Brownleeite

brownleeite

MnSi

New Mineral Brownleeite - PSRD | A CosmoSparks report — via www.psrd.hawaii.edu · Source

Overview

Brownleeite is a silicide mineral with chemical formula MnSi. It was discovered by researchers of the Johnson Space Center in Houston in April 2003 while analyzing the Pi Puppid particle shower of the comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup. The only other known natural manganese silicide is mavlyanovite, Mn5Si3.

Scientific references

Brownleeite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413375 Link
Brownleeite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownleeite Link

Physical properties

Chemical formula: MnSi
IMA status: approved mineral and/or valid name (A)
Crystal system: cubic

Image credits

New Mineral Brownleeite - PSRD | A CosmoSparks report — via www.psrd.hawaii.edu · Source
Brownleeite Mineral Data — via webmineral.com · Source
Brownleeite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source
(PDF) Brownleeite: A new manganese silicide mineral in an ... — via www.researchgate.net · Source
Brownleeite - Assignment Point — via assignmentpoint.com · Source
Brownleeite — Wikipédia — via fr.wikipedia.org · Source
Le brownleeite, un minéral inconnu dans la poussière d'une comète — via www.futura-sciences.com · Source
Le brownleeite, un minéral inconnu dans la poussière d'une comète — via www.futura-sciences.com · Source
Brownleeite — Wikipédia — via fr.wikipedia.org · Source

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