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Brezinaite from
Tucson meteorite (Irwin-Ainsa meteorite), Box Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA


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Brezinaite, etc.

Tucson meteorite, Box Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Brezinaite

Tucson meteorite, Box Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Brezinaite, etc.

Tucson meteorite, Box Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Brezinaite

Tucson meteorite, Box Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Brezinaite, etc.

Tucson meteorite, Box Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Brezinaite

Tucson meteorite, Box Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Brezinaite
Formula:Cr3S4
Comments:Occurs in iron meteorite as tiny (5-80 micron) anhedral grains in metal matrix & contiguous to silicate inclusions.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Iron1
- var Kamacite1
Forsterite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brezinaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tucson meteorite (Irwin-Ainsa meteorite), Box Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2329
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2329:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Bunch, T. E., Fuchs, Louis H. (1969) A new mineral: Brezinaite, Cr3S4, and the Tucson meteorite. American Mineralogist, 54 (11-12) 1509-1518
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.
 
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