Classification of Akimotoite |
| IMA status: | Approved 1997 |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 4/C.05-05
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 9.DA.05
9 : SILICATES (Germanates) D : Inosilicates A : Inosilicates with 2-periodic single chains, Si2O6; pyroxene family |
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Type Occurrence of Akimotoite |
| Type Locality: | Tenham meteorite, Tenham Station, South Gregory, Queensland, Australia |
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Physical Properties of Akimotoite |
| Lustre: | Vitreous |
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| Colour: | colourless |
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| Streak: | white |
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Crystallography of Akimotoite |
| Crystal System: | Trigonal |
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Chemical Properties of Akimotoite |
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| Essential elements: | Mg, O, Si |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Fe, Mg, O, Si |
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Relationship of Akimotoite to other Species |
| Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping): | | 9.DA.05 | Donpeacorite | | | 9.DA.05 | Enstatite | | | 9.DA.05 | Ferrosilite | | | 9.DA.10 | Clinoenstatite | | | 9.DA.10 | Clinoferrosilite | | | 9.DA.10 | Kanoite | | | 9.DA.10 | Pigeonite | | | 9.DA.15 | Augite | | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe | | ,Al,Fe | | ,Ti)[(Si,Al) | | O | | ] |
| | 9.DA.15 | Diopside | | | 9.DA.15 | Esseneite | | | 9.DA.15 | Hedenbergite | | | 9.DA.15 | Johannsenite | | | 9.DA.15 | Petedunnite | | | 9.DA.20 | Aegirine-augite | | | 9.DA.20 | Omphacite | | | 9.DA.25 | Aegirine | | | 9.DA.25 | Jadeite | | | 9.DA.25 | Jervisite | | (Na,Ca,Fe | | )(Sc,Mg,Fe | | )[Si | | O | | ] |
| | 9.DA.25 | Kosmochlor | | | 9.DA.25 | Namansilite | | | 9.DA.25 | Natalyite | | | 9.DA.30 | Spodumene | |
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Other Names for Akimotoite |
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Other Information |
| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. |
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References for Akimotoite |
| Reference List: | Tomioka, N. and Fujino, K. (1999) Akimotoite, (Mg,Fe)SiO3, a new silicate mineral of the ilmenite group in the Tenham chondrite. American Mineralogist: 84: 267-271.
Miyajima, N., El Goresy, A., Dupas-Bruzek, C., Seifert, F., Rubie, D.C., Chen, M., Xie, X. (2007): Ferric iron in Al-bearing akimotoite coexisting with iron-nickel metal in a shock-melt vein in an L-6 chondrite. American Mineralogist, 92, 1545-1549. |
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Localities for Akimotoite |
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