Grossmanite, CaTi3+AlSiO6, a new pyroxene from the Allende meteorite

American Mineralogist

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1491-1494

  Ma, Chi ^a   Rossman, George R ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allende meteorite; Carbonaceous chondrite; Grossmanite; New mineral; Refractory inclusion; Ti rich pyroxene

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALCIUM OXIDE; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; IRON OXIDES; MAGNESIA; METEORITES; PEROVSKITE; POSITIVE IONS; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ZIRCONIA;

ALLENDE; CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ELECTRON BACK SCATTER DIFFRACTION; EMPIRICAL FORMULAS; GROSSMANITE; NEW MINERAL; UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALLENDE METEORITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; GROSSMANITE; MELT INCLUSION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NEW MINERAL; PYROXENE GROUP; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 76649145453     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2009.3310     Document Type: Article

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