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Name: Bridgmanite
Bdm
IMA Chemistry: MgSiO3
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Bridgmanite contains elements:
Magnesium (Mg)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Australia (meteorite)
Year First Published: 2014
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Tschauner O, Ma C, Beckett J R, Prescher C, Prakapenka V B, Rossman G R (2014) Discovery of bridgmanite, the most abundant mineral in Earth, in a shocked meteorite. Science 346, 1100-1102
Structural Group Name: Perovskite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: orthorhombic
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