Strunz classification 1.BD.15 Space group Pnma | Formula(repeating unit) (Fe,Ni)2P Crystal system Orthorhombic | |
Crystal class Dipyramidal (mmm)H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) | ||
Allabogdanite is a very rare phosphide mineral with formula (Fe,Ni)2P, found in 1997 in a meteorite. It was described for an occurrence in the Onello meteorite in the Onello River basin, Sakha Republic; Yakutia, Russia; associated with taenite, schreibersite, kamacite, graphite and awaruite. It was named for Russian geologist Alla Bogdanova.
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