Locality type:

Meteorite Fall Location

Classification

Species:

Vestaite

Formula:

(Ti⁴⁺Fe²⁺)Ti₃⁴⁺O₉

Chemical Analyses:

Empirical formulas:

1	(Ti⁴⁺_0.73Fe²⁺_0.63Al_0.60Mn_0.03Mg_0.02Cr_0.01)Ti⁴⁺₃O₉

Sample references:

1	Type Specimen	Pang, R.-L., Harries, D., Pollok, K., Zhang, Ai-C., Langenhorst, F. (2018): Vestaite, (Ti4+Fe2+)Ti34+O9, a new mineral in the shocked eucrite Northwest Africa 8003. American Mineralogist: 103: 1502

Confirmation

Validity:

Valid - Type Locality

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view NWA 8003 meteorite, Morocco

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1209465

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1209465:9

GUID (UUID V4):

38a60de2-a528-4517-9935-e7869bcff565

References

Mineralogical Magazine: 81: 1577–1581.

Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2017) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017, CNMNC Newsletter No 40. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (6) 1577-1581 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.096p.1579

Pang, R.-L., Harries, D., Pollok, K., Zhang, Ai-C., Langenhorst, F. (2018): Vestaite, (Ti4+Fe2+)Ti34+O9, a new mineral in the shocked eucrite Northwest Africa 8003. American Mineralogist: 103:, 1502–1511.

Pang, R. L., Harries, D., Pollok, K., Zhang, A. C., & Langenhorst, F. (2019). Unique mineral assemblages of shock-induced titanium-rich melt pockets in eucrite Northwest Africa 8003. Geochemistry, 79(4), 125541.

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	*(2023) Vestaite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America*	Report (issue)
	(Ti4+Fe2+)Ti4+3O9 Vestaite Crystal Data: Monoclinic. crystals to ~2.5 mm. Point Group: 2/m. As euhedral...64 18.36 . 100.00 (1) Northwest Africa (NWA) 8003 meteorite; average TEM-EDX analysis; corresponds to...tissintite), augite and ilmenite in a basaltic eucrite meteorite. Association: Corundum, ilmenite, Al-Ti-rich pyroxene...Distribution: From the Northwest Africa (NWA) 8003 meteorite. Name: After asteroid 4 Vesta. Type Material:...(2018) Vestaite, (Ti4+Fe2+)Ti4+3O9, a new mineral in the shocked eucrite Northwest Africa 8003. Amer.
	Hålenius, Ulf, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2017) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017. European Journal of Mineralogy, 29 (6) 1083-1087 doi:10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2709	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	2017-068 Vestaite (Ti4þFe2þ)Ti4þ 3 O9 NWA 8003 meteorite, fall in an unknown locality in Morocco Run-Lian...Pollok, K., Zhang, A.-C. and Langenhorst, F. (2017) Vestaite, IMA 2017-068. CNMNC Newsletter No. 40, December
	Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2017) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017, CNMNC Newsletter No 40. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (6) 1577-1581 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.096	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	2017-068 Vestaite (Ti4+Fe2+)Ti4+ 3 O9 NWA 8003 meteorite, fall in an unknown locality in Morocco Run-Lian...Pollok, K., Zhang, A.-C. and Langenhorst, F. (2017) Vestaite, IMA 2017-068. CNMNC Newsletter No. 40, December

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