Brezinaite from
Irwin-Ainsa meteorites (Tucson meteorites), Box Canyon, Greaterville District, Santa Rita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA

Description
Type Locality:	Irwin-Ainsa meteorites (Tucson meteorites), Box Canyon, Greaterville District, Santa Rita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA is the type locality for Brezinaite
Comments:	Occurs in iron meteorite as tiny (5-80 micron) anhedral grains in metal matrix & contiguous to silicate inclusions.
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 145.; t: Bunch, T.E. and L.H. Fuchs (1969) A new mineral: brezinaite, Cr3S4, and the Tucson meteorite. Amer. Mineral., 54, 1509–1518.
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Brezinaite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Irwin-Ainsa meteorites (Tucson meteorites), Box Canyon, Greaterville District, Santa Rita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA

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