Kuratite, named for Dr. Gero Kurat (1938–2009), meteorite researcher and Curator of the Meteorite Collection at the Vienna Natural History Museum, was first recognized as a new mineral by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification in 2014 from a small meteorite sample.
| Kuratite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Inosilicates |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Ca2(Fe2+5Ti)O2[Si4Al2O18] |
| IMA symbol | Kur[1] |
| Crystal system | Triclinic |
| Crystal class | Pinacoidal (1) (same H-M symbol) |
| Space group | P1 |
| Unit cell | a = 10.513(7) b = 10.887(7) c = 9.004(18) [Å] α = 105.97(13)° β = 96.00(12)° γ = 124.82(4)°; Z = 1 |
| Identification | |
| References | [2][3] |
References edit
- ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- ^ "Kuratite". MinDat. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ Universities Space Research Association
- General references
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