Keilite, Iron (Var: Kamacite), Enstatite

Keilite : (Fe²⁺,Mg)S, Iron (Var: Kamacite) : (Fe,Ni), Enstatite : Mg₂[SiO₃]₂

Locality: Abee meteorite, Abee, Alberta, Canada

Scanning electron micrograph of keilite inclusions (KL), with kamacite (KAM), in enstatite (EN), polished section.
0.02 cm field of view.
Abee enstatite-chondrodite (EH3), fell June 8, 1953, about 9 km northeast of Thorhild, Alberta, Canada.
Excalibur Mineral specimen.

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Keilite, Iron (Var: Kamacite), Enstatite

Keilite : (Fe2+,Mg)S, Iron (Var: Kamacite) : (Fe,Ni), Enstatite : Mg2[SiO3]2

Keilite : (Fe²⁺,Mg)S, Iron (Var: Kamacite) : (Fe,Ni), Enstatite : Mg₂[SiO₃]₂