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Olsenite from
El Ali meteorite, Hiran Region, Somalia


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Olsenite, etc.

El Ali meteorite, Hiran Region, Somalia
02155380017768823859799.jpg
Olsenite, etc.

El Ali meteorite, Hiran Region, Somalia
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Olsenite, etc.

El Ali meteorite, Hiran Region, Somalia
Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Olsenite
Formula:KFe4(PO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Troilite1
Elaliite1
Graftonite1
Sarcopside1
Native Iron1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Olsenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view El Ali meteorite, Hiran Region, Somalia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1552968
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1552968:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Bosi, Ferdinando; Miyawaki, Ritsuro; Hatert, Frédéric; Pasero, Marco; Mills, Stuart J. (2023) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 71. European Journal of Mineralogy, 35 (1). 75-79 doi:10.5194/ejm-35-75-2023
Ma, C, Herd, CDK, Locock, AJ (2023) Nanomineralogy of the El Ali Meteorite: Discovery of Olsenite, KFe4 (PO4) 3, the Third New Mineral from this IAB Iron. LPI Contributions, 2806. 1883
Herd, Christopher DK, Ma, Chi, Locock, Andrew J, Saini, Radhika, Walton, Erin L (2024) Three new iron-phosphate minerals from the El Ali iron meteorite, Somalia: Elaliite F e 8 2+ Fe3+ (PO4) O8, elkinstantonite Fe4 (PO4) 2O, and olsenite KFe4 (PO4) 3. American Mineralogist, 109 (12). 2142-2151
 
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