Xieite is an iron chromium oxide mineral with formula Fe2+Cr2O4. It is a member of the spinel group and a high pressure polymorph of chromite.[3]
It was discovered in samples taken from the Suizhou meteorite which fell in 1986 in the Zengdu District of China.[3]
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.
- ^ Xieite mineral data from Webmineral
- ^ a b c Mindat.org