| |
 |
Suessite Mineral Data
|
|
|
General Suessite Information
|
 Chemical Formula: |
(Fe,Ni)3Si |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 197.76 gm |
| |
Iron 63.54 % Fe |
| |
Silicon 14.20 % Si |
| |
Nickel 22.26 % Ni |
| |
______ |
| |
100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe0+2.25Ni0.75Si |
| Environment: |
Iron meteorites. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1982 |
| Locality: |
North Haig ureilite meteorite. Kurama ridge, Uzbekistan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Hans E. Suess (1909-1957), U.S. Newspaper ppublisher and researcher on iron meteorites. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Suessite  |
| |