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Kuratite

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Kuratite
General
CategoryInosilicates
Formula
(repeating unit)
Ca2(Fe2+5Ti)O2[Si4Al2O18]
IMA symbolKur[1]
Crystal systemTriclinic
Crystal classPinacoidal (1)
(same H-M symbol)
Space groupP1
Unit cella = 10.513(7)
b = 10.887(7)
c = 9.004(18) [Å]
α = 105.97(13)°
β = 96.00(12)°
γ = 124.82(4)°; Z = 1
Identification
References[2][3]

Kuratite, named for Dr. Gero Kurat (1938–2009), meteorite researcher and Curator of the Meteorite Collection at the Vienna Natural History Museum, was first recognized as a new mineral by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification in 2014 from a small meteorite sample.


References

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  1. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ "Kuratite". MinDat. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  3. ^ Universities Space Research Association
General references