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Brianite

brianite

Na2CaMg(PO4)2

Brianite: Properties and Occurrences - Assignment Point

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Overview

Brianite is a phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Na2CaMg(PO4)2. It was first identified in an iron meteorite. This mineral is named after Brian Harold Mason (1917–2009), a pioneer in meteoritics. It was first reported from the Dayton meteorite in Montgomery County, Ohio in 1966. It occurs in phosphate nodules within the meteorite. Associated minerals include: panethite, whitlockite, albite, enstatite, schreibersite, kamacite, taenite, graphite, sphalerite and troilite.

Scientific references

  1. Brianite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413857 Link
  2. Brianite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brianite Link