Chemistry:Dmitryivanovite

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Dmitryivanovite
General
CategoryOxide mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
CaAl2O4
Strunz classification4.BC.10
Crystal systemMonoclinic
Crystal classPrismatic (2/m)
Space groupP21/c
Unit cella = 7.95, b = 8.62
c = 10.25 [Å]; β = 93.1°; Z = 12
Identification
ColorColorless
Crystal habitPhase in CAI of 470 (NWA470) CH3 chondrite as subhedral grains
References[1][2]

Dmitryivanovite is a natural mineral composed of calcium, aluminium and oxygen, with the molecular formula CaAl2O4. It was reported in 2009[4] in a calcium-aluminium-rich inclusion in the carbonaceous chondrite meteorite 470 (NWA470) CH3, which landed in North Africa. The mineral name was chosen to[5] honor Dmitriy A. Ivanov (1962–1986), a geologist, mineralogist, and petrologist who died on a field expedition.[4][6][7]

It is the high-pressure CaAl2O4 dimorph of krotite.

See also

References

  1. Webmineral data
  2. Mindat.org
  3. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode2021MinM...85..291W. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Mikouchi, T.; Zolensky, M.; Ivanova, M.; Tachikawa, O.; Komatsu, M.; Le, L.; Gounelle, M. (2009). "Dmitryivanovite: A new high-pressure calcium aluminum oxide from the Northwest Africa 470 CH3 chondrite characterized using electron backscatter diffraction analysis". American Mineralogist 94 (5–6): 746–750. doi:10.2138/am.2009.3080. Bibcode2009AmMin..94..746M. 
  5. "New minerals approved by the IMA-CNMNC in September 2010". http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/ima-cnmnc/CNMNC%20NEWSLETTER%205.pdf. 
  6. Zolensky, M; Mikouchi, T (2010). "Structures of Extraterrestrial Minerals Revealed by EBSD". Microscopy and Microanalysis 16 (S2): 676–677. doi:10.1017/S1431927610056060. Bibcode2010MiMic..16S.676Z. 
  7. Dougill, Maryon W. (1957). "Crystal Structure of Calcium Monoaluminate". Nature 180 (4580): 292–293. doi:10.1038/180292a0. Bibcode1957Natur.180..292D.