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Kushiroite

kushiroite

CaAlAlSiO6

Kushiroite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Kushiroite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Kushiroite is a rare mineral of the pyroxene group, with formula CaAlAlSiO6. It is the fully aluminian member. The formula of kushiroite corresponds to the molecule (or component) known as Calcium-Tschermak (Ca-Tschermak), which dominates in the composition of kushiroite. Kushiroite is an aluminium-analogue of other pyroxene-group members, davisite, esseneite, and grossmanite. It was found in a chondrite meteorite within refractory inclusions. The mineral crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group C2/c).

Scientific references

  1. Kushiroite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19860921 Link
  2. Kushiroite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushiroite Link