| Haxonite | |
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| General | |
| Category | Native element minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) | (Fe,Ni)23C6 |
| IMA symbol | Hax |
| Strunz classification | 1.BA.10 |
| Crystal system | Isometric Unknown space group |
| Identification | |
| Mohs scale hardness | 5+1⁄2 - 6 |
Haxonite is an iron nickel carbide mineral found in iron meteorites and carbonaceous chondrites. It has a chemical formula of (Fe,Ni)23C6, crystallises in the cubic crystal system and has a Mohs hardness of 5+1⁄2 - 6.
It was first described in 1971, and named after Howard J. Axon (1924–1992), metallurgist at the University of Manchester, Manchester, England. Co-type localities are the Toluca meteorite, Xiquipilco, Mexico and the Canyon Diablo meteorite, Meteor Crater, Coconino County, Arizona, US.
It occurs associated with kamacite, taenite, schreibersite, cohenite, pentlandite and magnetite.
See also
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.
- ^ Mindat.org
- ^ Handbook of Mineralogy
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