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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