Kryachkoite
Kryachkoite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the native element class, with the chemical formula (Al,Cu)₆(Fe,Cu).
It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system (space group Cmc2_1).
Key properties: specific gravity 3.79.
IMA symbol Kyh, IMA status: approved, named in 2016.
Found in metal assemblages in a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite.
It is found associated with Khatyrkite, aluminum (Al0.97Cu0.03), spinel, hercynite, forsterite, silicate glass.
The mineral was named to honor Valery Kryachko who found the first samples of the Khatyrka meteorite in the Koryak Mountains in 1979 and later played a leading role in the expedition to recover more f.
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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