Buseckite
Buseckite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfide class, with the chemical formula (Fe,Zn,Mn)S.
It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system (space group P6_3mc). It is a member of the Wurtzite structural group.
Key properties: specific gravity 3.697.
IMA symbol Bsc, IMA status: approved, named in 2011.
Found in an enstatite-rich achondrite meteorite.
It is found associated with Enstatite, plagioclase, troilite, tridymite, quartz, sinoite, low-Ni iron, martensitic iron, schreibersite, keilite, cristobalite, graphite.
The mineral was named to honor Peter R. Buseck (b. 1935) for his contributions to mineralogy, meteorite research, and transmission electron microscopy.
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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