) +1 other reference | |
| - (2010) | |
Lithuania | |
| Mason (1967) +2 other references |
Mali | |
| - (2025) |
Mauritania | |
| The Meteoritical Society (2020) | |
| Gattacceca et al. (2020) | |
| - (2010) |
Morocco | |
| www.lpi.usra.edu (2013) |
| Rubin et al. (2002) |
| Pang et al. (2016) +1 other reference | |
| Irving +1 other reference |
New Zealand | |
| Battey (1962) |
Niger | |
| - (2010) | |
Nigeria | |
| Jerome et al. (1974) +1 other reference |
| T.J. McCoy +2 other references |
Northwest Africa Meteorites | |
| Fudge et al. (2018) | |
| Meteoritical Bulletin 86: July +2 other references | |
| Russell et al. (2003) +1 other reference | |
| Xia et al. (2021) | |
| Nyquist et al. (2009) | |
| www2.jpl.nasa.gov/snc/news51.html | |
| T. Bunch and J. Wittke | |
| - (2010) +1 other reference | |
| Gu et al. (2025) | |
| ... | |
| Suporn Boonsuea & John Spraya (2012) | |
| Shohei Kaneko et al. (2011) | |
| Barrat et al. (2001) | |
| Jambon et al. (2002) +2 other references | |
| www.lpi.usra.edu (2015) +5 other references | |
Oman | |
| Meteoritical Bulletin et al. (2000) |
| Geophysical Research Abstracts | |
| Taylor et al. (2000) |
| Anand et al. (2004) | |
| Taylor et al. (2001) | |
| Yukio et al. (2006) | |
| D.D. Badjukov et al. et al. (2005) | |
Poland | |
| ... |
Romania | |
| Grady et al. (2015) |
Russia | |
| Dodd et al. (1979) |
| GUROV et al. (2004) |
| Lapis 29 (9) |
| Erokhin et al. (2016) |
| - (2010) |
Somalia | |
| Merrill (1916) +1 other reference |
South Africa | |
| Gibson R (2008) |
| Labotka et al. (1980) |
| Prior (1923) |
Spain | |
| Rubio-Ordóñez et al. (2011) +1 other reference |
| Llorca et al. (2009) |
| Farrington (1915) |
Sweden | |
| Agarwal et al. (2016) |
| Van Schmus et al. (1968) |
Turkmenistan | |
| Ivanova et al. (1992) |
UK | |
| Graham et al. (1985) |
Ukraine | |
| Semenenko et al. (1986) |
| Lindstrom et al. (1992) |
USA | |
| Van Schmus et al. (1968) |
| Dodd et al. (1979) |
| Grady et al. (2015) |
| GROSSMAN et al. (2001) |
| Dodd et al. (1979) |
| Graham (1993) |
| Meteoritical Bulletin 87:July |
| Rubin et al. (1984) |
| Dodd et al. (1979) |
| Van Schmus et al. (1968) |
| Basu et al. (1980) |
| Oliver Cummings Farrington (1915) +1 other reference |
| www.museum.hu-berlin.de (2007) |
| Acosta et al. (2012) +1 other reference | |
| Farrington (1915) |
| Zhidong Xie et al. |
| Meteoritical Bulletin |
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| Van Schmus et al. (1968) |
| Dodd et al. (1979) |
| Clarke Jr. et al. (1977) |
| Bullard (1939) |
| Sato et al. (2000) |
| Zhidong Xie et al. |
| Merrill (1925) |
Western Sahara | |
| - (2010) |
Zambia | |
| Dodd et al. (1979) |
The Moon | |
Popigai impact crater, Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia