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Keilite

keilite

FeS

Textural settings and mineral associations of keilite in the Zakłodzie ...

Textural settings and mineral associations of keilite in the Zakłodzie ... — via www.researchgate.net · Source

Overview

Keilite is an iron-magnesium sulfide mineral with the chemical formula (Fe,Mg)S) that is found in enstatite chondrites. Keilite is the iron-dominant analog of niningerite. Keilite is named after Klaus Keil (born 1934).

Identification characteristics

  • Mohs hardness 4

Scientific references

  1. Keilite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3814281 Link
  2. Keilite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keilite Link