Andreyivanovite
Andreyivanovite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the native element class, with the chemical formula FeCrP.
It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system (space group Pnma). It is a member of the Barringerite structural group.
Key properties: Metallic luster.
IMA symbol Aiv, IMA status: approved, named in 2006.
Found in microbreccia containing an enormously varied assortment of extraterrestrial fragments of different chondritic and achondritic lithologies.
It is found associated with Florenskyite, serpentine.
The mineral was named to honor Andrey Ivanov (b. 1937), Russian geochemist and mineralogist, who was one of the principal investigators for the Luna missions.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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