Category Inosilicates Space group P1 | Crystal system Triclinic | |
Formula
(repeating unit) Ca2(Fe5Ti)O2[Si4Al2O18] Crystal class Pinacoidal (1)
(same H-M symbol) Unit cell a = 10.513(7)
b = 10.887(7)
c = 9.004(18) [Å]
α = 105.97(13)°
β = 96.00(12)°
γ = 124.82(4)°; Z = 1 | ||
Kuratite, named for Dr. Gero Kurat (1938–2009), meteorite researcher and Curator of the Meteorite Collection at the Vienna Natural History Museum, was first recognized as a new mineral by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification in 2014 from a small meteorite sample.
References
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