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Panguite

Panguite

minerals
TL;DR: Panguite is a main entry in the 外星矿物知识引擎 database.
Panguite is an especially exciting discovery - not only a new mineral but a material previously unknown to science. Found in the Allende meteorite, it is an ultra-refractory oxide that condensed from the solar nebula at extremely high temperatures, making it one of the first solids formed in the solar system.
Formula
(Ti⁴⁺,Sc,Al,Mg,Zr,Ca,□)₁.₈O₃
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Hardness
Unknown
Density
Unknown
Occurrence
Discovered in Allende meteorite (CV3 carbonaceous chondrite); ultra-refractory phase
Significance
One of the oldest minerals in the solar system; ultra-refractory origin indicates condensation from solar nebula at extreme temperatures; previously unknown to science
Source
Caltech/Chi Ma, 2012 discovery

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Panguite is a main documented in the 外星矿物知识引擎.