Chemistry:Nixonite
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| Nixonite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Na2Ti6O13 |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Identification | |
| Mohs scale hardness | 5–6 |
| Specific gravity | 3.51 |
| Density | 3.51(1) g/cm3 |
Nixonite is a mineral named after professor Peter H. Nixon (b. 1935).[2] It is chemically related to freudenbergite and loparite-(Ce).
Bibliography
References
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- ↑ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode: 2021MinM...85..291W.
- ↑ Anzolini, Chiara; Wang, Fei; Harris, Garrett A.; Locock, Andrew J.; Zhang, Dongzhou; Nestola, Fabrizio; Peruzzo, Luca; Jacobsen, Steven D. et al. (2019-09-01). "Nixonite, Na2Ti6O13, a new mineral from a metasomatized mantle garnet pyroxenite from the western Rae Craton, Darby kimberlite field, Canada" (in en). American Mineralogist 104 (9): 1336–1344. doi:10.2138/am-2019-7023. ISSN 0003-004X. https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/ammin/article/104/9/1336/573342/Nixonite-Na2Ti6O13-a-new-mineral-from-a.
