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Brezinaite Mineral Data
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General Brezinaite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cr3S4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 284.25 gm |
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Chromium 54.88 % Cr |
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Sulfur 45.12 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cr3S4 |
| Environment: |
In the metal matrix and contiguous to silicate inclusions (Tucson iron meteorite). |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1969 |
| Locality: |
In the Tucson and New Baltimore iron meteorites. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For Aristides Brezina (1848-1909), past Director of the Mineralogy-Petrology Section of the Natural History Museum, Vienna, Austria. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Brezinaite + Pronunciation  |
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