Krinovite
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What is Krinovite?
Krinovite (pronounced kreen'-off-ite) is an emerald-green triclinic meteorite mineral, containing chromium, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium, of the aenigmatite group. "It has been discovered within graphite nodules in three iron meteorites," specifically the Canyon Diablo, Wichita County, and Youndegin meteorites. It was named in honour of Evgeny Leonidovich Krinov, Russian investigator of meteorites. It is a decaoxotrisilicate in the sorosilicate subclass.
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Quick Facts
Physical Properties
- Color
- Emerald green
- Hardness (Mohs)
- 5.5 - 7
- Streak
- Greenish white
Chemical Properties
- Chemical Formula
- Na2Mg4Cr3+2(Si6O18)O2
- Elements
- Cr, Mg, Na, O, Si
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