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Name: Ahrensite
Ahr
IMA Chemistry: SiFe2O4
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Ahrensite contains elements:
Silicon (Si)
Iron (Fe)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Morocco (meteorite)
Year First Published: 2013
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Ma C, Tschauner O, Beckett J R, Liu Y, Rossman G R, Sinogeikin S V, Smith J S, Taylor L A (2016) Ahrensite, γ-Fe_2_SiO_4_, a new shock-metamorphic mineral from the Tissint meteorite: Implications for the Tissint shock event on Mars. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 184, 240-256
Structural Group Name: Spinel
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: cubic
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