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Ma, Chi, Krot, Alexander N, Nagashima, Kazuhide, Dunn, Tasha (2024) Louisfuchsite, Ca2 (Mg4Ti2)(Al4Si2) O20, a new rhönite-type mineral from the NWA 4964 CK meteorite: A refractory phase from the solar nebula. American Mineralogist, 109 (11). 2006-2012

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TitleLouisfuchsite, Ca2 (Mg4Ti2)(Al4Si2) O20, a new rhönite-type mineral from the NWA 4964 CK meteorite: A refractory phase from the solar nebula
JournalAmerican Mineralogist
AuthorsMa, ChiAuthor
Krot, Alexander NAuthor
Nagashima, KazuhideAuthor
Dunn, TashaAuthor
Year2024Volume<   109   >
Page(s)2006-2012Issue<   11   >
PublisherMineralogical Society of America
Original EntryMa, C., Krot, A. N., Nagashima, K., & Dunn, T. (2024). Louisfuchsite, Ca2 (Mg4Ti2)(Al4Si2) O20, a new rhönite-type mineral from the NWA 4964 CK meteorite: A refractory phase from the solar nebula. American Mineralogist.
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Full ReferenceMa, Chi, Krot, Alexander N, Nagashima, Kazuhide, Dunn, Tasha (2024) Louisfuchsite, Ca2 (Mg4Ti2)(Al4Si2) O20, a new rhönite-type mineral from the NWA 4964 CK meteorite: A refractory phase from the solar nebula. American Mineralogist, 109 (11). 2006-2012
Plain TextMa, Chi, Krot, Alexander N, Nagashima, Kazuhide, Dunn, Tasha (2024) Louisfuchsite, Ca2 (Mg4Ti2)(Al4Si2) O20, a new rhönite-type mineral from the NWA 4964 CK meteorite: A refractory phase from the solar nebula. American Mineralogist, 109 (11). 2006-2012
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Abstract/NotesLouisfuchsite (IMA 2022-024), with an end-member formula Ca2(Mg4Ti2)(Al4Si2)O20, is a new
refractory mineral identified in a Ca-Al-rich inclusion (CAI) from the NWA 4964 CK3.8 carbonaceous
chondrite. Louisfuchsite occurs with spinel, perovskite, grossmanite, plus secondary rutile, titanite, and
ilmenite in three regions in the CAI. The mean chemical composition of type louisfuchsite by electron probe microanalysis is (wt%) Al2O3 25.48, SiO2 18.40, MgO 17.92, TiO2 15.36, Ti2O3 3.13, CaO
14.92, FeO 3.30, V2O3 0.67, Cr2O3 0.08, total 99.26, giving rise to an empirical formula of Ca2.00(Mg3.44
Ti4+
1.49Fe0.36Ti3+
0.34Al0.24V3+
0.07Ca0.06Cr0.01)Σ6.01(Al3.63Si2.37)Σ6.00O20. Louisfuchsite has the P1 rhönite structure
with a = 10.37(1) Å, b = 10.76(1) Å, c = 8.90(1) Å, α = 106.0(1)°, β = 96.0(1)°, γ = 124.7(1)°, V =
741(2) Å3
, and Z = 2, as revealed by electron backscatter diffraction. The calculated density using the
measured composition is 3.44 g/cm3
. Louisfuchsite is a new refractory phase from the solar nebula,
crystallized from an 16O-rich (Δ17O ~ −24 ± 2‰) refractory melt with the initial 26Al/27Al ratio of (5.09
± 0.58) × 10−5 under reduced conditions. The mineral name is in honor of Louis Fuchs (1915−1991),
a mineralogist at Argonne National Laboratory, for his many contributions to mineralogical research
on meteorites

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Northwest Africa 4964 meteorite (NWA 4964), Northwest Africa Meteorites Albite, Anorthite, Clintonite, Diopside, Forsterite, Grossmanite, Grossular, Hibonite, Ilmenite, Irarsite, Laurite, Magnetite, Melilite Group, Olivine Group, Pentlandite, Perovskite, Rutile, Spinel, Titanite, Wadalite


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