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| Name: | Taenite Tae |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #50: Meteorite- Taenite/ Kamacite (Campo del Cielo) Campo de Cielo, Argentina  #52: Meteorite - Taenite / Kamacite (Nantan) Nantan, China  #174: Meteorite - Taenite/ Kamacite (Campo de Cielo) Campo de Cielo, Argentina  #322: Meteorite - Taenite / Kamacite (Muonionalusta) Sweden |
| IMA Chemistry: | (Ni,Fe) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Taenite contains elements: Nickel (Ni) Iron (Fe) |
| Country of Type Locality: | New Zealand ? |
| Year First Published: | 1861 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | (γ-iron) Reichenbach (1861) Ueber die näheren Bestandtheile des Meteoreisens, Annalen der Physik und Chemie 114, 250-263 |
| Structural Group Name: | |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | iron |
| Crystal Systems: | cubic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4620 Million Years Ago |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Taenite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Taenite Search Web Mineral DB: Taenite |
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