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Carlsbergite Mineral Data
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General Carlsbergite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CrN |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 66.00 gm |
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Chromium 78.78 % Cr |
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Nitrogen 21.22 % N |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
CrN |
| Environment: |
As minute platelets and grain boundary precipitates in kamacite and troilite, and as similar grains ringing daubreelite in iron meteorites. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1971 |
| Locality: |
Agpalilik (Cape York) iron meteorite. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the Carlsberg Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark, which supported recovery and cutting of the Agpalilik meteorite. |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 41827 |
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PDF Nov-65 |
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