Brianite is a phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Na2CaMg(PO4)2.[4] It was first identified in an iron meteorite.[3] This mineral is named after Brian Harold Mason (1917–2009), a pioneer in meteoritics.[3]
It was first reported from the Dayton meteorite in Montgomery County, Ohio in 1966.[3] It occurs in phosphate nodules within the meteorite. Associated minerals include: panethite, whitlockite, albite, enstatite, schreibersite, kamacite, taenite, graphite, sphalerite and troilite.[5]
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mineralienatlas
- ^ a b c d Brianite mineral information and data on Mindat
- ^ a b Brianite data on Webmin
- ^ a b “Brianite data from the Handbook of Mineralogy” (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-01-31.