Name: | Asimowite Amw |
IMA Chemistry: | Fe2SiO4 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Asimowite contains elements: Iron (Fe) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | China / Chile (meteorite) |
Year First Published: | 2018 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Bindi L, Brenker F E, Nestola F, Koch T E, Prior D J, Lilly K, Krot A N, Bizzarro M, Xie X (2019) Discovery of asimowite, the Fe-analog of wadsleyite, in shock-melted silicate droplets of the Suizhou L6 and the Quebrada Chimborazo 001 CB3.0 chondrites. American Mineralogist 104, 775-778 |
Structural Group Name: | Wadsleyite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | |
Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
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