Vestaite
Vestaite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the oxides & hydroxide class, with the chemical formula (Ti⁴⁺Fe²⁺)Ti⁴⁺₃O₉.
It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group C2/c). It is a member of the Schreyerite structural group.
IMA symbol Vst, IMA status: approved, named in 2017.
Found in two titanium-rich, shock melt pockets (20-30 mm in size), which are enclosed by former plagioclase (now maskelynite, plagioclase, and tissintite), augite and ilmenite in a basaltic eucrite meteorite.
It is found associated with Corundum, ilmenite, Al-Ti-rich pyroxene.
The name commemorates asteroid 4 Vesta.
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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