Tetrataenite R140822


Name: Tetrataenite
RRUFF ID: R140822
Ideal Chemistry: FeNi
Locality: Toluca meteorite, Jiquipilco, Mexico
Source: Rock Currier [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Associated with lawrenceite, kamacite, and taenite.
Status: unconfirmed
REFERENCES for Tetrataenite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Albertsen J F, Jensen G B, Knudsen J M (1978) Structure of taenite in two iron meteorites, Nature, 273, 453-454

Clarke R S, Scott E R D (1980) Tetrataenite- ordered FeNi, a new mineral in meteorites, American Mineralogist, 65, 624-630   [view file]

Tagai T, H Takeda (1995) Superstructure of tetrataenite from the Saint Severin meteorite, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 210, 14-18   [view file]

Nayak B, Meyer F M (2015) Tetrataenite in terrestrial rock, American Mineralogist, 100, 209-214