Classification of Kangite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2011 |
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Type Occurrence of Kangite |
| Type Locality: | Allende meteorite (Pueblito de Allende meteorite; Qutrixpileo meteorite [NHM cat.]), Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico |
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| Place of Conservation of Type Material: | Holotype material in section USNM 7555 is housed in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, USA
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Crystallography of Kangite |
| Crystal System: | Isometric |
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| Class (H-M): | m3 (2/m 3) - Diploidal |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 9.842(1) Å
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 953.34 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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| Morphology: | |
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| Comment: | Spacegroup Ia-3 |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 4.019 | | (16) | | 2.842 | | (100) | | 2.461 | | (10) | | 2.099 | | (15) | | 1.931 | | (75) | | 1.740 | | (51) | | 1.519 | | (29) | | 1.484 | | (23) |
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Chemical Properties of Kangite |
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| Essential elements: | O, Sc |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Al, Ca, Mg, O, Sc, Ti, Zr |
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Other Names for Kangite |
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Other Information |
| Health Warning: | Ma, C., Tschauner, O., Rossman,G. and Liu, W. (2012): Kangite, IMA 2011-092. CNMNC Newsletter No. 12, February 2012, page 155; Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 151-155. |
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