Brezinaite

Sulfide mineral
(repeating unit)Cr3S4IMA symbolBzn[1]Strunz classification2.DA.15Dana classification02.10.02.02Crystal systemMonoclinicCrystal classPrismatic (2/m)
(same H-M symbol)Space groupI2/mIdentificationColorBrownish gray, grayMohs scale hardness3.5-4.5LusterMetallic - dullDiaphaneityOpaqueSpecific gravity4.12References[2][3]

Brezinaite, discovered in 1969, is a rare mineral composed of chromium and sulfur. It is found in meteorites, such as the Tucson Ring meteorite (Irwin-Ainsa meteorite), its type locality. It was also found in the New Baltimore meteorite and the Sikhote-Alin meteorite. Brezinaite was named in honour of Aristides Brezina (1848–1909), a past director of the Mineralogy-Petrology Section of the Natural History Museum, Vienna, Austria.[2]

References

  1. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ a b Brezinaite on Mindat.org
  3. ^ Brezinaite data on Webmineral


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