| Kangite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | (Sc,Ti,Al,Zr,Mg,Ca,□)2O3 |
Kangite is an exceedingly rare scandium mineral, a natural form of impure scandium oxide (Sc2O3), with the formula (Sc,Ti,Al,Zr,Mg,Ca,□)2O3. It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system diploidal class.[1] In terms of chemistry it scandium-analogue of tistarite. Both kangite and tistarite were discovered in the Allende meteorite.[2][1][3][4]
- ^ a b Mindat, Kangite, http://www.mindat.org/min-42879.html
- ^ Ma, C., Tschauner, O., Beckett, J.R., Rossmann, G.R., and Liu, W., 2013: Kangite, (Sc,Ti,Al,Zr,Mg,Ca,□)2O3, a new ultra-refractory scandia mineral from the Allende meteorite: Synchrotron micro-Laue diffraction and electron backscatter diffraction. American Mineralogist 98(5-6), 870-878
- ^ Mindat, Tistarite, http://www.mindat.org/min-38695.html
- ^ Mindat, Yttriaite-(Y), http://www.mindat.org/min-40471.html