Akimotoite Mineral Data

General Akimotoite Information
Chemical Formula:	(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 108.27 gm
	Magnesium 16.84 % Mg 27.92 % MgO
	Iron 12.89 % Fe 16.59 % FeO
	Silicon 25.94 % Si 55.49 % SiO₂
	Oxygen 44.33 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Mg_0.75Fe²⁺_0.25SiO₃
Environment:	Found in fragments within veins of shock-induced melt. A member of the Ilmenite group. Dimorphic relationship with enstatite and clinoenstatite.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	Tenham chondritic meteorite, which fell in 1879 in South Gregory, Queensland, Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named after Syun-iti Akimoto (b. 1925), of the Institute of Geophysics and Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, specialist in high-pressure research, especially on phase relati onships in the system (Mg,Fe)2 SiO4 at
Name Pronunciation:	Akimotoite + Pronunciation
Synonym:	IMA1997-044