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Name: Akimotoite
Aki
IMA Chemistry: MgSiO3
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Akimotoite contains elements:
Magnesium (Mg)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Australia (meteorite)
Year First Published: 1997
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Tomioka N, Fujino K (1999) Akimotoite, (Mg,Fe)SiO3, a new silicate mineral of the ilmenite group in the Tenham chondrite, American Mineralogist 84, 267-271
Structural Group Name: Corundum
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Diaphaneity: 3.0
Specific Gravity: 3.81
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