Wassonite
| Wassonite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Sulfide mineral |
| Formula | TiS |
| IMA symbol | Was[1] |
| Crystal system | Trigonal |
| Crystal class | Hexagonal scalenohedral (3m) H-M symbol: (3 2/m) |
| Space group | R3m |
| Identification | |
| References | [2][3] |
Wassonite is a scarce titanium sulfide mineral with the chemical formula TiS.[2][4] Its discovery was announced in a 2011 NASA press release as a single small grain within an enstatite chondrite meteorite called "Yamato 691", which was found during a 1969 Japanese expedition to Antarctica.[5] This grain represents the first observation in nature of the synthetic compound titanium(II) sulfide.
The mineral was named after John T. Wasson, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles and was approved by the International Mineralogical Association.[6][7]
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.
- 1 2 Mindat.org
- ↑ Mineralienatlas
- ↑ Dwayne C. Brown; William Jeffs (2011-04-05). "Scientists Find New Type Of Mineral In Historic Meteorite". NASA. Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ↑ Bryner, Jeanna (2011-04-06). "4.5-Billion-Year-Old Antarctic Meteorite Yields New Mineral". LiveScience. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ↑ "Scientists Find New Type of Mineral in Historic Meteorite". Science Daily. 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ↑ Nakamura-Messenger, K., Clemett, S.J., Rubin, A., Choi, B.-G., Keller, L.P., Zhang, S., Rahman, Z. and Oikawa, K. (April 2011). "Wassonite, IMA 2010-074". CNMNC Newsletter (8): 293.
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