Nixonite
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| Nixonite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Na2Ti6O13 |
| IMA symbol | Nix[1] |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Identification | |
| Mohs scale hardness | 5–6 |
| Specific gravity | 3.51 |
| Density | 3.51(1) g/cm3 |
Nixonite is a mineral named after professor Peter H. Nixon (b. 1935).[2] It is chemically related to freudenbergite and loparite-(Ce).
Bibliography
[edit]- "Nixonite: Mineral information, data and localities". Mindat.org. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
References
[edit]- ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- ^ Anzolini, Chiara; Wang, Fei; Harris, Garrett A.; Locock, Andrew J.; Zhang, Dongzhou; Nestola, Fabrizio; Peruzzo, Luca; Jacobsen, Steven D.; Pearson, D. Graham (2019-09-01). "Nixonite, Na2Ti6O13, a new mineral from a metasomatized mantle garnet pyroxenite from the western Rae Craton, Darby kimberlite field, Canada". American Mineralogist. 104 (9): 1336–1344. doi:10.2138/am-2019-7023. ISSN 0003-004X. S2CID 201721641.
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