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Name: Keilite RRUFF ID: R070104 Ideal Chemistry: FeS Locality: Abee meteorite, Alberta, Canada Source: Michael Scott S105070 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark gray metallic polished fragment embedded in epoxy Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by chemical analysis |
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Mineral Group: [ Rocksalt (18) ] |
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REFERENCES for Keilite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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] |
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Shimizu M, Yoshida H, Mandarino J A (2002) The new mineral species keilite, (Fe,Mg)S, the iron-dominant analogue of niningerite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 1687-1692 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2003) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 88, 1626-1629 [view file] |
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Mandarino J A (2003) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 803-828 [view file] |
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Karwowski L, Kryza R, Przylibski T A (2007) New chemical and physical data on keilite from the Zaklodzie enstatite achondrite, American Mineralogist, 92, 204-209 [view file] |
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Avril C, Malavergne V, Caracas R, Zanda B, Reynard B, Charon E, Bobocioiu E, Brunet F, Borensztajn S, Pont S, Tarrida M, Guyot F (2013) Raman spectroscopic properties and Raman identification of CaS-MgS-MnS-FeS-Cr2FeS4 sulfides in meteorites and reduced sulfur-rich systems, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 48, 1415-1426 |
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