panguite
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Panguite is a type of titanium oxide mineral first discovered as an inclusion within the Allende meteorite, and first described in 2012.
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Panguite
- Mineral.category
- Oxide mineral
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Pgu
- Mineral.system
- Orthorhombic
- Mineral.class
- Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
- Mineral.symmetry
- Pbca
- Mineral.unit cell
- a = 9.781(1) Å, b = 9.778(2) Å, c = 9.815(1) Å; Z = 16
- Mineral.habit
- Microscopic inclusion
- Mineral.gravity
- 3.746 (calculated)
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- oxide class of minerals
- Named after
- Pangu
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- type locality (geology)
- Allende meteorite
- crystal system
- orthorhombic crystal system
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Pgu
- chemical formula
- (Ti,Al,Sc,Mg,Zr,Ca)₁.₈O₃
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Composition
- Origin and properties
- Discovery
- See also
- References
Panguite is a type of titanium oxide mineral first discovered as an inclusion within the Allende meteorite, and first described in 2012.
The hitherto unknown meteorite mineral was named for the ancient Chinese god Pan Gu, the creator of the world through the separation of yin (earth) from yang (sky).
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