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Hexamolybdenum from
Allende meteorite, Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico


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Hexamolybdenum, etc.

Allende meteorite, Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Hexamolybdenum, etc.

Allende meteorite, Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Hexamolybdenum, etc.

Allende meteorite, Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico
Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Hexamolybdenum
Formula:(Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Perovskite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hexamolybdenum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Allende meteorite, Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:485482
Long-form Identifier:1:3:485482:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Ma, C., Beckett, J. R., Rossman, G. R. (2014) Allendeite (Sc4Zr3O12) and hexamolybdenum (Mo,Ru,Fe), two new minerals from an ultrarefractory inclusion from the Allende meteorite. American Mineralogist, 99 (4) 654-666 doi:10.2138/am.2014.4667
 
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