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Haxonite

haxonite

(Fe,Ni)23C6

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Overview

Haxonite is an iron nickel carbide mineral found in iron meteorites and carbonaceous chondrites. It has a chemical formula of (Fe,Ni)23C6, crystallises in the cubic crystal system and has a Mohs hardness of 5+1⁄2 - 6. It was first described in 1971, and named after Howard J. Axon (1924–1992), metallurgist at the University of Manchester, Manchester, England. Co-type localities are the Toluca meteorite, Xiquipilco, Mexico and the Canyon Diablo meteorite, Meteor Crater, Coconino County, Arizona, US. It occurs associated with kamacite, taenite, schreibersite, cohenite, pentlandite and magnetite.

Scientific references

  1. Haxonite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q430074 Link
  2. Haxonite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haxonite Link