Name: | Seifertite Sft |
IMA Chemistry: | SiO2 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Seifertite contains elements: Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | India (meteorite) |
Year First Published: | 2004 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | El Goresy A, Dera P, Sharp T G, Prewitt C T, Chen M, Dubrovinsky L, Wopenka B, Boctor N Z, Hemley R J (2008) Seifertite, a dense orthorhombic polymorph of silica from the Martian meteorites Shergotty and Zagami, European Journal of Mineralogy 20, 523-528 |
Structural Group Name: | Columbite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | |
Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
Specific Gravity: | 4.294 |
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