Luogufengite
Luogufengite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the oxides & hydroxide class, with the chemical formula Fe₂O₃.
It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system (space group Pna2_1).
Key properties: specific gravity 4.905.
IMA symbol Lgf, IMA status: approved, named in 2016.
An oxidation product of Fe-bearing basaltic glass in vesicles in basaltic scoria.
It is found associated with Maghemite, hematite, quartz, hydronium jarosite. Distribution From the Menan Volcanic Complex, near Rexburg, Idaho, USA.
The mineral was named to honor Chinese Professor Luo Gufeng (b. 1933), who has passionately taught crystallography and mineralogy at Nanjing University of China for more than 50 years.
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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