[meteorite-list] Russsian meteorite yields new mineral, uakitite

From: Paul <etchplain_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 20:10:15 -0500
Message-ID: <67aa2f76-c021-612c-9544-b5454fb1b4cb_at_att.net>

Russian gold prospectors find meteorite containing
a new mineral that had never before been seen on Earth.
The mineral came from the Uakit meteorite, named for the
Russian location where it was found. The new mineral is
named uakitite and announced at the 81st Annual
Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 (LPI Contrib. No. 2067)
https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2018/pdf/6252.pdf

and

Halenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M. and Mills, S.J., 2018.
New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved
in 2018. Mineralogical Magazine, 82(3), pp. 779-785.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mineralogical-magazine/article/new-minerals-and-nomenclature-modifications-approved-in-2018/D1A5CC9EA8E4BD2F831F44469825FF44

Uakitite - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uakitite

That Newfound Mineral Isn't Harder Than Diamond ?
But It Is from Space By Kimberly Hickok, LiveScience
August 3, 2018
https://www.livescience.com/63247-uakit-meteorite-new-mineral.html

Yours,

Paul H.
Received on Mon 06 Aug 2018 09:10:15 PM PDT