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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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