Category Silicate minerals Strunz classification 9.ED.15 Space group P31m | Formula(repeating unit) Fe2Fe(Si,FeO5)(OH)4 Crystal system Trigonal | |
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Crystal class Ditrigonal pyramidal (3m)(same H-M symbol) | ||
Cronstedtite is a complex iron silicate mineral belonging to the serpentine group of minerals. It has a formula of Fe2+2Fe3+(Si,Fe3+O5)(OH)4.
It was discovered in 1821 and named in honor of Swedish mineralogist Axel Fredrik Cronstedt (1722–1765). It has been found in Bohemia in the Czech Republic and in Cornwall, England.
Cronstedtite is a major constituent of CM chondrites, a carbonaceous chondrite group exhibiting varying degrees of aqueous alteration. Cronstedtite abundance decreases with increasing alteration.
References
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