Dmitryivanovite Mineral Data

General Dmitryivanovite Information
Chemical Formula:	CaAl2O4
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 158.03 gm
	Calcium 25.36 % Ca 35.49 % CaO
	Titanium 0.06 % Ti 0.10 % TiO₂
	Aluminum 34.03 % Al 64.29 % Al₂O₃
	Silicon 0.05 % Si 0.11 % SiO₂
	Oxygen 40.50 % O
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	100.00 % 99.99 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	CaAl_1.99Si_0.003Ti_0.002O₄
Environment:	The NWA470 meteorite is a metal-rich carbonaceous chondrite found in 1999 and classified as a CH3 chondrite. Ca,Al-rich inclusions (CAIs) are important components of chondritic mete orites and may represent a pre-solar p
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	NWA 470 chondrite, near Er Rachidia, Moroccan Sahara. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for Dmitriy A. Ivanov (1962-1986), a geologist, mineralogist, and petrologist who died tragically on a field expedition to study igneous rocks in the Caucasus Mountains.
Synonym:	IMA2006-035