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Name: Tranquillityite
Trq
IMA Chemistry: Fe2+8Ti3Zr2Si3O24
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Tranquillityite contains elements:
Iron (Fe)
Titanium (Ti)
Zirconium (Zr)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Moon
Year First Published: 1971
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Lovering J F, Wark D A, Reid A F, Ware N G, Keil K, Prinz M, Bunch T E, El Goresy A, Ramdohr P, Brown G M, Peckett A, Phillips R, Cameron E N, Douglas J A V, Plant A G (1971) Tranquillityite: a new silicate mineral from Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 basaltic rocks, Proceedings of the Second Lunar Science Conference 1, 39-45
Structural Group Name: Braunite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
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